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Guide to Resources in Medical Technology
Searching Journal Articles |Clinical Resources |
eBooks| Writing & Citing| Course Quick Links
This guide will help you get started with your research. Need additional help? Stop by the Reference Services Department located on the first floor (ED II) or make an individual or group appointment with a librarian: LibraryReferenceDesk@uams.edu (501) 686-6734 (7:30 - 6pm M-F).
The following is a selected list of resources for searching for journal/research articles. Use a UAMS ID login for off-campus access.
eResources
PubMed MEDLINE
Clinical and biomedical research articles and literature. Refine your search by year, age groups, practice guidelines, RCT and controlled trials, and more using the Limits tab in PubMed.
Search Strategy Development
CINAHL Plus with Full-Text – Ebsco database
Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature. The premiere research database for allied health literature.
Quick Search Tips
Tutorial (8 min)
Images.MD
Locate health sciences charts, illustrations, and photographs for educational presentations.
Clinical Resources
AccessMedicine
Full text and images from the most recent editions of gold standard textbooks in internal medicine, cardiology, genetics, pharmacology, diagnosis and management, basic sciences, and patient care. Some features require free account registration, PDA download available.
Evidence Based Medicine Reviews
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, DARE, ACP Journal Club, and the Cochrane Controlled Clinical Trials Registry.
InfoRetriever/InfoPOEMs
Concise, evidence-based clinical information from a variety of resources. Includes Cochrane abstracts, decision support tools, diagnostic calculators, full content of Griffith's 5MCC, and more. For full content description and search capabilities, see InfoRetriever's search tips. PDA download available.
National Guidelines Clearinghouse
Comprehensive database of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines and related documents.
MedCalc
MedCalc 3000 encompasses a wide array of pertinent medical formulae, clinical criteria sets and decision tree analysis tools. Select the "Resources" tab when you enter StatREF for access.
Search Journals owned by the Library
eJournals
Search and browse eJournals by title. If there is not a match, search our print journal collection.
Selected Titles:
Laboratory Medicine
Laboratory Investigation
Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease
International Journal of Imaging Systems
Radiography
Topics in Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Diagnostic Cytopathology
Search for eBooks
owned by the Library
eBooks
See sections for diagnosis, laboratory techniques, endocrinology, genetics, histology, immunology, etc. Some examples are:
Delmar’s Guide to Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests
Histology Image Review
Williams Textbook of Endocrinology
Infectious Diseases
Interpretation of Diagnostic Tests
Pocket guide to Diagnostic Tests
Metabolic and Molecular Bases of Inherited Disease
Approved Lists of Bacterial Names
Print Books
Search the UAMS Library online catalog by book title or broad topic such as:
diagnostic test* or lab* test*
microbiological techniques
instrumentation
laboratory mathematic* (use * to truncate a word for more results)
Fines for overdue books are $1.00 per day per book.
Writing & Citing
Course Quick Links
Last Updated:
08/13/2007
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