Useful Links (non_UAMS)

Citation Formats - including e-information

• NLM (Note: Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader) http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/formats/internet.pdf
• Various Journals "Instructions to authors in the health sciences" http://mulford.meduohio.edu/instr/
• APA and MLA do not publish documentation guidelines on the web; use print editions. For APA citations of electronic resources, see http://www.apastyle.org/elecref.html
• Guide to Using Bibliographic Management Software: RefWorks, Endnote, Procite, Reference Manager User Guides & Instructions for Exporting Citations from Literature Databases into a Reference Management Programs. http://www.library.uams.edu/resources/Bibliographies.aspx

Calculators

• Martindale's Calculator's Online Center - includes sections on medical & health calculators online http://www.martindalecenter.com/Calculators.html
• Online Clinical Calculator: from the Medical College of Wisconsin, this site includes a Bayesian calculator and the ability to do clinical formula calculations (weights and measures, body mass index, and estimated creatinine clearance). http://www.intmed.mcw.edu/clincalc.html

Dictionaries and Glossaries

• Glossary of Internet terms http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Glossary.html
• Medical Glossary of Nine European Languages http://allserv.rug.ac.be/%7Ervdstich/eugloss/welcome.html

Internet Navigation Guides

• Learnthenet is excellent for brand new web users. It compares Netscape and Internet Explorer browsers. Describes functions for browser options such as Reload. Also talks about general web functions http://www.learnthenet.com/english/html/12browser.htm
• A very useful table comparing features and sizes of search engines plus search tips. Highly recommended for deciding what search tool to use first. http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/SearchEngines.html
• Offers looks at both Internet Explorer and Netscape separately. Nice tips on searching and using different types of engines. http://www-medlib.med.utah.edu/travel/Start1.html

Clinical Meta-Sites

• HardinMD- a list of the sites that list the sites. Pointers to the most complete health science lists on each subject. Includes a medical practices link. http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/md/index.html
• HealthWeb- provides links to specific, evaluated information resources on the World-Wide Web selected by librarians and information professionals at leading academic medical centers in the Midwest. Selection emphasizes quality information aimed at assisting health care professionals as well as consumers in meeting their health information needs. http://www.healthweb.org/
• Martindale's Health Science Guide- "Virtual" Centers of information on dentistry, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, medical law and more---ncludes periodic tables in several languages. http://www.martindalecenter.com/HSGuide.html
• MedWeb- Biomedical Internet Resources - Comprehensive in scope; utilizes a Table of Contents to facilitate searching. http://www.medweb.emory.edu/MedWeb/

Evidence Based Medicine

see EBM Cochrane databases under Online eResources

• Bandolier an independent journal about evidence-based healthcare, written by Oxford scientists and published monthly since February 1994.
  Library:http://www.jr2.ox.ac.uk/bandolier/knowledge.html
• A collection of EBM sources and definitions from McMaster University Health Sciences Library http://hsl.mcmaster.ca/ebm/index.html
• National Guideline Clearinghouse http://www.guideline.gov
• Netting the Evidence http://www.shef.ac.uk/scharr/ir/netting/
• PICO Maker http://www.library.ualberta.ca/pdazone/pico/

Ready Reference Desk

• This page is provided as a gateway to essential reference resources and medical information.
  The contents of this page are also accessible through the UAMS Library Catalog.

U.S. Government Health Resources

• Centers for Disease Control (CDC) http://www.cdc.gov/
  • CDC Oral Health Resources http://www.cdc.gov/OralHealth/index.htm
• Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) http://www.os.dhhs.gov/
• Federal Register-information on specific CPT codes etc http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html
• FirstGov.GovData and Statistics RSS Feeds http://www.firstgov.gov/Topics/Reference_Shelf/Libraries/RSS_Library/Data_Statistics.shtml
• Food and Drug Administration (FDA) http://www.fda.gov/
  • FDA MedWatch: The FDA Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/safety.htm
• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services-CMS= the arm of the government that administers Medicaid and Medicare. http://www.cms.hhs.gov
• HealthFinder - US Government Consumer Health Web Site with links to online publications, clearinghouses, databases, support groups and not-for-profit organizations. http://www.healthfinder.gov/
• MMWR - Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/
• MOCAT - monthly catalog of U.S. government publications http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cgp/index.html
• National Cancer Institute including clinical trials http://www.cancer.gov
• National Center for Health Statistics; Health, United States - http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus.htm
• National Coordination Office for Computing, Information, And communications (HPCC) - information about multi-agency Federal information technology (IT) and research & development (R&D). http://www.nitrd.gov/

U.S. Government Health Statistics

• FedStats - A new window on the full range of official statistical information available to the public from the Federal Government. http://www.fedstats.gov
• Health & Human Services - Data Council Gateway to Data and Statistics http://www.hhs-stat.net
• NCHS - National Center for Health Statistics; contains fact sheets, news releases, data warehouse, statistical tables and a listing of products. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/
  • Advance Data From Vital and Health Statistics http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/pubs/pubd/ad/ad.htm
  • Faststats A-Z; National Center for Health Statistics http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats
  • Health Data for All Ages (HDAA) http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/health_data_for_all_ages.htm
  • Trends in Health and Aging http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/agingact.htm
• U.S. Census Bureau http://www.census.gov
  • Question and Answer Center https://ask.census.gov/cgi-bin/askcensus.cfg/php/enduser/std_alp.php
  • Statistical Abstract of the United States http://www.census.gov/statab/www
  • Recent Key Federal Statistical Agency Reports http://www.census.gov/statab/www/statagnc.htm

Miscellaneous

• UAMS post residency library/information guide http://www.library.uams.edu/library_pubs/end_resid/default.htm
• Health Information for the Public http://www.library.uams.edu/resources/public.aspx
• Teen Resources and Health Information http://www.library.uams.edu/resources/TeenResourcesandHealthInformation.aspx