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• APA and MLA do not publish documentation guidelines on the web; use print editions.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

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
• 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

• 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