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Baum's Textbook of Pulmonary Disease  2004 7th edition   [e-book]

This textbook can be searched in Books@Ovid with natural language or Boolean combinations. Its chapters are indexed and may be browsed.

Biobase Proteome-the proteomics databases     [Web Sites]

The Proteome suite of the six protein databases YPD, Human PSD, WormPD, GPCR-PD, PombePD, and MycopathPD is a comprehensive data collection on proteins, and includes information about proteins in mammals, yeasts, neamotodes, and fungi. The databases feature quality content based on detailed literature-based curation, comprehensive references, disease information, BioKnowledge transfer and integrated resources. Please Note: Creating a username & password is required when using for the first time.

BMJ Clinical Evidence     [Web Sites]

This database of evidence on the effects of common clinical interventions can be browsed by condition and searched at the British Medical Journal's website. It provides a concise account of the current state of knowledge, ignorance, and uncertainty about the prevention and treatment of a wide range of clinical conditions based on thorough searches of the literature.

Books@Ovid     [e-book]

This collection of clinical textbooks can be browsed by clicking on the book jacket or searched using natural language or Boolean logic. It includes atlases, compendia of diagnostic tests, drugs and evidence-based treatment reviews, as well as works on biochemistry, cardiology, dentistry, endocrinology, internal medicine, neurology, nutrition, oncology, psychiatry, public health, and pulmonology.

Challenging Cases in Pediatric Infectious Diseases  2007   [e-book]

Edited by Keith R. Powell. Based on real-life cases with detailed descriptions, evaluation and management questions and step-by-step diagnostic procedures.

EcoSal     [Web Sites]

A comprehensive, coherent archive of the entire corpus of knowledge on the enteric bacterial cell.

Expert Guide to Infectious Diseases  2008 2nd ed.   [e-book]

Provides up-to-date information on common infectious diseases encountered within the office and hospital setting by the practicing primary care physician.

Global Health  1973-   [Indexes and Abstracts]

Produced by the Commonwealth Agricultural Bureau, this Ovid database provides comprehensive coverage of the international public-health literature, particularly in the areas of tropical medicine, infectious diseases, vector control, food safety, nutrition policy, and epidemiology.

Global Health Archive  1910 -   1972 [Indexes and Abstracts]

Produced by the Commonwealth Agricultural Bureau, this Ovid backfile provides comprehensive coverage of the international public-health literature, particularly in the areas of tropical medicine, infectious diseases, vector control, food safety and epidemiology.

Infectious Diseases  2004 2nd edition   [e-book]

This clinically-focused text is edited by J. Cohen et al. Browsable in MDConsult.

Infectious Diseases: the Clinician's Guide to Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention  2006   [e-book]

Edited by David C. Dale, this work on Stat!Ref provides practical guidance on the mainstays of infectious disease, such as upper respiratory infections, STDs, meningitis and more.

Interpretation of diagnostic tests  2000 7th edition   [e-book]

Edited by Jacques Wallach, this manual can be browsed or searched in Books@Ovid. It uses conventional rather than Système International (SI) units, but has an appendix for conversions. Reference ranges for blood and urine tests are augmented with chapters organized by organ system.

Intolerable Burden of Malaria II: What's New, What's Needed  2004   [e-book]

Joel G. Breman, et al., eds. Aims to address the burden of malaria through research and development of science-based policies and actions in the malarious countries.

Krugman's Infectious Diseases of Children  2004 11th edition   [e-book]

A.A. Gershon edited this resource, which describes childhood infections. Browsable in MDConsult.

Mandell, Douglas and Dolin: Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases  2005 6th edition   [e-book]

This resource comprehensively covers the epidemiology, etiology, pathology, microbiology, immunology, and treatment of infectious diseases. Edited by G.L. Mandell and browsable in MDConsult.

Medline (Ovid)  1950-   [Indexes and Abstracts]

MEDLINE contains over 11 million journal citations and abstracts in the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, healthcare systems, and pre-clinical sciences. Ovid's version links from citations to its evidence-based-medicine databases, articles available full text @Tufts, and ILLiad. Click More Limits to restrict results to subsets for bioethics, dentistry, complementary medicine and others; particular publication types or age groups; and other factors.

Medline In-process (Ovid)     [Indexes and Abstracts]

This holding file for citations waiting to be assigned their MESH subject headings and entered into MEDLINE also includes publishers'in-process records that may never be entered into MEDLINE. Most records have abstracts.

Pediatric Care Online     [Web Sites]

This trial subscription from Uncommon Medicine runs through 2009. The American Academy of Pediatrics integrates its Textbook of Pediatric Care with a quick-reference guide for point-of-care topics, its policy statements, patient handouts, clinical calculators, and other tools. One can select segments to download to handhelds running Palm OS or Windows Mobile or access it via browsers on mobile devices.

Polymicrobial Diseases  2002   [e-book]

Kim A. Brogden, et al., eds. An integrated view of polymicrobial diseases in animals and humans, emphasizing identification, etiology, methods of study, mechanisms of disease pathogenesis, and assessing appropriate methods of treatment.

Principles and Practice of Pediatric Infectious Disease  2008 3rd edition   [e-book]

Edited by S. Long, this resource comprehensively covers the infectious diseases of childhood. Browsable in MDConsult.

Priorities in Health  2006   [e-book]

Dean T. Jamison, et al., eds. This companion guide to Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries (DCP2), provides an overview of DCP2's analysis and discusses the scope of major diseases with strategies and policies for cost-effective interventions.

PubMed (customized for Tufts)     [Indexes and Abstracts]

The National Center for Biotechnology Information's databases, including PubMed (MEDLINE), OMIM, GenBank, PubMedCentral, and the National Library of Medicine's catalog, can be searched by selecting them from Entrez's leftmost drop-down menu. PubMed covers the journal literature in the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, healthcare systems, pre-clinical sciences, and bioethics. Full-text coverage of Tufts-licensed journals is available via the blue Tufts icon on its Citation and Abstract displays. Click the Tufts tab above displayed results to limit to our holdings. Direct links to the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, which Tufts licenses via Ovid, are lacking.

Red Book: Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases  2006 27th edition   [e-book]

This manual from the American Academy of Pediatrics on Stat!Ref contains a composite summary of current AAP recommendations concerning infectious diseases in and immunizations for infants, children, and adolescents.

STAT!Ref     [Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, and Handbooks]

Searchable database of drug compendia and medical and dental textbooks.