Databases
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Library databases are available in-library and to the Health Sciences Library's primary users without restriction, unless noted otherwise.
These databases search journal articles, evidence-based health care reviews, statistics, definitions, textbooks and more.
Databases by Subject [show all subjects]
All Databases
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| Academic Search Premier | Science/Social Science Business Mental Health Law General Topics and Magazines Arts and Sciences |
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| ACM Digital Library (Association of Computing Machinery) | Computers/Information Technology Information Technology |
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| ACP Journal Club [ACP] | Evidence Based |
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| ACP Medicine | Books, online Clinical Medicine | Limited to one concurrent user. (Formerly Scientific American Medicine.) more info |
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| ACP PIER ( via STAT!Ref) | Clinical Medicine Evidence Based | more info |
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| ACS Surgery Online | Books, online Clinical Medicine | Limited to one concurrent user. |
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| AgeLine | Aging Studies | more info |
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| AgeSource Worldwide | Aging Studies |
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| Aging Links and Resources | Aging Studies | compiled by the UC Denver Health Sciences Library |
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| Agricola | Agriculture | ||
| Alcohol and Alcohol Problems Science Database (ETOH) | Alcohol Problems | more info |
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| Alt HealthWatch | Alternative Medicine | more info | |
| American Periodicals Series Online | Newspapers/Historical Interest | more info |
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| APA FAQ: Finding Information about Psychological Tests | Tests, Scales, Measurement |
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| Asia-Studies Full Text Online | Asia Studies |
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| Asia-Studies Humanities | Asia Studies |
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| Biomaterials Properties Database (from U. Mich.) | Dentistry |
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| BioMed Central (BMC) | Open Access Publishers Clinical Medicine Science/Social Science | Note: The University of Colorado is an institutional member of BioMed Central, making it a cost-effective publication option for CU authors. |
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| Biomedical Reference Collection: Basic | Clinical Medicine |
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| Business and Company Resource Center with PROMT | Business |
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| Business Index ASAP | Business |
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| Business Source Premier | Business |
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| ChemID Plus | Genetics |
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| Chemknowledge: Integrated Index Search (from Thomson Micromedex) | Toxicology Drug Information Pharmacology | Also known as: Corporate Solutions from Thomson Micromedex. Formerly known as "TOMES Plus®", this database includes the TOMES information as well as the Meditext®, Infotext®, Hazardtext®, CHRIS®, HSDB®, IRIS®, RTECS®, Reprotext®, Reprotox®, Shepard's Catalog of Teratogenic Agents, and TERIS information databases. | |
| CINAHL (Ovid) | Mental Health Nursing Business Physiotherapy | Limited to 8 concurrent users. List of journals indexed, Tipsheet, Tutorial on Ovid Tip: Accessing Full Text Online through PubMed, Ovid and Other Databases |
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| Cleveland Clinic Disease Management Project | Clinical Medicine |
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| Clinical Evidence | Evidence Based Clinical Medicine | Limited to 2 concurrent users. more info | |
| Clinical Practice Guidelines from the CMA Infobase | Guidelines |
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| ClinicalTrials.gov | Clinical Trials | more info |
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| Cochrane Library | Physiotherapy Evidence Based Mental Health Clinical Medicine | Tipsheet available, Web help |
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| Colorado Revised Statutes | Law | Made available for public use by the Committee on Legal Services of the Colorado General Assembly. Includes the Colorado and US Constitutions. |
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| Colorado's Historic Newspaper Collection | Newspapers/Historical Interest Colorado History | more info |
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| Computer Database | Information Technology | ||
| Corporate Resource Net | Business |
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| CRISP | Funded health research | more info |
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| Cytokine Reference | Genetics Cytokines |
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| Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) | Funded health research Patents | From the DoD (Department of Defense) |
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| Defining Gender, 1450-1910 | Newspapers/Historical Interest History Gender Studies | A collection of original documents and essays relating to Gender Studies in the period of 1450-1910. Primary documents are from libraries and archives around the world. |
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| DIRLINE, Directory of Health Information Resources Online | Directories of Health Organizations | more info |
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| Dissertations & Theses (Proquest) | Dissertations | Contains Univ. of Colorado dissertations in full text, other dissertations are citation only. more info |
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| EBSCO | Arts and Sciences |
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| Eighteenth Century Journals II | Newspapers/Historical Interest History Arts and Sciences | Full-text, searchable database of 70 British newspapers and periodicals published from 1699 - 1812. Covers wide-ranging topics from this time period including the writings of Sir Isaac Newton, the French Revolution, reviews of literature, and political debates. |
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| Electronic Textbooks | Books, online |
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| EMBASE | Dentistry Physiotherapy Biotechnology Genetics Clinical Medicine Mental Health Pharmacology |
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| eMedicine World Medical Library | Clinical Medicine | more info |
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| Empire Online | Newspapers/Historical Interest History Arts and Sciences | A collection of primary documents and scholarly essays relating to the field of Empire Studies (Egyptian Empire, British Empire, etc.) |
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| ERIC | Education Mental Health Nursing | more info |
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| Essential Evidence Plus (formerly InfoPOEMs) | Evidence Based Physiotherapy Clinical Medicine | more info
info on PDA/Handheld version user guide Register to receive daily POEMs via email | |
| Ethnic NewsWatch: A History (ENWH) | News and Current Events | Access is available to the historical section of this database, 1960-1989. |
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| ETHXWeb | Biotechnology Ethics/Bioethics | Journal articles, book chapters, bills, laws, court decisions, reports, books, audiovisuals, and news articles relating to bioethics and professional ethics. |
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| ETS Test Collection | Tests, Scales, Measurement |
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| Everyday Life and Women in America 1820-1900 | History | ||
| Evidence Database for Social Care of the Aged | Aging Studies |
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| Exam Master | USMLE Exam Preparation Dentistry | ||
| Examiner's Instruction Sheet | Tests, Scales, Measurement |
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| Expanded Academic ASAP | Mental Health Nursing Arts and Sciences Science/Social Science |
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| Factiva | Business | ||
| Faculty of 1000 Biology | Biology | more info |
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| Find Journals | Online Journals Journal Holdings | The library's Find Journals portal contains all the library's print and online journal holdings, and is searchable by title or subject. |
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| FirstConsult | Clinical Medicine Evidence Based | more info |
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| FirstSearch | Arts and Sciences Science/Social Science | ||
| Food Processor: Nutrition Analysis Software | Nutrition | Available to HSL primary users only. |
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| Free Patents Online | Patents | Free, full-text, searchable access to patents from 1976 to the present; TIFF or PDF copies of patents can be downloaded for free (TIFF is downloaded one page at a time); free registration required to display PDF files. |
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| FREIDA | Graduate Medical Education Programs | more info |
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| Fuente Academica | Arts and Sciences | en español | |
| General Business File ASAP | Business |
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| General Reference Center Gold | General Topics and Magazines |
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| GenETHX | Ethics/Bioethics Genetics | Books, journal articles, book chapters, bills, laws, court decisions, reports, news articles and audiovisuals relating to ethics and public policy issues in genetics. |
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| Genetics Home Reference | Genetics Consumer Health Information |
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| Google Patent Search | Patents | Beta site offering searchable access to US patents from 1790 to mid-2006 (Google plans to expand coverage over time); patents can be downloaded as PDF files. |
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| Grants and Scholarships | Grants and Scholarships Graduate Medical Education Programs | compiled by the UC Denver Health Sciences Library |
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| Guidelines International Network (G-I-N) | Guidelines |
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| HAPI (Health and Psychosocial Instruments) (from Ovid) | Science/Social Science Mental Health | Limited to one concurrent user. | |
| Harrison's Online | Books, online Clinical Medicine | more info |
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| Health and Wellness Resource Center | Consumer Health Information |
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| Health Reference Center Academic | Consumer Health Information Mental Health Clinical Medicine Nursing Physiotherapy |
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| Henry Stewart Talks: Trial Access: Biomedical and Life Sciences Collection | Signal Transduction Clinical Medicine Biology Genetics Systems Biology, Bioinformatics, Proteomics | Trial access ends May 31. Technical Tips for Henry Stewart Talks |
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| HSRProj, Health Services Research Project | Funded health research | more info |
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| HSRR (Health Services and Sciences Research Resources) | Tests, Scales, Measurement |
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| HSTAT, Health Services/Technology Assessment Text | Evidence Based |
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| IEEE Xplore | Computers/Information Technology Dentistry | Limited to 5 concurrent users. The IEEE/IEE Electronic Library provides libraries and researchers with a single source to almost a third of the world's current electrical engineering and computer science literature, granting unparalleled access to publications from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE). Includes information on dental materials. |
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| IMPULSE (UCDHSC Library Catalog) | Library Catalogs | Look here for books and other items available from the library. more info |
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| Informe | News and Current Events | en español | |
| INFOTRAC | Arts and Sciences |
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| Interactive Guide to Physical Therapist Practice w/ Catalog of Tests and Measures | Physiotherapy | Available only to HSL primary users. |
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| IPA (International Pharmaceutical Abstracts) (from Ovid) | Drug Information Pharmacology | Limited to one concurrent user. | |
| Journal Citation Reports | Impact Factors | Web tutorial | |
| Journals at Ovid Full Text | Clinical Medicine Arts and Sciences | Limited to two concurrent users. |
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| JSTOR | Science/Social Science Arts and Sciences | Date availability of full text in JSTOR is delayed by several years. Access is provided to JSTOR's Arts and Sciences I, II, III, IV, Biological Sciences, Health & General Sciences, and Arts and Sciences Complement collections. |
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| Knight-Ridder Collection | News and Current Events | ||
| Knovel | Science and Engineering |
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| LactMed | Drugs and Lactation |
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| LegalTrac | Law |
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| Linscott's Directory of Immunological and Biological Reagents | Cytokines Chemistry/Biochemistry Biology | Online directory of more than 110,000 supplier listings of antibodies, assays, cytokines, enzymes, recombinant proteins, tissues, organs and custom services. more info |
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| Macbaby 6.0: Fundamentals of Human Embryology | Embryology | Available only to HSL primary users. |
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| Macmillan Cabinet Papers, 1957-1963 | Newspapers/Historical Interest History | ||
| MD Consult | Books, online Clinical Medicine | more info |
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| Medical Humanities | Arts and Sciences |
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| MedicLatina | Clinical Medicine | en español |
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| MEDLINE (from Ovid) | Physiotherapy Clinical Medicine Biotechnology Mental Health Genetics Pharmacology | Tipsheet available, Web tutorial, Comparison to PubMed Tip: Accessing Full Text Online through PubMed, Ovid and Other Databases | |
| MEDLINEPlus | Consumer Health Information Mental Health |
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| MedlinePlus Medical Dictionary | Dictionaries |
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| Medspeak Terms (Medical Library Association) | Dictionaries |
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| MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) | Dictionaries | MeSH is the U.S. National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary used for indexing articles for MEDLINE/PubMed. MeSH terminology provides a consistent way to retrieve information that may use different terminology for the same concepts. |
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| Micromedex Healthcare Series | Pharmacology Drug Information | Web tutorial Micromedex® includes the DRUGDEX®, DRUG-REAX®, IDENTIDEX®, IV INDEX®, Index Nominum, Martindale, PDR®, POISINDEX®, REPRORISK®, USP DI®, DISEASEDEX®, TOMES®, Lab Advisor®, and Alternative Medicine databases. |
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| Multicultural and Multilingual Health Information | Consumer Health Information | from the UCDHSC Health Sciences Library |
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| National Guideline Clearinghouse | Guidelines |
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| National Guidelines Clearinghouse - Oral Medicine and Dentistry Practice Guidelines | Dentistry | At NGC, select desired subject specialty under "Clinical Specialty" in order to find clinical guidelines. |
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| National Newspaper Index | Newspapers/Historical Interest News and Current Events | ||
| Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database | Evidence Based Alternative Medicine Clinical Medicine | Large comprehensive database of herbs and supplements. | |
| NCBI (National Center for Biotechnology Information) | Genetics Clinical Medicine Biotechnology |
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| NCBI Books | Biotechnology Books, online Genetics |
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| NHS National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) | Guidelines |
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| NLM Gateway (National Library of Medicine) | Clinical Medicine Genetics |
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| Nucleic Acids Research Database Collection | Genetics |
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| Nursing and Allied Health Collection: Basic | Nursing | ||
| Nursing Consult | Nursing Books, online | more info |
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| Nutrition in Medicine (from UNC) | Nutrition | Instructions for access at the site: * Click on the N.I.M. link to left * In column to right under Online Courses choose Webcourses Login * Create a new account * Choose the University of Colorado School of Medicine from the Institution drop down menu * You will need to activate your account from the email sent to the email account you entered * The password you chose is for login only * When you login again, you will see your course listings. nutrition is the password for these modules. |
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| Nutrition Series on CD-ROM | Nutrition | Available to HSL primary users only. Precursor to the UNC Nutrition in Medicine web site.
7 Titles: Diabetes & Weight Management, Lifecycle I, Nutrition and Cancer, Nutrition and Cardiovascular Disease, Nutrition and Stress, Nutritional Anemias |
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| OMIM (Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man) | Genetics | more info |
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| OneFile (INFOTRAC) | Science/Social Science News and Current Events Arts and Sciences |
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| Orthopedic Patient Management | Physiotherapy | Available to HSL primary users only. |
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| OTseeker | Physiotherapy |
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| Ovid Databases | Clinical Medicine Dentistry Nursing Evidence Based Mental Health Drug Information | Tipsheet (PDF), Web tutorial Accessing Full Text Online through PubMed, Ovid and Other Databases |
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| Oxford English Dictionary | Dictionaries World History Arts and Sciences | more info | |
| PapersFirst | Science/Social Science Arts and Sciences | ||
| PDA Guide | PDA/Handheld Resources | compiled by the UC Denver Health Sciences Library |
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| Pearson Assessments | Tests, Scales, Measurement |
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| PEDro - Physiotherapy Evidence Database | Physiotherapy |
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| PILOTS Database | PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) | more info |
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| PLoS (Public Library of Science) | Biology Genetics Clinical Medicine Science/Social Science Biotechnology Open Access Publishers | Note: The University of Colorado is an institutional member of Public Library of Science, making it a cost-effective publication option for CU authors. |
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| POEMS at Essential Evidence Plus | Clinical Medicine Physiotherapy Evidence Based | more info user guide info on PDA/Handheld version Register to receive daily infoPOEMS via email | |
| POPLINE | Population Studies |
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| Proceedings | Arts and Sciences Science/Social Science | An OCLC index of worldwide conference proceedings. | |
| PROMT | Business | ||
| Prospector | Library Catalogs | more info |
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| Protein Lounge | Chemistry/Biochemistry Biotechnology Genetics | The CU Libraries’ Protein Lounge subscription provides access to all ProteinLounge databases and tools with the exception of the Pathway Builder, "a downloadable application for drawing depictions of signal transduction and other kinds of pathways". CU-affiliated faculty, staff, and students can purchase the Pathway Builder individually for a significantly discounted price of $75. The Pathway Builder is not necessary to use the site.
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| PsychiatryOnline | Mental Health | more info |
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| PsycINFO (from Ovid) | Mental Health | journal coverage | |
| PubChem | Chemistry/Biochemistry Biology | Includes: PubChem Compound, PubChem Substance, PubChem Bioassay |
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| PubGene | Genetics | user guide, FAQ Plugin: The free Adobe SVG plugin enhances use of PubGene. |
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| PubMed (MEDLINE) | Genetics Pharmacology Nursing Mental Health Clinical Medicine Dentistry Physiotherapy Biotechnology | Tips: Accessing Full Text Online through PubMed More Info, Comparison to Ovid MEDLINE |
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| REALM Word List | Tests, Scales, Measurement |
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| ReferenceUSA | Business | Includes information on businesses, healthcare providers and real estate. | |
| Regional Business News | Business |
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| REHABDATA | Rehabilitation Medicine |
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| Science Signalling (formerly Science STKE) | Signal Transduction Genetics | more info |
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| ScienceDirect | Science/Social Science Clinical Medicine |
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| SciFinder Scholar (Chem Abstracts) | Genetics Chemistry/Biochemistry | Limited to 6 concurrent users. Off campus access is not allowed. From CAS (Chemical Abstracts Service). |
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| SPIE Digital Library | Information Technology Science and Engineering Optics / Photonics |
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| STAT!Ref | Clinical Medicine Dentistry Pharmacology Nursing Books, online | Limited to 10 concurrent users. |
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| Stedman's Medical Dictionary | Dictionaries | Limited to 10 concurrent users. Part of the STAT!Ref Database. | |
| Test Reviews Online (Buros Institute of Mental Measurements) | Tests, Scales, Measurement |
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| TOXNET | Toxicology Pharmacology | more info |
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| Transfusion Medicine Learning Software | Blood Transfusion | Available to HSL primary users only. |
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| TRIP Database | Evidence Based | more info |
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| UpToDate | Clinical Medicine | Available on campus only |
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| Users' Guides Interactive | Evidence Based | more info |
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| USPTO (US Patent and Trademark Office) Databases | Patents | Free, full-text access to all patents filed with USPTO; patents from 1976 to the present are searchable and patents from 1976 to the present are available as images. |
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| VH Dissector Pro (Visible Human) | Anatomy | Available to HSL primary users only. |
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| Visual Histology | Histology | Passworded resource. Click the link to get the password. If off campus, library login required. Access is avail. only to UCDHSC primary patrons. | |
| Web of Science | Physiotherapy Mental Health Clinical Medicine Science/Social Science Pharmacology | Web tutorial | |
| WebWISER | Toxicology | WISER is the Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders, a system designed to assist first responders in hazardous material incidents. WebWISER is the web version. See also: WISER versions for Palm, PocketPC, and Windows PC. |
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| WikiPatents | Patents |
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| WorldCat | Library Catalogs | OCLC catalog of books and other materials in libraries worldwide |