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AACR cancer prevention journals portal.
AAP policy.
Abstracts in anthropology.
Academic search premier.
Identifies articles from social science, science, and humanities scholarly journals.AccessMedicine.
A collection of clinical medicine and basic science electronic books.AccessSurgery : a comprehensive resource for surgical education / editor-in-chief, Gerard M. Doherty,AccessSurgery Advisory Board.
ACP PIER : the Physicians' Information and Education Resource.
ADA Center for Evidence-Based Dentistry.
Adverse drug interactions program / The Medical Letter.
Search possible adverse effects of drug interactions.Agricola.
Identifies articles, books, and reports related to animal science, food science, agriculture, and related fields.Aphasiology archive.
ASM journals. ASM minireviews published in the last 12 months..
Bates' visual guide to physical examination / Lynn S. Bickley.
BioMed Central.
Open access databases and e-journals.BIOSIS previews.
Identifies articles, proceedings, patents, etc., related to the biological and biomedical sciences.Books@Ovid [computer file].
Database contains full text access to selected biomedical and nursing books.Business source complete.
Cardiosource plus / American College of Cardiology.
CINAHL
Identifies articles from journals as well as books, proceedings, etc., related to nursing and allied health fields.Clinical evidence.
Evidence-based summaries of common medical conditions and treatments focusing on the effectiveness of interventions and patient-oriented outcomes.ClusterMed
Presents PubMed search results in categorized, computer-generated, topical 'clusters.'Cochrane central register of controlled trials.
References to controlled clinical trials from the journal literature.Cochrane database of systematic reviews.
Full-text systematic reviews of the effects of health care that explore the evidence for and against the effectiveness and appropriateness of treatments in specific circumstances.Cochrane library.
A collection of evidence resources to inform healthcare decision-making from Cochrane and other systematic reviews, clinical trials, and more.Cochrane methodology register.
Identifies journal articles, books and conference proceedings which report on methods used in the conduct of controlled trials.CogNet library.
Electronic books, journals, and proceedings related to the cognitive sciences.Compendex.
Identifies articles from engineering journals and proceedings, including biomedical engineering and medical technology.Database of abstracts of reviews of effects : DARE.
Full-text structured abstracts containing critical assessments of systematic reviews from a variety of medical journals, covering topics such as diagnosis, prevention, rehabilitation, screening, and treatment.Defining gender, 1450-1910.
Drug information portal.
Provides the public, healthcare professionals, and researchers a gateway to current, accurate and understandable drug information from the National Library of Medicine and other key government agencies.Electronic theses & dissertations.
Full-text electronic master's theses and doctoral dissertations completed by University of Pittsburgh students.EMBASE.com.
Identifies articles from the worldwide literature on biomedical and pharmaceutical sciences.Encyclopedia of associations.
ERIC.
European health for all database (HFA-DB) / World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe.
EXAM MASTER online : advanced board preparation for medicine and the health sciences.
EXAM MASTER online : NCLEX-RN preparation and review.
Faculty of 1000 : F1000.
Faculty of 1000. Biology.
A literature awareness tool that highlights top research articles in the biological sciences as judged by recognized experts.Find a D.O..
The American Osteopathic Association directory, searchable by state, zip code, and specialty.Find a dentist.
The American Dental Association member directory, searchable by state, zip code, and specialty.FREIDA online.
An AMA-produced database of residency and fellowship opportunities from accredited graduate medical education programs.FRIP : the faculty research interests project
A database of health sciences faculty at the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC and their current research interests.Global health.
Identifies articles, books, reports, dissertations, and other information about all aspects of international public health.Google scholar.
Multi-discipline, scholarly literature Internet search engine.GoPubMed / Andreas Doms and Michael Schroeder.
GreenFILE.
Health and psychosocial instruments [computer file].
Includes information describing measurement instruments in the health sciences.Health source.
Health technology assessment database.
Includes studies of the medical, social, ethical and economic implications of health care interventions.Henry Stewart talks. Biomedical & life sciences.
Highly cited research.
Biographical information and publications of the most highly-cited researchers in life sciences, medicine, physical sciences, and the social sciences.History of science, technology, and medicine.
Identifies articles, proceedings, books, book reviews, and dissertations in the history of science, technology, and medicine.IndexCat.
Pre-1950 articles, books, dissertations, government publications, and reports in medicine and the health sciences.INSPEC.
Identifies articles and proceedings related to physics, electronics, and computer science.Journal citation reports.
Information about and rankings of scholarly journals based on citation-frequency, citation immediacy, and other related measures.Linscott's directory of immunological and biological reagents.
MathSciNet / American Mathematical Society.
Identifies articles from scholarly journals related to mathematics and statistics.MD Consult.
A clinical reference tool, including full text from clinical reference books and journals, as well as practice guidelines, medical news, drug information, and patient education information.MedEdPORTAL
Medical heritage library
MEDLINE / National Library of Medicine.
Identifies articles from the worldwide biomedical literature.Mental measurements yearbook.
Full-text information about and reviews of English-language standardized tests covering educational skills, personality, vocational aptitude, psychology, and related areas.Micromedex.
Comprehensive drug information from sources such as the PDR and Martindale's. Includes product identification tools, dosing tools, drug interaction tools, etc. PDA version is available.Multimedia manual of cardiothoracic surgery : MMCTS / European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery.
NAPLEX.
National guideline clearinghouse.
Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.Natural medicines comprehensive database.
Evidence-based information on natural medicines.NBDE.
NCLEX-RN.
NCME TV.
NHS economic evaluation database.
OT search / American Occupational Therapy Association.
Identifies books, reports, dissertations, master's theses, and articles from selected journals on the topic of occupational therapy and related subjects.Ovid.
The collection of databases available to HSLS on the Ovid search system.PACT : patient-centred acute care training.
PANCE/PANRE.
Patient education.
Customizable patient education handouts.PILOTS database : an electronic index to the traumatic stress literature
An electronic index to the traumatic stress literaturePLoS hub for clinical trials.
Proceedings.
Proceedings from selected conferences in all disciplines.ProQuest dissertations & theses.
PsycBOOKS.
Collection of current and classic full text scholarly books in the fields of psychology, mental and behavioral health.PsycCritiques.
APA's database of full-text reviews of current books in Psychology.PsycINFO.
Identifies articles, books, chapters, dissertations, and other information related to psychology, psychiatry, nursing, social work, education, sociology, and related fields.PubMed / a service of the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.
Identifies articles from journals in all areas of medicine and the health sciences as well as articles from related life sciences journals.PubMed Health.
R2 digital library.
A digital platform for offering ebooks from a variety of publishers.RAND reports and bookstore
SciVerse.
Scopus.
Identifies scientific, technical, medical, and social sciences literature from peer-reviewed journals. Searchable by topic or by citation, allowing one to identify articles that cite a particular article or author.Social sciences citation index.
Identifies articles from social science-related scholarly journals. Searchable by topic or by citation, allowing one to identify articles that cite a particular article or author.SpringerProtocols.
STAT!Ref.
A collection of authoritative medical reference books.TOXNET / National Library of Medicine, Specialized Information Services.
Articles and reference information related to toxicology, hazardous chemicals, and environmental health.TRIP database.
UpToDate online.
Up-to-date clinical topic reviews written by experts, including references to the literature.USMLE.
Web of knowledge.
The collection of resources available to HSLS from the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI).Web of science.
Identifies articles from scholarly journals in all disciplines. Searchable by topic or by citation, allowing one to identify articles that cite a particular article or author.WorldCat.
A globally comprehensive database of books, journals, and other items from all subject areas in libraries worldwide.

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Department Course Number Course Name Instructor
BCHS/GSPHBCHS 2520THEORIES OF HEALTH BEHAVIORTRAUTH, JEANETTE
BIOST2041BIOSTWILSON, JOHN
EPIDEMIOLOGYEPI 2920WRITING IN EPIDEMIOLOGY: MANUSCRIPTS ANDNEWMAN, ANNE
FAMILY MEDICINEFM 5485FAMILY MEDICINE CULTURAL COMPETENCYSOUTH-PAUL, JEANNETTE
HEALTH AND COMMUNITY SYSTEMS, NURSING1127,1128COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSINGYANG, KYEONGRA
HEALTH POLICY AND MANAGEMENT5853HEALTH POLICYLONGEST, BEAUFORT
HEALTH POLICY AND MANAGEMENTHPM 2001HEALTH POLICY AND MANAGEMENTLONGEST, BEAUFORT
HEATLH PROMOTION AND DEVELOPMENTNUR 1050NURING CARE OF MOTHERS, BABIES @ FAMILYBRAXTER, BETTY
INTBP2290Scientific EthicsDELUDE, RUSSELL
NEUROBIOLOGYMSNBIO2010SCIENTIFIC ETHICSYIP, JOE
NURSINGNUR 2007RESEARCH FOR EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE 2SCHLENK, ELIZABETH
NURSINGNURS 1052NURSING CARE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIESSTEWART, JANET
NURSINGNUR 0080FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING PRACTICE 1BLAZECK, ALICE
NURSING - HPDNUR 1052NURSING CARE OF CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMHANNAN, MARGARET
NURSING - HPDNUR 1252NURSIING CARE OF CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMHANNAN, MARGARET
PSYCHIATRYMED5133INTRODUCTORY TO PSYCHIATRYROSENSTOCK, JASON
RSTHRS 2704FUNDAMENTALS OF REHABILITATIONCOOPER, ROSI

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