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AGRICULTURE

AGRICOLA (Agricultural Online Access)
Bibliographic records of journal articles, theses, patents, software, and technical reports related to agriculture from 1979 to the present. Compiled by the National Agricultural Library of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and published on the Web by Community of Science.

ALLIED HEALTH

	CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health) via EBSCOhost. Covers literature related to nursing and allied health. Virtually all English-language publications are indexed along with the publications of the American Nurses Association and the National League for Nursing.
	Health Source: Nursing, Academic Edition via EBSCOhost. This database provides nearly 600 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. Also features abstracts and indexing for nearly 850 journals.

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BIOMEDICAL

	BioMed Central Publisher of free peer-reviewed original research in biology and medicine. Full-text access to more than 60 online journals. Supported by advertising and sponsorship.
	Biomedical Reference Collection: Basic Edition via EBSCOhost. Designed for doctors, research scientist, students, clinical specialists and managers, this database provides full text for over 100 journals in a variety of areas pertaining to medical study. All titles are indexed in MEDLINE.
	MEDLINE® via Ovid. Bibliographic database of information related to the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system and the preclinical sciences. Links to some articles in full-text. Covers years 1966 to the present. Select MEDLINE® from the list of databases. Learn the basics of searching and navigating Ovid MEDLINE® by viewing the Ovid MEDLINE® Tutorial for Dentistry (Developed by Margaret Fulford, Faculty Librarian, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto. All contents copyright Margaret Fulford © 2004. All rights reserved.)
	Ovid Databases available via Ovid. Includes MEDLINE®. Learn the basics of searching and navigating Ovid by viewing the Ovid Web Gateway Tutorial.
	PubMed Central National Library of Medicine's digital archive of life sciences journal literature.
	PubMed MEDLINE® This service of the National Library of Medicine provides access to MEDLINE® citations back to the mid-1960's and additional life science journals. Includes links to many sites providing full text articles and other related resources. For additional information, view this Pubmed Tutorial.
	Web of Science/ISI Web of Science Citation databases including Science Citation Index Expanded, Social Sciences Citation Index, and Arts Humanities Citation Index (1987-present).

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BUSINESS

	Dental Buying Guide Developed by ADA publishing. Searchable list of dental manufacturers by name, product and location.
	Health Business Full Text via EBSCOHost. Database of full text articles from publications covering the business of health care.
	Healthstar via Ovid. Citations to published literature on health services, technology, administration, and research.

CANCER

CancerLit
Produced by the National Cancer Institute (NCI).

Center for Cancer Research Directory
Highlights the science and accomplishments of CCR’s investigators and provides an overview of each program, branch, and laboratory. From the National Cancer Institute (NCI).

CLINICAL TRIALS

ClinicalTrials.gov
Database from the The U.S. National Institutes of Health through National Library of Medicine to provide patients, family members, and members of the public current information about clinical research studies.

Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CCTR)
Database from The Cochrane Library. Contains over 500,000 clinical trials records.

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CONSUMER HEALTH

	DIRLINE Searchable, online directory of health organizations from the National Library of Medicine.
	Health Source: Consumer Edition via EBSCOhost. Consumer-oriented information on many health topics including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health.
	MedlinePlus® Information about specific diseases and conditions and also has links to consumer health information from the National Institutes of Health, dictionaries, lists of hospitals and physicians and clinical trials. Includes Dental Health section. Take a tour of MedlinePlus® (requires Flash version 6 or above).
	MedlinePlus® - Español (Temas de Salud) Información de Salud para Usted. Un servicio de la Biblioteca Nacional de Medicina y los Institutos Nacionales de la Salud.

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DRUGS

	Drug Guide Databases Compiled by Micromedex and available through the Deaconess Health Systems website these databases provide detailed drug information including interactions, indications, and side effects, as well as drug images, poison information, and herbal supplements.
	DRUGDEX® via Micromedex® Covers dosage, pharmacokinetics, cautions, interactions, clinical applications, and comparative drug efficacy.
	Micromedex® Pharmacological Databases Linked through the Ruth Lilly Medical Library. Features the DrugKnowledge™ system with integrated drug information on dosing, cautions, side effects, interactions, safety efficacy, contraindications, ingredients. Also includes non-U.S. manufacturers.
	National Drug Code Directory Searchable directory maintained by the FDA.
	NLM Drug Information Portal Quick access to over 12,000 selected drugs via the National Library of Medicine.

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE

	Cochrane Library Includes Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Cochrane Methodology Register, Health Technology Assessment Database, and NHS Economic Evaluation Database. .
	EBM Reviews Includes ACP Journal Club, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effectiveness.

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GENETICS

	COGENE The Craniofacial Oral Gene Expression Network is a consortium of investigators involved in describing human gene expression changes that occur during early stages of development with particular emphasis on craniofacial development. This project is funded by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research.
	Genetics Home Reference National Library of Medicine's website for consumer information about genetic conditions and the genes or chromosomes responsible for those conditions.

GUIDELINES

	HSTAT: Health Services/Technology Assessment Text AHCPR clinical practice guidelines and technology assessment reports. NIH consensus development conference reports.
	National Guideline Clearinghouse™/NGQ™ Database of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. Includes some dentistry guidelines.

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

	Haz-Map Occupational health and toxicology database designed to link jobs and hazardous job-related tasks to exposure to chemicals and occupational diseases and their symptoms.
	ToxNet The Toxicology Data Network is a group of databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, and related areas provided by the National Library of Medicine.

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HISTORY

National Museum of Dentistry
Site for the National Museum of Dentistry, located on the campus of the University of Maryland Baltimore.

MATERIALS SCIENCE

Biomaterials Properties Table Listing
From the University of Michigan-NIDR Materials Science Research Center at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry.

ORAL HEALTH

	Center for Disease Control's Oral Health Program Information on Oral Diseases and Conditions National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.
	WHO Oral Health County/Area Profile Programme World Health Organization. Information on dental diseases and oral health services for various countries/areas.

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RESEARCH

	Community of Science Grant and funding resources. Web tools to locate external funding, and workbench for cv and vita management.
	CRISP (Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects) Biomedical database system containing information on research projects and programs supported by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

STATISTICS

	Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982-1984 Reports and reference manuals from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) survey.
	SEER Program: Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results From the National Cancer Institute. Information on cancer incidence and survival in the United States. Statistical data, publications, and monographs available online.
	State and Metropolitan Area Data Book 1997-1998 edition (PDF).
	Statistical Abstract of the United States 125th edition, 2006.
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