Background Information
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Health Reference & Point-of-Care Resources
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AccessMedicine This link opens in a new windowProvides access to more than 75 medical titles, thousands of images and illustrations, interactive self-assessment, case files, and diagnostic / point-of-care tools.
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UpToDate This link opens in a new windowAn evidence-based clinical decision support resource that assists with point-of-care decisions. UpToDate covers 25 medical specialties, including immunology and infectious diseases, and features downloadable patient information materials.
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Encyclopedias & Textbooks
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Maxcy-Rosenau-Last Public Health & Preventive Medicine, 16th Edition (eBook)A top resource in the field of public health. Provides information and insights available on evidence-based public health and preventive medicine, from basic methodologies of public health to principles of epidemiology and infection control to environmental toxicology to global health.
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Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health (eBook)An authoritative source on public health issues. Topics focus on health crises affecting the public at large, ranging from epidemic and pandemic diseases, chronic conditions, social issues, substance abuse, and more.