Reference:CONSUMER HEALTH

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CONSUMER HEALTH

Databases: Ebsco and ProQuest at http://infodome.sdsu.edu/research/databases/databases.shtml

Meta Sites

http://www.healthweb.org/ (HealthWeb)

http://medlineplus.gov/ (Medline Plus – includes over 700 health topics, drugs, dictionary/encyclopedia, physician finder sites, current health news, etc.)

Online medical dictionaries: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mplusdictionary.html

Stedman's Medical Dictionary (Ref. R 121 S8)

Johns Hopkins Family Health Book (Ref. RC 81 J64)

Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine (Ref. RC 41 G35) and online

Merck Manual: (RC55 .M4 Ref) http://www.merckhomeedition.com/home.html

NORD Guide to Rare Disorders (RC48.8 N385 2003 Ref) http://www.rarediseases.org\

DSM IV TR Handbook of Differential Diagnosis (mental health) (RC473. D54 F553 2002 Ref)

Patients Guide to Medical Tests/ Faculty Members at Yale (RC71.P38 1997 Ref)

USP DI Advice for the Patient (Drug Info.) (RM300. U85 2005 Ref) http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginformation.html

The Review of Natural Products (RS160 R49 Ref)

National Ctr. for Complementary & Alternative Medicine: http://nccam.nih.gov/health

Health and Wellness Resource Center and Alt HealthWatch (alternative medicine) is available online from the San Diego Public Library (SDPL) , and Natural Standard (an alternative medicine database) is available from San Diego County Library (SDCL).

The Herrick Community Health Care Library near Grossmont Hospital in La Mesa contains a great deal of consumer medical information: See http://www.herricklibrary.org/ to access the library.

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