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AARP (Section WT)
ABBREVIATIONS-- (REF SOURCES)
        Medi-Lexicon

ABSTRACTING AND INDEXING-- (REF SOURCES)--
        Librarians' Index to the Internet

ACCIDENTAL FALLS-- STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA (Section WA)--
        WISQARS

ACHE Managed Care Executives Educational Programs (Section W)
ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME (Section WC)--
        HIV/AIDS Treatment Directory
        HIV Insite (Univ. of California)

Acronyms-- See ABBREVIATIONS
ADDICTION-- (See: BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE) (Section WM)
Administration on Aging (Section WA)
Aerias   (Section WA, WA CONSUMER)
AEROSPACE MEDICINE (Section WD 700)--
        NASA
Agency for Health Care Research & Quality (Sections W, WB)
AGING (Section WT)-- AgeLine
AgeLine   (Section WT)
AHRQ Bioterrorism and Emerging Infections Site (Section WA)
AHRQ Bioterrorism Emergency Planning and Preparedness Questionnaire for Healthcare Facilities (Section WA)
AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR-- (Section WA, WA CONSUMER)
     Aerias

Alternative Medicine Foundation (Section WB)
Alternative Medicine: Health Care Information Resources (Section WB)
Alternative Medicine Homepage    (Section WB)
Alzheimersdisease.com (Section WT)
ALZHEIMER DISEASE (Section WT)--
        Alzheimersdisease.com
         Hardin Meta Directory Alzheimer's Disease

ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY (Section WD 300)--
        American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
        Amercian College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
        American Lung Association
        Food Allergy Network
        Natonal Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

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Bandolier (Section WB)
bartleby.com (A free source of common reference books, including Gray's Anatomy) (See also: REF SOURCES, QS)
BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE (Section WM)-- Web of Addictions
BENCHMARKING (Section WX)--
     Center for Disease Control (CDC) Accesses Federal Health Statistics.
     Health Care Professionals Network
     Healthcare Cost & Utilization Project
     Healthweb
     PubMed Access to MEDLINE For best results, type in BENCHMARKING as part of your search strategy.
           (Ex:. benchmarking emergency department).
       QI Project

BENCHMARKING-- NURSING-- (NURSING Section)
National Quality Forum's National Voluntary Consensus for Nursing-Sensitive Performance Management

BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE-- (Section WM)--
        HHS Prevention Online (PREVLINE)
        Substance Abuse Research Center
        Web of Addictions

BEREAVEMENT (Section WM)--
        Death and Dying at About.com

Biblioteca Centrale dell'Area Biomedica (PERIODICALS Section)
BIOETHICS (Section W)--
        bioethics.net
        National Reference Center for Bioethics Literature
        U Washington School of Medicine Ethics in Medicine

bioethics.net (Section W)
BioMed Central (PERIODICALS)
BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY (Section W)-- National Center for Biotechnology Information
BIOTERRORISM (Section WA)--
        AHRQ Bioterrorism and Emerging Infections Site
        AHRQ Bioterrorism Emergency Planning and Preparedness Questionnaire for Healthcare Facilities
        American College of Physicians Bioterrorism Resources
        Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology
        Bioterrorism Practical Readiness Network
        btresponse.org
        CDC Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response
        CDC Public Health Practice Program Office
        Chemical Protective Clothing, OSHA
        Children and Disasters-- Information from AAP and Related Resources
        Medical Letter Public Reading Room (See also: Sections QV, WN)
        National Academies Responding First to Bioterrorism
        (See also: BIOLOGICAL WARFARE, PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS Section WM Consumer)
        (See also: PERIODICALS, which contains articles from various journals and magazines.)
        State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Dept. of Health
        USAMRIID's Medical Maganement of Biological Casualties Handbook   (Section WA)

BIOTERRORISM-- EDUCATION-- Trainingfinder (Search under SUBJECT.)
BIOTERRORISM-- MASSACHUSETTS (Sections WA, MASS SOURCES)--
        Bureau of Communicable Disease Control, Division of Epidemiology and Immunization
       Mass. DPH Emergency Preparedness & Response

Bioterrorism Practical Readiness Network (Section WA)
BizJournals.com (PERIODICALS Section)
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Providers (Section W)
Board of Registration in Medicine-- Massachusetts (Sections W, MASS SOURCES)
Board of Registration in Nursing-- Massachusetts (Sections W, MASS SOURCES)
Boston Globe Online (PERIODICALS, MASS SOURCES Sections) Staff: This is NOT the full version. Contact the library for full archival access.

Botanical Dermatology Database (Section WR)
BRAIN-- ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY-- 3-D Brain Anatomy
BRAIN-- WOUNDS AND INJURIES-- MASSACHUSETTS (Section WL, MASS SOURCES)--
        Massachusetts Brain Injury Association

Bristol Biomed Image Archive (REFERENCE)
btresponse.org (Section WA)
Bureau of Communicable Disease Control, Division of Epidemiology and Immunization (Sections WA, MASS SOURCES)
Bureau of Labor Statistics (Section W)
Bureau of Primary Health Care (Section W)

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Canadian Medical Association CPG Infobase
CANCER-- (See: NEOPLASMS (Section QZ))
Cancer Statistics, 2004 (Section QZ)
CancerIndex.org (Multicultural Site) (Sections WA, QZ)
CANCERLIT TM (Section QZ)
CancerNet (National Cancer Institute) (Section QZ)
CANDIDIASIS-- THERAPY-- (Section WC)--
IDSA Guideline for Candida Infections

CARDIOLOGY (Section WG)--
American College of Cardiology
theheart.org

CARDIOLOGY-- EDUCATION (Section WG)--
CardioVillage
HeartInfo.org

CARDIOLOGY-- GUIDELINES-- (Section WG)--
American Heart Association Scientific Statement & Practice Guidelines Topic List

CARDIOLOGY-- METHODS-- (Section WG)--
Diagnosis: Heart

CardioVillage (Section WG)
CataLaw (Section W)
CDC Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) (Section WC)
CDC Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases (Section WC)
CDC Mass Trauma Preparedness and Response (Section WO)
CDC National Center for Infectious Diseases Traveler's Health (Section W)
CDC Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response (Section WA)
CDC Public Health Practice Program Office (Section WA)
Census State Data Centers   (Sections WA, MASS SOURCES)
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (Section QU)
The Center for Victims of Torture (Section WY)
Center for Science in the Public Interest (Section QU)
CenterWatch.com-- (Section WA)
Centers for Disease Control (CDC) (Sections W, WA, WC)
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (Section W)
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Statistics, Data and Research (Section WA)
Centre for Reviews and Dissemination (SEARCH ENGINES, Section WB)
CEOExpress (Section WX)
CEU's (See: NURSING (Section WY))
CFR's-- see Code of Federal Regulations (Section W)
Chemical Protective Clothing, OSHA (Section WA)
CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS (Section QV)--
        Medical Letter Public Reading Room (See also: Section WA, WN)

CHID Online (Combined Health Information Database) (Section WB)
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, HOSPITAL (Section WX)--
        American College of Healthcare Executives
        CEOExpress

Children's Hospital (Boston) (Section WX)
Children's Tumor Foundation (Section QZ)
CHORUS Musculoskeletal System (Section WE)
Chronic Hepatitis C: Current Disease Management (Section QZ)
Clinical Digital Libraries Project (See also: LIBRARIES)
CLINICAL TRIALS (Section WA)--
        CenterWatch.com
        Clinicaltrials.gov

Clinicaltrials.gov (Section WA)
CME-- See EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews contains full text articles, as well as protocols focusing on the effects of healthcare. Data is evidence-based medicine and is often combined statistically (with meta-analysis) to increase the power of the findings of numerous studies, each too small to produce reliable results individually.

Code of Federal Regulations (Section W)
Coding (See: FORMS AND RECORDS CONTROL)
College of American Pathologists (Section QY)
COMMERCE, MASSACHUSETTS-- MassBedrock (MASS SOURCES Section)
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Official Home Page (MASS SOURCES Section)
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES (Section WC)--
        CDC Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases
        Natonal Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES (Section WB)--
        Alternative Medicine Foundation
        Alternative Medicine: Health Care Information Resources
        Alternative Medicine Homepage
        DrugFacts.com (Section QV)
        HerbMed Alternative Medicine Foundation
        National Center for Complimentary and Alternative Medicine
        Rosenthal Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
        RxList.com
        (See also: DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS)

Compliance-- See: HOSPITALS-- STANDARDS
COMPUTER SECURITY (Section W)--
        American Health Information Management Center (AHIMA)
        Computer Security Resource Center
        Electronic Privacy Information Center
        Government Electronics & Information Technology Association

Computer Security Resource Center    (Section W)
COMPUTERS--
        Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (REF SOURCES Section)
        netLibrary     Effective 2/1/01, all Massachusetts Regional Library system members have access to netLibrary, an online collection of materials that includes 3,000 public domain titles, and 3,000 recently published books. Subject matter includes consumer health, business, careers, consumer law, psychology, self help, computer how-to books, and web development. Brought to you by the Boston Public Library Statewide Reference and Referral Center, funded by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. (See also: REF SOURCES)

COMPUTERS, HANDHELD-- (Section WB)--
        Ectopic Brain
        PalmDocs

The Consumer and Patient Health Information Section of the Medical Library Association (See also: LIBRARIES)
Continuing Medical Education-- See EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING
COPYRIGHT (Section W)--
        Copyright Clearance Center
        United States Copyright Office

Copyright Clearance Center (Section W)
Corey Nahman: Pharmacy Journals
CRITICAL CARE (Section WY)--
        Gloria's Critical Care Resources
        icufaqs
        Nurse Bob's MICU/CCU Guide to Surviving the NIght Shift

CROSS INFECTION--    (Section WC)
        Association for Professionals in Infection Control & Epidemiology (see also section WA)
        Infectious Diseases Society of America
        National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance System (NNIS)
        National Surgical Infection Prevention

CULTURAL DIVERSITY (Section WA)--
        AMSA Cultural Competency in Medicine
        CancerIndex.org (See also: Section QZ)
        CHID Online (Combined Health Information Database) (Section WB)
        CultureMed
        DiversityRx
        FreeMedicalJournals.com (Periodicals) (Contains foreign language publications)
        Multilingual Health Education Network (Canadian Site)
        Office of Minority Health
        Transcultural & Multicultural Health Links
        U. California S.F. School of Medicine Links

CultureMed (Section WA)

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DATA COLLECTION-- Zoomerang.com (Section W)

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE-- TRENDS-- (Section W)
       Health United States, 2004

Demographics-- see DEMOGRAPHY
DEMOGRAPHY   (Section W)--
        2000 Census, U.S. Census Bureau
        U.S. Census Bureau

dentalxchange.com
DENTISTRY (Section WU)--
        dentalxchange.com

DERMATITIS, CONTACT-- Botanical Dermatology Database (Section WR)
Dermanities (Section W)
DERMATOLOGY (Section WR)-- American Academy of Dematology
DIAGNOSIS (Section WB)--
        Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy 17th Ed.

Diagnosis: Heart (Section WG)
DIAGNOSIS-- PEDIATRIC (Section WS)-- isabel
DICTIONARIES, MEDICAL--
        Medline Plus (REF SOURCES Section)
        OneLook (REF SOURCES Section)

DICTIONARIES, POLYGLOT--
        Free On-line Dictionary of Computers   (REF SOURCES Section)
        refdesk.com (See: REF SOURCES)

DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS (Section QU)--
        NIH Office of Dietary Supplements

DIRECTORIES--
        Statewide Library Directory-- Massachusetts   (LIBRARIES Section)
        WhoWhere

Directory of Open Access Journals   (PERIODICALS)
DIRLINE (Section WA)
DISASTER PLANNING (Section WX)--
        AMA Disaster Preparedness and Medical Response
        Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

DISASTER PLANNING-- MASSACHUSETTS (Section WX)--
        Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (See also MASS. INFO)

DISEASE (Section QZ)--
        Diseases, Disorders and Related Topics, Karolinska Institute
        Orphanet-- Rare Diseases & Orphan Drugs (French/English site)

        UpToDate in Medicine (See also:: Sections QZ, WB, SEARCH ENGINES) (LGH Staff-- You can access this resource directly only within LGH.)

DISEASE, GENETIC (Section QZ)-- Online Mendelian Inheritence in Man (OMIM)
Diseases, Disorders and Related Topics, Karolinska Institute (Section QZ)

DISEASE MANAGEMENT (Section QZ)--
         Chronic Hepatitis C: Current Disease Management
         Your Disease Risk: Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention

Ditto (Search Engine for locating graphics on the Internet) (SEARCH ENGINES)
DiversityRx (Section WA)
DocFinder (Section WB)
DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL-- RegSource.com (Section QV)
DRUG INFORMATION SERVICES (Section QV)--
        FDA News
        FirstWord
        GRA Newswire

DRUG INTERACTIONS (Section QV)-- RxList.com
DrugFacts.com (Section QV, WB)
DRUGS-- (See: PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS (Section QV))

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EbscoHost-- (PERIODICALS Section) Use this site to access EbscoHost periodical databases. Learn How to Use this Resource NOTE: LOGON TO THIS SERVICE OUTSIDE OF THE HEALTH SCIENCE LIBRARY REQUIRES A LIBRARY CARD BARCODE NUMBER FROM A MERRIMACK VALLEY PUBLIC LIBRARY. If you are a patient or staff member of LGH and you do not have a Merrimiack Valley Public Library card, contact the Health Science Library for assistance at x6247.

Eckler, LLP (Section WX)
ECTOPARASITIC INFESTATIONS-- Lyme Disease Foundation Inc. (Section WC)
Ectopic Brain (Section WB)
EDUCATION, CONTINUING (Section W)--
        (See: Physicians' Education)
        (See: NURSING (WY))

EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING-- LGH Physicians Education Home Page
EDUCATION-- METHODS (Section W)--
        VHA Virtual Learning Center

E-Health Seal (Section W)
E-Journals-- University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (PERIODICALS Section)
ELDERLY (Section WT)-- AARP
Electronic Privacy Information Center
emedicine.com (Periodicals)
eMedicine Emergency Medicine Medical Reference   (Section WB)
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (Section WX)--
        American College of Emergency Physicians
        tdrdata.com

Emergency Medical Services for Children (Section WS)
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES/ PEDIATRIC (Section WS)--
        Emergency Medical Services for Children

EMERGENCY NURSING (Section WY)--
        Gloria's Critical Care Resources
        icufaqs
        Nurse Bob's MICU/CCU Guide to Surviving the NIght Shift

EMERGENCY MEDICINE   (Section WB)--
       eMedicine Emergency Medicine Medical Reference

Emergency Treatment of Poisoning, U Cape Town (Section WD 400-500)
EMPLOYMENT (Section W)--
        OSHA
        United States Department of Labor

EMPLOYMENT-- STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA (Section W)--
Bureau of Labor Statistics

Encyclopaedia Britannica   (REF SOURCES Section)
ENCYCLOPEDIAS-- Encyclopaedia Britannica     (REF SOURCES Section)
ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE (Section WD 400-500)--
        Household Products Database
        Right to Know Hazardous Substance Fact Sheets (NJ Dept. of Health)

EPONYMS-- (REF SOURCES)--
        Who Named It?

Essential References in Occupational Medicine     (Section WA)
EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE (Section WB)-- See also: SEARCH ENGINES--
       Bandolier
         Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews contains full text articles, as well as protocols focusing on the effects of healthcare. Data is evidence-based medicine and is often combined statistically (with meta-analysis) to increase the power of the findings of numerous studies, each too small to produce reliable results individually.
       Centre for Reviews and Dissemination
       Evidence-Based Medicine Resource Center
       NOAH Understanding Medical Information (Evidence Based Medicine)
       Oxford Centre for Evidence Based Medicine

        UpToDate in Medicine (See also: Sections QZ, SEARCH ENGINES) (LGH Staff-- You can access this resource directly only within LGH).

Evidence-Based Medicine Resource Center (Section WB)

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Falls (See: ACCIDENTAL FALLS)
FAMILY PLANNING (Section WA)-- Population Information Online
FAMILY PRACTICE (Section WB)-- FamilyPractice.com
FAMILY PRACTICE-- EDUCATION (Section WB)--
     FamilyPractice.com
     Just the Berries for Family Physicians

FamilyPractice.com (Section WB)
FDA-- (See: Food and Drug Adiminstration)
FDA Electronic Orange Book: Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluation   (Section QV)
FDA Drug Approvals List (Section QV)
FDA News (Section QV)
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) (Section WX)
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT-- UNITED STATES (Section W)--
        Agency for Health Care Research & Quality
        Center for Disease Control (CDC)
        FirstGov (SEARCH ENGINES)
        Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Home Page
        Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC)
        National Cancer Institute
        National Center for Biotechnology Information
        National Center for Complimentary and Alternative Medicine
        National Center on Sleep Disorders Research
        National Guideline Clearinghouse (See also SectionWB)
        Natonal Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
        National Institute of Nursing Research
        Office of Minority Health (Section WA)
        OSHA
        United States Copyright Office
        United States Department of Agriculture
        United States Department of Labor
        United States Postal Service (REFERENCE SOURCES)

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT -- UNITED STATES -- INFORMATION SERVICES (Section W)--
         Federal Register (REF SOURCES)
            (See LIBRARY CATALOGUES-- STATE OF MASS.-- Under 'Internet Resources' button. Click on 'Federal Resources.')
         FirstGov for Science (SEARCH ENGINES)
         National Institute of Health (NIH) Search Engine
         National Library of Medicine
         NLM Gateway (SEARCH ENGINES, LIBRARIES)
         United States Government Printing Office (REF SOURCES)

Federal Register    (REF SOURCES, Section W)
Fedstats (Section WA)
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, HOSPTAL (Section WX)--
        Healthcare Financial Management Association

Findlaw.com (Section W)
FirstGov (SEARCH ENGINES, Section W)
FirstGov for Science (SEARCH ENGINES, Section W)
FirstWord (Section QV)
Flash Code (Section W)
FORMULARIES-- LGH Formulary (In-House Use Only) (Section QV)
Food Allergy Network (Section WD 300)
Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Home Page (Sections QV W, WA)
Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC) (gov site) (Section QU)
FOOD HABITS (Section QU)--
        Oldways

FOOD SUPPLY (Section QU)--
        Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
        Center for Science in the Public Interest

FORMS AND RECORDS CONTROL (Section W)--
        Flash Code

4nursingmanagers.com (Section WY)
FRAUD (Section W)--
        Office of Inspector General
        Top Health Frauds & How to Spot a Quack Food & Drug Administration
FreeBooks4Doctors (REF SOURCES Section)
FreeMedicalJournals.com (Section WA, Periodicals) (Contains foreign language publications)
Free On-line Dictionary of Computers (REF SOURCES Section)

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Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender Health Pages (Section WA)
GeneClinics (Section QZ)
GeneMap '99 (Section QZ)
GENETIC TESTING (Section QZ)-- GeneClinics, University of Washington
GENETICS, MEDICAL (Section QZ)--
        GeneClinics
        Online Mendelian Inheritence in Man (OMIM)

GENOME (Section QZ)-- GeneMap '99
GERIATRICS (Section WT)--
        Merck Manual of Geriatrics

GlobalRPh (Section QV)
Google Images (Click on the "Images" link to display graphical files) (SEARCH ENGINES)
Google Scholar (SEARCH ENGINES)
Gloria's Critical Care Resources   (Section WY)
Government Electronics & Information Technology Association   (Section W)
GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS-- FirstGov (Section W)
GRA Newswire (Section QV)
GRAPHIC ARTS-- (SEARCH ENGINES)
       Ditto (Search Engine for locating graphics on the Internet)
       Google Images (Click on the "Images" link to display graphical files)

Guide to Internet Monitoring and Clipping   (Section WX)
GUIDELINES (Section WB)--
        Agency for Health Care Research & Quality (AHCPR)
        Health Services/ Technology Assessment Text (HSTAT) Collection of Guidelines
        National Guideline Clearinghouse (SectionW)
        Primary Care Clinical Practice Guidelines

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HAND-- (Section WE)--
       Journal of Hand Therapy

Hardin Meta Directory Alzheimer's Disease (Section WT)
Hardin Meta Directory of Internet Health Sources (SEARCH ENGINES)
Harriet Lane Links (Section WS)
Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare for Providers (Section W)
Harvard Risk Management Foundation (Section W)
Harvard University Whole Brain Atlas (Section QS)
HCUP (Section W)
HCFA-- (see: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)
Healthcare Financial Management Association (Section WX)
Health Care Compliance Association (Section WX)
Health Care Professionals Network (Section WX)
HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT (HIPAA) (Section W)--
        American Medical Association-- HIPAA

Health Law: An Overview, Cornell University   (Section W)
HEALTH POLICY-- UNITED STATES (Section W)--
        Agency for Health Care Research & Quality
        United States Dept. of Health and Human Services

Health Privacy Project (Section W)
Health Services/ Technology Assessment Text (HSTAT) Collection of Guidelines (Section WB)
HEALTH SYSTEMS AGENCIES (Section WA)-- DIRLINE
Health United States, 2004 (Section W)
Healthcarehiring.com U.S. Hospital Directory Massachusetts (Section WX, REF SOURCES)
Healthcare Cost & Utilization Project (Section WX)
Healthgrades.com (Section W)
HealthLinks ( U Washington) (SEARCH ENGINES)
Healthweb (Sections WX, WA) (See also: STATISTICS)
Healthweb Nursing (Section WY)
Healthweb Sports Medicine (Section QT)
HEART DISEASES (Section WG)--
        American Heart Association
        HeartInfo.org

HeartInfo.org (Section WG)
HEMATOLOGY (Section WH)--
        Hemic and Lymphatic Systems (U. South Alabama BioMed. Library)

Hemic and Lymphatic Systems (U. South Alabama BioMed. Library) (Section WH)
Hep C Alert (Section WC)
HEPATITIS (Section WC)--
Hep C Alert
Masshepc.org (Mass. Dept. of Public Health)

HerbMed (Section WB)
HEREDITARY DISEASES (Section QZ)-- Online Mendelian Inheritence in Man (OMIM)
HHS Office of Inspector General Exclusions List (Section W)
HHS Prevention Online (PREVLINE) (Section WM)
Highwire Press-- the largest free full-text life science archive (PERIODICALS Section)
HIPAA-- See: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (Section W)
HISTORY OF MEDICINE (Section WZ)--
HISTLINE is no longer available. For best results, search PubMed using the term "history."

HIV-- (See: GUIDELINES (Section WB))
(See also: ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME (Section WC)

HIV Insite(Univ. of California) (Section WC)
HIV/AIDS Treatment Directory (Section WC)
HOLISTIC NURSING (Section WY)--
         American Holistic Nurses Association
         Holistic Nursing Institute

Holistic Nursing Institute (Section WY)
HOMOSEXUALITY (Section WA)--
        Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender Health Pages

HONcode (Section W)
HonMedia (REFERENCE)
HONselect (see SEARCH ENGINES)
HOSPICES-- DIRECTORIES (REF Sources)--
        HospiceWeb

HospiceWeb (REF Sources)
Hospital Quality Initiatives, Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Section W)
HOSPITALS (Section WX)--
        Children's Hospital
        Lowell General Hospital (www site)
        Massachusetts General Hospital
        New England Medical Center

HOSPITALS-- LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE (Section WX)--
        Eckler, LLP

HOSPITALS-- MASSACHUSETTS-- DIRECTORIES (REF SOURCES)--
Healthcarehiring.com U.S. Hospital Directory Massachusetts (Section WX)

HOSPITALS-- STANDARDS (Section WX)--
        American National Standards Institute
        Health Care Compliance Association
        OSHA (Has a hospital standards page)

Household Products Database (Section WD 400-500)
HYPERTENSION-- DIAGNOSIS (Section WG)--
Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure
New Hypertension Guidelines Quick Reference Card

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icufaqs (Section WY)
IDSA Guideline for Candida Infections (Section WC)
iHealthBeat (Periodicals)
Immunization Action Coalition (Section WA)
Infectious Diseases (See: COMMUNICABLE DISEASES (Section WC))
Infectious Diseases Society of America (Section WC)
Informatics-- (See: MEDICAL INFORMATICS)

INFORMATION CENTERS-- (Section WB) CHID Online (Combined Health Information Database)
INFORMATION SERVICES (SEARCH ENGINES)-- HONselect
Information Sources in Renal Medicine (U Leicester, UK) (Section WJ)
Institute for Healthcare Improvement (Section W)
Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) (Section QV)
Instructions to Authors in the Health Sciences (Mulford Library) (REF Sources)
The International Society for Mental Health Online (See also: MENTAL HEALTH (Section WM))
INTERNET (Section W)--
        E-Health Seal
        HONcode
        Pandia Search Central (SEARCH ENGINES only)
        Search Engine Watch (SEARCH ENGINES only)

Internet Public Library Reference (REF Sources)
Internet Mental Health (Section WM)
Interpreter Services-- See: TRANSLATING
isabel (Section WS)
INSURANCE CARRIERS (Section W)--
     American Association of Health Plans
     Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Providers
     Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare for Providers

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JCAHO Main Web Page (Section W)
JCAHO Performance Measurement   (Section W)
Johns Hopkins Div. of Infectious Diseases Antibiotic Guide (Section QV)
Journal of Hand Therapy (Section WE)
Just the Berries for Family Physicians (Section WB)
JURISPRUDENCE    NOTE: For a maximum search, use the 'Find' function in your browser with the words "Legislation and Jurisprudence" to find similar links (Section W)--
        CataLaw
        Code of Federal Regulations
        Federal Register
      FirstGov
        Health Law: An Overview, Cornell University
      THOMAS
        WashLaw

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KIDNEY DISEASES (Section WK)-- National Kidney Disease Education Program
KNOWLEDGE (Section W)--
        Knowledge Management Home Page
        Knowledge Management Magazine
        WWW Virtual Library on Knowledge Management

Knowledge Management Home Page (Section W)
Knowledge Management Magazine (Section W)

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Laws-- see JURISPRUDENCE
Leapfrog Group (Section W)
LEGISLATION   (Section W)--
      Massachusetts Trial Court Law Libraries (See also: LIBRARIES)

LEGISLATION, MEDICAL (Section W)--
      American Health Lawyers Association
      Board of Registration in Medicine-- Massachusetts
      Board of Registration in Nursing-- Massachusetts
      Findlaw.com
      Health Hippo (Regulatory Information)
      JCAHO Main Web Page
      RegSource.com

Lexi-Comp (In-House Use Only) A comprehensive database of drug information for use within LGH. (Section QV)

LGH Formulary (In-House Use Only) (Section QV)
LGH Physicians Education Home Page
Librarians' Index to the Internet (REF SOURCES)

LIBRARIES--
        Lowell General Hospital Health Science Library
        Merrimack Valley Library Consortium
        Michigan Electronic Library (MEL)
        National Library of Medicine
        Statewide Library Directory-- Massachusetts

LIBRARY CATALOGUES-- STATE OF MASS.   (LIBRARIES Section)
License Search (Nursing) (Section WY)
LITERACY (Section W)--
        ARCH's Health Literacy
        Consumer Health Listings
        Readibilty Analysis of Consumer Health Materials
        World Education's Health and Literacy Compendium

Loansome Doc (Periodicals) LGH staff and affiliated physicians can have access to online article ordering on PubMed MEDLINE through Loansome Doc. If you are an LGH staff member or affiliate, contat the medical library for more information about opening a Loansome Doc account.

Lowell General Hospital Find a Doctor (Section W)
Lowell General Hospital Health Science Library Catalogue

LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS (MASS SOURCES Section)--
        Lowell General Hospital (www site)
        Lowell SUN

Lowell SUN (MASS SOURCES Section, PERIODICALS Section)
Lung Tumors: A Multidisciplinary Database University of Iowa College of Medicine (Section QZ)
LYME DISEASE-- Lyme Disease Foundation Inc. (Section WC)
Lyme Disease Foundation Inc. (Section WC)

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MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS (Section W)--
        ACHE Managed Care Executives Educational Programs
        National Academy for State Health Policy (see managed care link)

Massachusetts Brain Injury Association (Section WL, MASS SOURCES)
Mass. DPH Emergency Preparedness & Response (Sections WA, MASS SOURCES)
Masshepc.org   (Mass. Dept. of Public Health)   (Section WC)
Massachusetts Community Health Information Profile Database (MassCHIP) (Section WA, MASS SOURCES)
Massachusetts Dept. of Public Health (Sections WA, MASS SOURCES)
Massachusetts DPH Hospital Based Interpreter Services (Sections W, MASS SOURCES)
Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MASS. INFO, Section WX)
Massachusetts General Hospital (Section WX)
Massachusetts Health Data Consortium (Sections W, MASS SOURCES)
Massachusetts Hospital Association (Section MASS SOURCES)
MASSACHUSETTS-- INFORMATION SERVICES (MASS SOURCES Section)--
        Board of Registration in Medicine-- Massachusetts
        Board of Registration in Nursing-- Massachusetts
        Commonwealth of Massachusetts Official Home Page
        Massachusetts Dept. of Public Health
        Mass. DPH Emergency Preparedness & Response (See also: Section WA)
        Massachusetts Health Data Consortium
        Massachusetts Library & Information Network
        Massachusetts Physician Profiles
        MassBedrock
        Mass.gov
        Merrimack Valley Library Consortium
        Partners HeathCare System-- PartnerWeb

MASSACHUSETTS-- LAW AND LEGISLATION-- (MASS SOURCES Section)--
        (See: LIBRARY CATALOGUES-- STATE OF MASS.-- Under 'Internet Resources' button. Click on link
        'Massachusetts.')
        Massachusetts Trial Court Law Libraries (See also: LIBRARIES)

Massachusetts Medical Interpreters Association (Sections W, MASS SOURCES)
Massachusetts Medical Society      (MASS SOURCES Section)
Massachusetts Nurses Association (Section WY, MASS SOURCES)
Massachusetts Physician Profiles   (MASS SOURCES Section)
Massachusetts Trial Court Law Libraries (See also:MASS SOURCES , LIBRARIES)
MassBedrock (MASS SOURCES Section)
Mass.gov (MASS SOURCES Section)
MassStats   (Section WA, MASS SOURCES)
MDchoice.com (Section WB)
MEDEM (SEARCH ENGINES)
MedFetch   (See PERIODICALS)
MEDICAID-- STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA (Section WA)--
        Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Statistics, Data and Research

Medical Group Management Association (publication information) (Section W)
MEDICAL ERRORS-- PREVENTION AND CONTROL (Section W)--
        Annals of Internal Medicine Quality Grand Rounds Article Series

MEDICAL ILLUSTRATION (REFERENCE)---
        Bristol Biomed Image Archive
        HonMedia

MEDICAL INFORMATICS (Section W)--
        American Medical Informatics Association

MEDICAL ONCOLOGY (Section QZ, PERIODICALS)-- Medscape Hematology-Oncology Library
MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED-- PatientWeb (Section WX) Learn How to Use This Resource

MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA (Section W)--
       Bureau of Primary Health Care

MEDICARE-- LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE (Section W)--
        HHS Office of Inspector General Exclusions List

MEDICARE-- STANDARDS-- (Section W)--
        Medicare Conditions of Participation

MEDICARE-- STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA (Section WA)--
        Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Statistics, Data and Research

Medicare Conditions of Participation (Section W)
MEDICATION ERRORS-- PREVENTION AND CONTROL-- (Section QV)--
        Pathways to Medication Safety
MedHunt (Health on the Net Foundation)  (SEARCH ENGINES)
Medi-Lexicon (REF SOURCES)
MEDLINE (PERIODICALS Section)--
         PubMed Access to MEDLINE

Medline Plus (REF SOURCES Section)
MEDLINEplus Current Health News
Medscape DrugInfo (Section QV)
Medscape (PERIODICALS, SEARCH ENGINES)
Medscape Hematology-Oncology Library (Section QZ, PERIODICALS)
MedWeb (Emory U) (SEARCH ENGINES)
MENTAL HEALTH (Section WM)--
        Internet Mental Health
        Mental Help Net
       Psych Central-- Dr. Grohol's Mental Health Page

MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATIONS (Section WM)--
        American Psychiatric Association
        American Psychological Association
        The International Society for Mental Health Online

Mental Help Net (Section WM)
Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy 17th Ed.   (Section WB)
Merck Manual of Geriatrics   (Section WT)
Merck Manual Online (REF SOURCES Section)
Merrimack Valley Library Consortium (LIBRARIES Section)
METABOLIC DISEASES (Section WD 200)--
        Nutritional Disorders (U South Alabama BioMed Library)
        Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases (Karolinska Institutet)

Michigan Electronic Library (MEL) (LIBRARIES Section)
Michigan.gov End of Life (Section WB)

MICROBIOLOGY (Section QW)--
        Society for General Microbiology

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (PERIODICALS, Section QZ)
MORTALITY--
       Atlas of Cancer Mortality in the United States 1950-1994 (Section QZ)
       Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (PERIODICALS, Section QZ)

Multilingual Health Education Network (Canadian Site) (Section WA)
MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM (Section WE)--
        CHORUS Musculoskeletal System

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NASA   (Section WD 700)
National Academies Press (REFERENCE)
National Academies Responding First to Bioterrorism (Section WA)
National Academy for State Health Policy   (Section WA)
National Alliance for the Primary Prevention of Sharps Injuries (Section W)
National Cancer Institute (Section QZ)
National Center for Complimentary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) (Section WB)
National Center for Health Statistics (Section WA)
National Center on Sleep Disorders Research (Section WM)
National Comprehensive Cancer Network (Section QZ)
National Guideline Clearinghouse Sections WB,W)
National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (Section WX)
Natonal Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (Section WD 300)
National Institute of Mental Health (Section WM)
National Institute of Health (NIH) Search Engine (Section W)
National Institute of Nursing Research (See also: NURSING (WY)
National Kidney Disease Education Program (Section WK)
National Library of Medicine   (LIBRARIES Section)
National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance System (NNIS) (Section WC)
National Patient Safety Foundation (Section WA)
National Quality Forum's National Voluntary Consensus for Nursing-Sensitive Performance Management (NURSING Section)
National Reference Center for Bioethics Literature (Section W)
National Rehabilitation Association (Section WB)
National Surgical Infection Prevention (Section WC)
NCHS Fast Stats A-Z (Section WA)
NCI Center for Cancer Research (Section QZ)
New Hypertension Guidelines Quick Reference Card (Section WG)
NEEDLESTICK INJURIES-- National Alliance for the Primary Prevention of Sharps Injuries (Section W)
NEJM Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) (Section WC)
NEONATAL NURSING-- Association of Women's Health, Obstetrics, and Neonatal Nursing (Section WY)
NEOPLASMS (Section QZ)--
        Atlas of Cancer Mortality in the United States 1950-1994 National Cancer Institute
        American Society of Clinical Oncology
        CancerIndex.org (Multicultural Site) (See also: Section WA)
        CANCERLIT TM
        CancerNet (National Cancer Institute)
        Lung Tumors: A Multidisciplinary Database University of Iowa College of Medicine
        National Cancer Institute
        National Comprehensive Cancer Network
        NCI Center for Cancer Research
        Your Disease Risk: Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention

NEOPLASMS-- STATISTICS (Section QZ)--
Cancer Statistics, 2004

NERVOUS SYSTEM (Section WL)--
American Academy of Neurology
Nervous System Diseases (Karolinska Institutet)

Nervous System Diseases (Karolinska Institutet)

netLibrary     Effective 2/1/01, all Massachusetts Regional Library system members have access to netLibrary, an online collection of materials that includes 3,000 public domain titles, and 3,000 recently published books. Subject matter includes consumer health, business, careers, consumer law, psychology, self help, computer how-to books, and web development. Brought to you by the Boston Public Library Statewide Reference and Referral Center, funded by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. (See also: REF SOURCES)

NEUROANATOMY (Section QS)--
        Harvard University Whole Brain Atlas
        Neuroanatomy and Neuropathology on the Internet

Neuroanatomy and Neuropathology on the Internet (Section QS)
NEUROFIBROMATOSES--
       Children's Tumor Foundation (Section QZ)

NEUROSURGERY (Section WL)--
        American Association of Neurological Surgeons
        Neurosurgery OnCall

Neurosurgery OnCall
New England Journal of Medicine (PERIODICALS Section) (LGH staff-- contact the Health Science Library for password access).
New England Medical Center (Section WX)
New Medicines in Development Database (Section QV)
New York Times (PERIODICALS Section)
Newschoice Online Newspapers (PERIODICALS Section)
NEWSPAPERS (PERIODICALS Section)--
        iHealthBeat
        MEDLINEplus Current Health News
        Reuter's Health Industry Briefing

NF-- (See: NEUROFIBROMATOSES)
NIH Office of Dietary Supplements (Section QU)
NLM Gateway (SEARCH ENGINES, LIBRARIES)
NLM's Visible Human Project (Section QS)

NMRLS Home Access to (Periodical) Databases (PERIODICALS Section) Accesses several state-funded periodical databases of varying content and readability level. NOTE: LOGON TO THIS SERVICE OUTSIDE OF THE HEALTH SCIENCE LIBRARY REQUIRES A LIBRARY CARD BARCODE NUMBER FROM THE HEALTH SCIENCE LIBRARY, or A NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS PUBLIC LIBRARY. If you are a patient or staff member of LGH and you do not have a library card as described above,contact the Health Science Library for assistance at x6247. A service of NMRLS and the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.

NOAH Understanding Medical Information (Evidence Based Medicine) (Section WB)
Nosocomial Infection-- see CROSS INFECTION
NURSE ADMINISTRATORS (Section WY)--
        American Organization of Nurse Executives

Nurse Bob's MICU/CCU Guide to Surviving the Night Shift (Section WY)
NURSING (Section WY)
NURSING-- ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION (Section WY)--
        4nursingmanagers.com

NursingCenter.com (Section WY)
NursingNet (Section WY)
NUTRITION (Section QU)--
        American Dietetic Association
        Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC) (gov site)
        Nutrition Source, Harvard School of Public Health

Nutrition Source, Harvard School of Public Health (Section QU)
Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases (Karolinska Institutet) (Section WD 200)
Nutritional Disorders (U South Alabama BioMed Library) (Section WD 200)

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OBSTETRICS (Section WQ)-- American College of Obstetrics & Gynecology (ACOG)
OBSTETRICAL NURSING-- Association of Women's Health, Obstetrics, and Neonatal Nursing (Section WY)
OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE (Section WA)-- Essential References in Occupational Medicine
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY (Section WB)--
American Occupational Therapy Association

Office of Minority Health (Sections W, WA)
Office of Inspector General (Section W)
Oklahoma City National Memorial Institute For the Prevention of Terrorism (Section WX)
Oldways (Section QU)
Omni Medical Search (A medical metasearch engine) SEARCH ENGINES
OneLook (REF SOURCES Section)
Online Mendelian Inheritence in Man (OMIM) (Section QZ)
ORGANIZATIONS (Section WA)-- DIRLINE
ORPHAN DRUG PRODUCTION (Section QV)-- Orphanet-- Rare Diseases & Orphan Drugs (French/English site)
Orphanet-- Rare Diseases & Orphan Drugs (French/English site) (Sections QV & QZ)
OSHA (Sections W, WX)
OPHTHALMOLOGY (Section WW)-- Association of Vision Science Librarians Links
OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY (Section WV)
Overview of Antiretroviral Drugs (Sections QV, WC)
Oxford Centre for Evidence Based Medicine (Section WB)

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PAIN (Section WL)-- Pain.com
Pain.com
PALLIATIVE CARE-- (Section WB)
       American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
       Michigan.gov End of Life

PalmDocs (Section WB)
Pandia Search Central (SEARCH ENGINES)
PARASITES (Section QX)--
        Parasites and Parasitological Resources Ohio State University

PARENTERAL NUTRITION (Section WB)--
        American Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

Parasites and Parasitological Resources Ohio State University
PARKINSON DISEASE (Section WL)-- Professional Resources
Partners HeathCare System-- PartnerWeb (Section WX)
PATHOLOGY, CLINICAL (Section QY)-- College of American Pathologists
Pathways to Medication Safety (Section QV)
Patient Safety-- see SAFETY
PatientWeb (Section WX) Learn How to Use This Resource
PEDIATRICS (Section WS)--
        American Academy of Pediatrics
        American Academy of Pediatrics Children, Terrorism & Disasters
        Harriet Lane Links
        Immunization Action Coalition
        Pediatric Development and Behavior

PERIODICALS
PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS (Section QV)--
     Lexi-Comp (In-House Use Only) A comprehensive database of drug information for use within LGH.
        DrugFacts.com (Section WB)
        FDA Drug Approvals List
        FDA Electronic Orange Book: Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluation
        GlobalRPh
        Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP)
        Johns Hopkins Div. of Infectious Diseases Antibiotic Guide
        Medscape DrugInfo
        New Medicines in Development Database
        Physicians' Desk Reference
        PrescribingReference.com
        RxList.com

PHARMACIES (Section QV)--
        Samford University WWW Pharmacy Resources
        University of Pittsburg-- Pharmacy, Pharmacology & Therapeutics

PHARMACIES-- PERIODICALS (PERIODICALS)-- Corey Nahman: Pharmacy Journals
PHARMACIES-- SUPPLY & DISTRIBUTION (Section QV)-- PharmScope.com
PharmScope.com (Section QV)
PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY) (Section WB)--
        American Physical Therapy Association

PHYSICIAN EXECUTIVES (Section WX)--
        American College of Physician Executives

PHYSICIANS (Section W)--
        American Academy of Family Physicians (Section WB)
        MDchoice.com

Physicians' Desk Reference (Section QV)
PHYSICIANS-- ECONOMICS (Section W)--
        Medical Group Management Association (publication information)

PHYSICIANS-- LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS (Section W)--
        Lowell General Hospital Find a Doctor

Physicians' Online (Section WB)
PHYSICIANS-- PSYCHOLOGY (Section W) --
        Dermanities

PHYSICIANS-- STANDARDS (Section WB)--
       DocFinder
      Massachusetts Physician Profiles    (MASS SOURCES Section)

POISON CONTROL CENTERS (Section WD 400-500)--
        American Association of Poison Control Centers
        Regional Center for Poison Control and Prevention serving Massachusetts & Rhode Island
        Regional Poison Control Listings

POISONS (Section WD 400-500)-- TOXNET
POISONS-- POISONING (Section WD 400-500)--
     Emergency Treatment of Poisoning, U Cape Town
     Regional Center for Poison Control and Prevention serving Massachusetts & Rhode Island

Population Information Online (Section WA)
Population Referent Bureau (Section WA)
POSTAL SERVICE-- United States Postal Service (REFERENCE SOURCES)

Powersearch  (Formerly Infotrac) -- A comprehensive collection of citations, abstracts, and full-text articles from many leading medical and business journals. Learn How to Use This Resource NOTE: LOGON TO THIS SERVICE OUTSIDE OF THE HEALTH SCIENCE LIBRARY REQUIRES A LIBRARY CARD BARCODE NUMBER FROM THE HEALTH SCIENCE LIBRARY, or A NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS PUBLIC LIBRARY. If you are a patient or staff member of LGH and you do not have a library card as described above, contact the Health Science Library for assistance at x6247. A service of NMRLS and the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. (PERIODICALS Section)

PRACTICE GUIDELINES (Section WB)--
        Canadian Medical Association CPG Infobase
        Health Services/ Technology Assessment Text (HSTAT) Collection of Guidelines
        National Guideline Clearinghouse (SectionW)
        Primary Care Clinical Practice Guidelines

PrescribingReference.com (Section QV)
Primary Care Clinical Practice Guidelines (Section WB)
Privacilla.org (Section W)
PRIVACY-- (Section W)
        Health Privacy Project
        Privacilla.org

PROFESSIONAL REVIEW ORGANIZATIONS-- MASSACHUSETTS
        License Search (Nursing) (Section WY)
        Massachusetts Physician Profiles    (MASS SOURCES Section)

ProMutual Group     (Section W)
Psych Central-- Dr. Grohol's Mental Health Page (Section WM)
PSYCHIATRY (Section WM)--
        National Institute of Mental Health
        Psych Central-- Dr. Grohol's Mental Health Page

Public Library of Science Medicine
PUBLIC RELATIONS (Section WX)--
        Guide to Internet Monitoring and Clipping

PubMed Access to MEDLINE (PERIODICALS Section) Learn How to Use This Resource
PubMed Central (PERIODICALS Section)

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QI Project (Section WX)
QUALITY CONTROL (Section W)--
        E-Health Seal
        HONcode

QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE (Section W)--
        Best Hospitals
        Healthgrades.com
        Hospital Quality Initiatives, Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services
        JCAHO Performance Measurement
        Leapfrog Group

RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT    (Section WN)--
        Medical Letter Public Reading Room (See also: Sections QV, WA)

RADIOLOGY (Section WN)--
        American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology
        AuntMinnie.com
        Radiology Education Foundation

Radiology Education Foundation
Rare Diseases-- see DISEASE
Readibilty Analysis of Consumer Health Materials   (Section W)
refdesk.com (See: REF SOURCES)
REFERENCE BOOKS
ReferenceDesk.org (See: REF SOURCES)
REFUGEES-- NURSING-- (Section WY)
       The Center for Victims of Torture
       Transcultural C.A.R.E. Associates

RegSource.com (Section W)
Regional Center for Poison Control and Prevention serving Massachusetts & Rhode Island (Section WD 400-500)
REHABILITATION (Section WB)--
        National Rehabilitation Association

Reuter's Health Industry Briefing   (PERIODICALS Section)
Right to Know Hazardous Substance Fact Sheets (NJ Dept. of Health) (Section WD 400-500)
RISK MANAGEMENT (Section W)--
     Harvard Risk Management Foundation
     ProMutual Group

Rosenthal Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (Section WB)
RxList.com (Section QV)

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SAFETY (Section WA) --
      American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
      National Academy for State Health Policy (search for "patient safety")
      National Patient Safety Foundation
      VA National Center for Patient Safety

SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS (Section W)--
        Medical Group Management Association (publication information)

Samford University WWW Pharmacy Resources (Section QV)
SARS-- See: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
Scirius (A scientific and medical search engine) (Section SEARCH ENGINES
Scientific American Online     (PERIODICALS Section)
The Scientist (PERIODICALS Section)
Search Engine Watch (SEARCH ENGINES)

Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (Section WG)

SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME (Section WC)--
        CDC Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
        NEJM Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
        World Health Organization


SLEEP DISORDERS (Section WM)-- National Center on Sleep Disorders Research

Society for General Microbiology (Section QW)
SPORTS MEDICINE (Section QT)--
        Healthweb Sports Medicine

Standards-- see HOSPITALS-- STANDARDS
State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Dept. of Health (Section WA)
Statewide Library Directory-- Massachusetts      (LIBRARIES Section)
Statistical Abstract of the United States   (Section WA)
STATISTICS (Section WA) (See also: Use the "find" function in your browser on this page with the word "statistics" to locate specific subjects, ex: EMPLOYMENT-- STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA)--
        Administration on Aging
        CDC Data and Statistics
        Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Statistics, Data and Research
        Fedstats
        Healthweb
        National Center for Health Statistics
        NCHS Fast Stats A-Z
        Population Referent Bureau
        Statistical Abstract of the United States
        WHO Statistical Information System (WHOSIS)

STATISTICS-- MASACHUSETTS (Section WA, MASS SOURCES)--
        Census State Data Centers
        Massachusetts Community Health Information Profile Database (MassCHIP)
        MassStats

StatRef (DICTIONARIES, DIRECTORIES, REFERENCE BOOKS) A full-text online resource containing 18 clinical textbooks. LGH Staff-- You can access this resource directly within LGH, or from any computer with a password provided by the LGH Library. Contact the library for password information.)

Substance Abuse Research Center (Section WM)
SUNY Health Sciences Library Selected Nursing Web Sites (Section WY)

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tdrdata.com (Section WX)
TERMINOLOGY (REF SOURCES)--
        Words by William Whitaker (Latin Translator)

TERRORISM-- Oklahoma City National Memorial Institute For the Prevention of Terrorism (Section WX)
theheart.org (Section WG)
THOMAS (Section W)
3-D Brain Anatomy
TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT-- Institute for Healthcare Improvement (Section W)
TOXICOLOGY (Section WD 400-500)-- TOXNET
TOXNET (Section WD 400-500)
TQM-- See TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT
Transcultural & Multicultural Health Links (Section WA)
Transcultural C.A.R.E. Associates (Section WY)
TRANSLATING--
        What a Difference an Interpreter Can Make: Health Care Experiences of Uninsured with Limited English Proficiency (Section W)

TRANSLATING--MASSACHUSETTS--
        Massachusetts Medical Interpreters Association (Sections W, MASS SOURCES)

TRANSLATING-- LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE--MASSACHUSETTS--
        Massachusetts DPH Hospital Based Interpreter Services (Sections W, MASS SOURCES)

Trauma (Section WO)-- European site-- includes scoring    (See also: WOUNDS AND INJURIES)
TRAVEL-- ADVERSE EFFECTS (Section W)--
        CDC National Center for Infectious Diseases Traveler's Health

2000 Census, U.S. Census Bureau (Section W)

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U Washington School of Medicine Ethics in Medicine (Section W)
United States-- (See: FEDERAL GOVERNMENT-- UNITED STATES (Section W))
U.S. Census Bureau (Section W)
United States Government Printing Office (REF SOURCES)
United States Department of Agriculture (Section W)
United States Dept. of Health and Human Services (Section W)
United States Department of Labor (Section W)
United States Postal Service (REFERENCE SOURCES)
University of Pittsburg-- Pharmacy, Pharmacology & Therapeutics (Section QV)
UpToDate in Medicine    (Sections QZ, WB, SEARCH ENGINES) (LGH Staff-- You can access this resource directly only within LGH).

UROGENITAL SYSTEM (Section WJ)--
        Information Sources in Renal Medicine (U Leicester, UK)
        Urogenital System (U South Alabama BioMed Library)

Urogenital System (U South Alabama BioMed Library) (Section WJ)
USAMRIID's Medical Maganement of Biological Casualties Handbook (Section WA)

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VA National Center for Patient Safety (Section WA)
VENTILATORS, MECHANICAL (Section WY)--
Ventworld

Virtual Hospital (Section WX)
VIRUSES-- CDC Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases (Section WC)
Visiting Nurse Association of Greater Lowell, Inc. (Section WY)

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Wall Street Journal  Use your StatRef username/password information on the back of your library card to access WSJ online or call the library at x6247 for assistance.  Periodicals

WashLaw (Section W)
Web of Addictions (Section WM)
What a Difference an Interpreter Can Make: Health Care Experiences of Uninsured with Limited English Proficiency (Section W)
WHITAKER, WILLIAM (REF SOURCES)--
        Words by William Whitaker (Latin Translator)

Who Named It? (REF SOURCES)
WHO Statistical Information System (WHOSIS)   (Section WA)
WhoWhere    (REF SOURCES)
WISQARS    (Section WA)
World Education's Health and Literacy Compendium (Section W)
World Health Organization (Section WC)
WOUND HEALING (Section WO)--
        Wound Care Protocols Inc. Links

Words by William Whitaker (Latin Translator) (REF SOURCES)
Wound Care Protocols Inc. Links (Section WO)
WOUNDS AND INJURIES (Section WO)--
        American Association for the Surgery of Trauma
        CDC Mass Trauma Preparedness and Response
        Trauma-- (European site-- includes scoring)

WOUNDS AND INJURIES-- STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA (Section WA)--
        WISQARS

WWW Virtual Library on Knowledge Management (Section W)

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Your Disease Risk: Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention (Section QZ)
ZIP CODES-- United States Postal Service (REFERENCE SOURCES)
Zoomerang.com (Section W)

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