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Allergy & Immunology

Current Protocols in Immunology (Current Protocols Online)
Expert Panel Report 3 (EPR3): Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma (NIH & NHLBI) (PubMed)
Immunobiology (Janeway) (PubMed)
Immunology and Evolution of Infectious Disease (Frank) (PubMed)
The KIR Gene Cluster (Carrington) (PubMed)
Middleton's Allergy: Principles and Practice (Middleton) (MD Consult)
Vaccines: Chapter 6, Smallpox and Vaccinia (Plotkin and Orenstein) (PubMed)

Anatomy

Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology (Rizzo) (R2 Library)
Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body (Gray) (Bartleby.com)

Anesthesiology

Miller's Anesthesia (Miller) (MD Consult)
Raj's Practical Management of Pain, 4th ed. (Benzon) (MD Consult)

Biochemistry

Biochemistry, 5th ed (Berg) (PubMed)
Current Protocols in Nucleic Acid Chemistry (Current Protocols Online)
Essentials of Glycobiology, 2nd ed.(Varki, et al.) (PubMed)
Mapping Protein/DNA Interactions by Cross-Linking (INSERM) (PubMed)

Biology

Bioinformatics in Tropical Disease Research: A Practical and Case-Study Approach (Gruber, et al.) (PubMed)
C.elegens II (Riddle) (PubMed)
Developmental Biology (Gilbert) (PubMed)
A Stereotaxic Atlas of the Brain of the Zebra Finch (Nixdorf) (PubMed)
WormBook (The C. elegans Research Community) (Wormbook)

Blood Group Antigens

Blood Groups and Red Cell Antigens (Dean) (PubMed)

Cardiology

Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine, 8th ed.(Libby) (MD Consult)
Cardiology Explained (Ashley) (PubMed)
Clinical Electrocardiography: A Simplified Approach, 6th ed. (Goldberger) (MD Consult)
Current Diagnosis & Treatment in Cardiology (Crawford) (STATRef)
Inflammatory Atherosclerosis: Characteristics of the Injurious Agent (Frank) (PubMed)
Pediatric Cardiology for Practitioners, 5th ed. (Park) (MD Consult)
Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine (Topol, et al.) (R2 Library)

Complementary Therapies

Alternative Medicine and Rehabilitation: A Guide for Practitioners (Wainapel and Fast) (PubMed)
Integrative Medicine, 2nd ed. (Rakel) (MD Consult)

Critical Care

Current Critical Care Diagnosis & Treatment (STATRef)
ICU Book (Marino) (Books@Ovid)
ICU Book (Marino) (R2 Library)
Trauma (Moore) (STATRef)

Cytology

Current Protocols in Cell Biology (Current Protocols Online)
Current Protocols in Cytometry (Current Protocols Online)

Dermatology

Clinical Dermatology (Habif) (MD Consult)

Emergency Medicine

Clinical Procedures in Emergency Medicine (Roberts) (MD Consult)
Clinical Toxicology (Ford) (MD Consult)
Emergency Medicine Manual (Ma and Cline) (R2 Library)
Rosen's Emergency Medicine (Marx) (MD Consult)
Trauma (Moore) (STATRef)
Wilderness Medicine, 5th ed. (Auerbach) (MD Consult)

Endocrinology & Metabolism

Clinical Guidelines on the Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults (PubMed)
Endocrinology: An integrated approach (Nussey) (PubMed)
Genetic Landscape of Diabetes (Dean) (PubMed)
Williams Textbook of Endocrinology (Larsen) (MD Consult)

Evidence Based Medicine

ACP Pier (The Physicians' Information and Education Resource) (STATRef)
Clinical Evidence (BMJ Publishing)
Users' Guides to the Medical Literature (AMA) <<After clicking on the link, select Log-in from the top of the page>>

Family Practice

Textbook of Family Medicine, 7th ed. (Rakel) (MD Consult)

Gastroenterology

Current Diagnosis & Treatment in Gastroenterology (STATRef)
Sleisenger & Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases, 8th ed. (Feldman) (MD Consult)

Genetics

Fabry Disease: Perspectives from 5 years of FOS (PubMed)
Gene Reviews (PubMed)
Genes and Disease (NIH) (PubMed)
Genetic Landscape of Diabetes (Dean) (PubMed)
Genomes (Brown) (PubMed)
Human Molecular Genetics 2 (Strachan and Read) (PubMed)
Introduction to Genetic Analysis (Griffiths) (PubMed)
Metagenomics: Sequences from the Environment (PubMed)
Modern Genetic Analysis (Griffiths) (PubMed)
OMIM - Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (NCBI)
Sequence - Evolution - Function Computational Approaches in Comparative Genomics (Koonin and Galperin) (PubMed)

Geriatrics

Geriatric Medicine: An Evidence Based Approach (Cassel edition) (R2 Library)
Practice of Geriatrics, 4th ed. (Duthie) (MD Consult)

Hematology/Oncology

AJCC Cancer Staging Handbook 6th Ed. (STATRef)
Cancer Chemotherapy & Biotherapy (R2 Library)
Cancer Medicine 6 (Holland-Frei) (PubMed)
Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology (DeVita) (R2 Library)
Clinical Oncology (Abeloff) (MD Consult)
DeVita, Hellman, and Rosenberg’s Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology (R2)
Dynamics of Cancer (Frank) (PubMed)
Hematology: Basic Principles and Practice (Hoffman) (MD Consult)
Manual of Clinical Oncology (Casciato) (Books@Ovid)
The Molecular Basis of Cancer, 3rd ed. (Mendelsohn) (MD Consult)
Principles and Practice of Pediatric Oncology (Pizzo and Poplack) (R2 Library)
Wintrobe's Clinical Hematology (Books@Ovid)

Infectious Diseases

Antiretroviral Resistance in Clinical Practice (Geretti) (PubMed)
Defining and Defeating the Intolerable Burden of Malaria III. Progress and Perspectives: Objectives and Acknowledgments (PubMed)
Hepatitis C Viruses: Genomes and Molecular Biology (Tan) (PubMed)
Immunobiology (Janeway) (PubMed)
The Intolerable Burden of Malaria: A New Look at the Numbers (Breman, Egan, and Keusch) (PubMed)
The Intolerable Burden of Malaria: II. What's New, What's Needed (Breman, Alilio, Martin, and Mills ) (PubMed)
Krugman's infectious diseases of children, 11th ed. (Gershon) (MD Consult)
Medical Immunology (STATRef)
Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases (Mandell) (MD Consult)
Principles and Practice of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, 3rd ed. (Long) (MD Consult)
Vaccines: Chapter 6, Smallpox and Vaccinia (Plotkin and Orenstein) (PubMed)

Laboratory Techniques and Procedures

Henry's Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods (MD Consult)
Clinical Methods: The History, Physical and Laboratory Examinations 3rd ed. (Walker, et. al.) (PubMed)
Interpretation of Diagnostic Tests (Wallach) (Books@Ovid)
Manual of Laboratory & Diagnostic Tests (Fischback) (Books@Ovid)

Medicine and Subspecialties

ACP Medicine (Scientific American Medicine) (STATRef)
ACP Medicine (Scientific American Medicine) (BC Decker Inc.)
Cecil Medicine, 23rd ed. (Goldman) (MD Consult)
Conn's Current Therapy 2008, 60th ed. (Rakel) (MD Consult)
Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment (STATRef)
DeGowin's Diagnostic Examination (STATRef)
Ferri's Clinical Advisor 2009, 1st ed. (Ferri) (MD Consult)
Frontera: Essentials of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2nd ed. (MD Consult)
Harrison's Online (Principles of Internal Medicine)
Kelley's Textbook of Internal Medicine (Ruddy) (Books@Ovid)
Magill's Medical Guide 4 Revised edition, 2007 (Salem Press)
The Medical Interview (Coulehan) (R2 Library)
Merck Manuals
The National Academies Collection: Reports funded by National Institutes of Health (PubMed)
Osler Medical Handbook, 2nd ed. (Piccini) (MD Consult)
Practical Guide to the Care of the Medical Patient, 7th ed. (Ferri) (MD Consult)
Primary Care Medicine (Goroll) (Books@Ovid)
The Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (PubMed)
Textbook of Primary Care Medicine (Noble) (MD Consult)
Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics (Books@Ovid)

Microbiology & Virology

Approved Lists of Bacterial Names (PubMed)
Current Protocols in Microbiology (Current Protocols Online)
EcoSal (American Society for Microbiology)
Helicobacter Pylori (PubMed)
International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria (1990 Revision) (PubMed)
Mechanosensitivity in Cells and Tissues (Kamkin and Kiseleva) (PubMed)
Medical Microbiology (Baron) (PubMed)
Polymicrobial Diseases (PubMed)

Miscellaneous

Advances in Patient Safety: From Research to Implementation (PubMed)
Citing Medicine: The NLM Style Guide for Authors, Editors, and Publishers. 2nd ed. (Patrias) (PubMed)
Encyclopedia of Associations: National Organizations of the U.S. and International Organizations (Gale)
Historical Works: Medicine in the Americas (PubMed)
The NCBI C++ Toolkit [Internet] (Vakatov, Siyan, and Ostell) (PubMed)
The NCBI Handbook (McEntyre and Ostell) (PubMed)
NCBI Help Manual (PubMed)
NCBI News (PubMed)
NCBI Short Courses (Airozo, et al.) (PubMed)
The NCBI Style Guide (PubMed)
NetLibrary Access to 1,500 general fulltext electronic books.
NIH Curriculum Supplement Series (NIH) (PubMed)
NLM Catalog Help (PubMed)
PubMed Clinical Q&A (Dean) (PubMed)
Strolling Through the Match: the Medical Student's Guide to Residency Selection (American Academy of Family Physicians)

Molecular Biology

Baculovirus Molecular Biology [Internet] (Rohrmann) (PubMed)
The Cell: A Molecular Approach (Cooper) (PubMed)
Current Protocols in Bioinformatics (Current Protocols Online)
Current Protocols in Molecular Biology (Current Protocols Online)
Current Protocols in Protein Science (Current Protocols Online)
Human ATP-Binding Cassette (ABC) Transporter Superfamily (Dean) (PubMed)
Molecular Biology of the Cell (Alberts) (PubMed)
Molecular Cell Biology (Lodish) (PubMed)
Retroviruses (Coffin) (PubMed)

Neurological Sciences

Animal Models of Cognitive Impairment (Levin and Buccafusco) (PubMed)
Basic Neurochemistry (Siegel) (PubMed)
Electrochemical Methods for Neuroscience (Michael & Borland) (PubMed)
The Epilepsies: Seizures, Syndromes and Management (Panayiotopoulos) (PubMed)
Frontiers in Neuroscience (Simon & Nicolelis) (PubMed)
Imitators of Epilepsy 2nd ed. (PubMed)
Indwelling Neural Implants: Strategies for Contending with the In Vivo Environment (Reichert) (PubMed)
Introduction to Epilepsy (Bromfield) (PubMed)
Neuroscience, 2nd ed. (Purves) (PubMed)
Parkinson's Disease: Diagnosis and Clinical Management (Factor and Weiner) (PubMed)
Spinal Cord Medicine: Principles and Practice (Lin) (PubMed)
Textbook of Clinical Neurology, 3rd ed. (Goetz) (MD Consult)

Nursing

Lippincott's Manual of Nursing Practice (Nettina) (Books@Ovid)
Lippincott's Nursing Drug Guide (Books@Ovid)
Nursing Care Plans and Documentation (Carpenito) (Books@Ovid)

Obstetrics & Gynecology

Comprehensive Gynecology, 5th ed (Katz) (MD Consult)
Current Diagnosis & Treatment in Ob/Gyn (STATRef)
Obstetrics, 5th ed.(Gabbe) (MD Consult)
Williams Obstetrics (Cunningham) (STATRef)

Oncology: see Hematology

Ophthalmology

Ophthalmology, 3rd ed. (Yanoff & Duker) (MD Consult)
Webvision: The Organization of the Retina and Visual System (Kolb, Fernandez, and Nelson) (PubMed)

Orthopedics

Campbell's Operative Orthopaedics, 11th ed. (Canale & Beaty) (MD Consult)
Current Diagnosis & Treatment in Orthopedics (STATRef)
Skeletal Trauma: Basic Science, Management and Reconstruction, 3rd ed. (Browner) (MD Consult)
Skeletal Trauma in Children, 4th ed. (Green& Swiontkowski) (MD Consult)

Otolaryngology

Otolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery (Cummings) (MD Consult)

Pathology

Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods (MD Consult)
Robbins & Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease (Coltran) (MD Consult)

Pediatrics

2006 Red Book: Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases (AAP)
Current Diagnosis & Treatment in Pediatrics (STATRef)
Current Pediatric Therapy, 18th ed. (Burg) (MD Consult)
Fanaroff & Martin's Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine: Diseases of the Fetus and Infant, 8th ed. (Fanaroff) (MD Consult)
Harriet Lane Handbook, 18 ed. (Johns Hopkins) (MD Consult)
Krugman's Infectious Diseases of Children, 11th ed. (Gershon) (MD Consult)
Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics (Behrman) (MD Consult)
Pediatric Cardiology for Practitioners, 5th ed. (Park) (MD Consult)
Pediatric Surgery, 6th ed (Grosfeld) (MD Consult)
Principles and Practice of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, 3rd ed. (Long) (MD Consult)
Rudolphs Pediatrics (STATRef)

Pharmacology

Basic & Clinical Pharmacology (STATRef)
Current Protocols in Pharmacology (Current Protocols Online)
Drug Class Reviews (PubMed)
Drug Facts and Comparisons - Pocket Version (Books@Ovid)
Drugs of Choice (Medical Letter)
Goodman & Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics (Brunton, Lazo, and Parker) (R2 Library)
Handbook of Antimicrobial Therapy (Medical Letter)
Patient Drug Information from MedMaster (American Society of Health-System Pharmacists) (PubMed)

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Board Review (Cuccurullo)(PubMed)

Physiology

Review of Medical Physiology (STATRef)

Psychiatry & Behavior

Collective Expert Evaluation Reports (INSERM Collective Expertise Centre) (PubMed)
Handbook of Medical Psychiatry (Moore) (MD Consult)
DSM-IV-TR™ (STATRef)
Kaplan & Sadock's Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry (Saddok) (R2 Library)
Psychiatric Secrets, 2nd ed. (Jacobson) (MD Consult)

Public and Environmental Health

Clinicians' Handbook of Preventive Services (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services)
Disease and Mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa (Jamison) (PubMed)
Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries (Jamison, et al.) (PubMed)
Ecology, Epidemiology, and Evolution of Parasitism in Daphnia [Internet]. (Ebert) (PubMed)
Global Burden of Disease and Risk Factors (Lopez, et al.) (PubMed)
Guide to Clinical Preventive Services (Report of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force)
Health Services/Technology Assessment Text (HSTAT) (PubMed)
Health, United States, 2004 (PubMed)
Health, United States, 2005 (PubMed)
Health, United States, 2006 (PubMed)
Health, United States, 2007 (PubMed)
Healthy People 2010
Manual for the Surveillance of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases, 3rd Edition, 2002 (CDC)
Priorities in Health (Jamison et al.) (PubMed)
Put Prevention into Practice (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)

Pulmonary Medicine

Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma (PubMed)
Murray & Nadel's Textbook of Respiratory Medicine (Murray & Nadel) (MD Consult)

Radiology

Essentials of Radiology, 2nd ed. (Mettler) (MD Consult)
Grainger & Allison's Diagnostic Radiology (MD Consult)
Molecular Imaging and Contrast Agent Database (PubMed)

Rheumatology

Kelly's Textbook of Rheumatology (Ruddy) (MD Consult)

Sports Medicine

DeLee and Drez's Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (MD Consult)

Surgery

Current Surgical Diagnosis & Treatment (STATRef)
Current Surgical Therapy, 9th ed. (Cameron) (MD Consult)
Genetics for Surgeons (Morrison) (PubMed)
Greenfield's Surgery (Mulholland, et al.) (R2 Library)
Guide to Peripheral and Cerebrovascular Intervention (Bhatt) (PubMed)
Operative Surgery Manual, 1st ed. (Khatri) (MD Consult)
Pediatric Surgery, 6th ed (O'Neill) (MD Consult)
Sabiston & Spencer's Surgery of the Chest, 7th ed (MD Consult)
Sabiston Textbook of Surgery, 18th ed. (Townsend) (MD Consult)
Schwartz's Principles of Surgery (STATRef)
Surgical Treatment: Evidence Based and Problem Oriented (Holzheimer) (PubMed)
Vascular Surgery, 6th ed (Rutherford) (MD Consult)

Urology & Nephrology

Brenner & Rector's The Kidney (Brenner) (MD Consult)
Campbell-Walsh Urology, 9th ed. (Wein) (MD Consult)