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Citing Sources
American Psychological Associations (APA) Style Guides
Vancouver Style Guides
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Uniform Requirement for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals• For a list of sample citations, click here
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Monash UniversityInteractive Tutorial
Citing Evidence-Based Texts
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Citing UpToDateAdapt example citation to appropriate style
Anatomy
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Thieme AtlasesLarge ebook collection (various specialties) containing medical illustrations accompanied by explanatory text
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Winking Skull: Human Anatomy Study AidTo access content, you must register for a free account.
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MacAnatomyOnline portal created by the Education Program in Anatomy
Terminology
Pathology
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Clinical Key
- Perform a basic search for the disease or condition of interest
- Limit your results to Books and First Consult (Clinical Summaries) down the left side of the results page
- Browse through relevant books, chapters, and sections
Evidence-Based Texts
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DynaMed
- Enter the disease or condition of interest into the search box
- Select the appropriate clinical topic from the result list
- Look in the General Information for information on Pathology
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UpToDate On-campus use only
- Enter the disease or condition of interest in to the search box
- Choose the appropriate resource from the results list
- Look in the Introduction , Definition, or Pathogenesis sections for relevant information.
Electronic Resources
Patient Education
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Clinical Key
- Perform a basic search for the disease or condition of interest
- Limit your results to Books and First Consult (Clinical Summaries) down the left side of the results page
- Browse through relevant books, chapters, and sections
Evidence-Based Texts
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DynaMed
- Enter the disease or condition of interest into the search box
- Select the appropriate clinical topic from the result list
- Select Patient Education from the list of expandable article sections
- Follow the links to access patient education resources
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UpToDate
- Enter "patient information" and the disease or condition of interest into the search box
- Choose the appropriate resource from the results list OR
- Click Patient Info in the top right corner
- Browse The Basics collection (1-3 page summaries) or Beyond the Basics collection (5-10 pages)
Meta-Search
Searches multiple health databases simultaneously
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Trip
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- Select Patient Information along the top of the results page.
Drug Information
eBook Collections
Full-text search of a wide variety of health-related textbooks
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Clinical Key
- Perform a basic search for the disease or condition of interest
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- Browse through relevant books, chapters, and sections
Evidence-Based Texts
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DynaMed
- Enter the drug of interest into the search box
- Select the appropriate clinical topic from the result list OR
- Search on the disease or condition of interest.
- Expand the Treatment section of the clinical topic.
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UpToDate
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- Expand the Treatment or Pharmacologic Treatment subsections of the clinical topic.
Procedures
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Clinical Key
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More from HSL
Meta-Search
Searches multiple health databases simultaneously
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TripTurning Research Into Practice
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- Select Videos or Images along the top of the results page.
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Clinical Key
- Perform a basic search for the disease or condition of interest
- Limit your results to Books and First Consult (Clinical Summaries) down the left side of the results page
- Browse through relevant books, chapters, and sections
