Electronic Databases
Global Health
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| Global Health
Encompasses the Public Health and Tropical Medicine (PHTM) database, previously produced by the Bureau of Hygiene and Tropical Diseases (BHTD), and the human health and diseases information extracted from CAB ABSTRACTS. Global Health covers communicable diseases (including HIV/AIDS), tropical diseases (including field and experimental studies), parasitic diseases and parasitology-medical entomology, human nutrition (including food composition, food poisoning, effects of diet on health, nutritional disorders, and experimental aspects), community and public health (including chronic diseases, occupational health, health status indicators, the impact of agriculture on health, and cancer epidemiology), and medicinal and poisonous plants (including pharmacology, tissue culture, animal studies, plant composition, allergens, and toxins). Coverage: 1973 - Present. Produced by the CABI Publishing.
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| Index Medicus for the South-East Asian Region (IMSEAR)
Database of articles published in selected journals within the WHO South-East Asia Region. Collaborative effort of participating libraries in the Health Literature, Library and Information Services (HELLIS) network in the region.
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| Index Medicus for the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region (IMEMR)
International index to Eastern Mediterranean health literature and information sources using headings according to the Medical Subject Headings MeSH list of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. Indexes health information from Eastern Mediterranean countries including Afghanistan, Bahrain, Cyprus, Djibouti, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, The Occupied Territories, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, U.A.E., and Yemen Arab Republic. Produced by the Eastern Mediterranean Region Library Network (EMLIBNET).
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| LILACS (Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences)
Covers Latin American and Caribbean health sciences literature. Indexes articles from 670 + medical journals and also includes : theses, thesis chapters, books, book chapters, congress and conference proceedings, technical and scientific reports, and government publications. Produced by BIREME, a PAHO Specialized Center.
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| MedCarib
Covers health sciences literature from English speaking Caribbean countries. Includes books, book chapters, theses, technical reports, congress and conference proceedings, and journal articles. Produced by Caribbean Net.
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| Native Health Research Database
Citations and abstracts related to the health and health care of American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Canadian First Nations. Includes information on articles, reports, surveys, and other resource documents. Coverage: 1966 - Present. Sponsored by the Indian Health Service and the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center.
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| World Development Indicators
Data from 152 economies with populations of more than 1 million and 14 country groups, plus selected indicators for 56 other smaller economies. Indicators are shown for the most recent year or period for which data are available and, in most tables, for an earlier year or period (usually 1990). Produced by the World Bank.
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