Electronic Databases
Internal Medicine
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| ACP Journal Club
Contains the ACP Journal Club (1991 - Present), as well as Evidence-Based Medicine (1991 - 2000), a joint publication with the British Medical Group. Coverage: 1991 - Present.
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| BMJ Clinical Evidence
Continuously updated evidence on clinical interventions. Summarizes current state of knowledge and uncertainty about the prevention and treatment of clinical conditions, based on thorough searches and appraisal of the literature. Produced by the BMJ Publishing Group.
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| Cochrane Controlled Trials Register (CCTR)
CCTR contains over 300,000 bibliographic references to controlled trials in health care. Produced by the Cochrane Collaboration along with the National Library of Medicine (U.S.) and Reed Elsevier (The Netherlands).
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| Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Full text of the regularly updated systematic reviews of the effects of healthcare prepared by The Cochrane Collaboration. Coverage: Current. Produced by the Cochrane Collaboration.
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| Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effectiveness (DARE)
A full-text database containing critical assessments and structured abstracts of systematic reviews from medical journals from around the world. It covers topics such as diagnosis, prevention, rehabilitation, screening, and treatment. Produced by the National Health Services' Center for Reviews and Dissemination (NHS CRD) at the University of York, England.
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| EBM Reviews: Cochrane Database, ACP Journal Club, DARE
Multifile database provides simultaneous access to ACP Journal Club, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, and Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effectiveness. |
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| eMedicine
Knowledge-based information system with peer-reviewed, continuously updated medical reference articles, PDA downloadable textbooks, and image library. Also provides personalized education system and CME, CE, and OCEU. |
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| FirstConsult
Evidence-based clinical information database with differential diagnosis, medical conditions, procedures, and patient education. FirstConsult is updated weekly and draws heavily on the National Guideline Clearinghouse, Cochrane systematic reviews, and BMJ Clinical Evidence as information sources. |
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| MDConsult
Clinical knowledge system provides access to electronic textbooks, practice guidelines, drug information, journal search, news, and patient education materials with emphasis on full-text materials.
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| MEDLINE (1950-present, including daily update)
Health sciences articles including clinical, basic sciences, and public health information. Encompasses medicine, nursing, allied health, biological and physical sciences, and humanities and information science as they relate to medicine and health care. Coverage: 1950 - Present including corrections and daily updates. Produced by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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| MEDLINE (Latest 10 Years, including daily update)
Index to health sciences articles including clinical, basic sciences, and public health information. Encompasses medicine, nursing, allied health, biological and physical sciences, and humanities and information science as they relate to medicine and health care. Coverage: Latest 10 years including daily updates. Produced by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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| MEDLINE In-Process & Other Non-Indexed Citations
Index to health sciences articles including clinical, basic sciences, and public health information. Encompasses medicine, nursing, allied health, biological and physical sciences, and humanities and information science as they relate to medicine and health care. Coverage: Basic information and abstracts before a record is indexed with MeSH® heading(s) and added to Ovid MEDLINE. Produced by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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| National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC)
Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. Structured abstracts summarize guidelines and development process. All guidelines in English, < 5 years old, and systematically developed. Full-text links when available. Produced by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). |
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| POCKETConsult
PDA downloads including FIRSTConsult, medical calculators, and medical news service. FIRSTConsult information includes full range of diagnostic tables from the differential diagnoses tool and key point-of-care content for medical topics including evaluation, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis. Create personal account to manage downloads. |
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| PubMed (MEDLINE) with GW full-text links
Health sciences articles including clinical, basic sciences, and public health information. Encompasses medicine, nursing, allied health, biological and physical sciences, and humanities and information science as they relate to medicine and health care. Coverage: 1950 - Present including corrections and daily updates. Produced by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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| UpToDate
This resource available at the GW Hospital, MFA, and Himmelfarb Library ONLY. No off-campus access permitted.
Evidence-based, regularly updated topic reviews.
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