The American College of Physicians has compiled its ninth library of reference materials designed to help internists and community libraries acquire and apply current knowledge in internal medicine. The Library for Internists began as a compilation of printed materials, but now that powerful computers and computer networks have become ubiquitous, its character is changing to include electronic information resources that will eventually compose a virtual medical library.
The subcommittee charged with the task of approving this version of the Library faced the same two-pronged dilemma experienced by all students of medicine. First, substantive medical knowledge continues to grow at an increasing pace; remaining current in even a portion of a medical discipline today requires far more knowledge than was needed decades ago. Second, the mechanisms by which medical knowledge is created and disseminated are growing at an equally rapid rate. By the time the "A Library for Internists IX" is disseminated, new Internet-based medical libraries and clinical information will have been introduced by publishers, professional societies, and information systems vendors. In the near future, a new class of intelligent agents, information filters, collaboration tools, and clinical information not even blueprinted will be in use.
Accordingly, the Library's mission is to address both elements of this dilemma. First, we introduce many traditional medical textbooks and reference works that cover the growing subfields of medicine. Many of these works are available in electronic form. Second, we provide a listing of representative software programs, professional organizations, and other resources that will help internists build bridges to these emerging digital medical libraries.
The list of books in this edition of the Library was generated by an array of medical information experts and was expanded by recommendations from practicing general internists. College members were the major source of nominations of medical resources. The College Officers, Regents, and Governors and members of the Council of Associates and committees and subcommittees were included in the nomination process. Nominations were also requested from other medical societies and from the editorial boards of selected medical journals.
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CD-ROM and Internet-Based Content
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In contrast to the state of affairs that existed when the last Library was published (1994), most major textbook publishers are now marketing or developing digital forms of their printed works, primarily on CD-ROM. Some are sold as separate works, some are bundled with the print copy, and some are combined into more extensive CD-ROM libraries. When possible, we have identified books for which a CD-ROM edition is available; however, the reader should assume that most medical publishers will have CD-ROM editions available.
Similarly, full-text medical books and journals are increasingly available from publishers and discount distributors through online or CD-ROM-based subscription. Commercial online service providers offer unlimited access to MEDLINE, many medical journals, and a selection of medical textbooks; medical or hospital libraries also offer such access. Many professional societies make their publications available through their own World Wide Web sites or through consortia that focus on research publications. We only refer to these resources briefly because the ever-changing resource market will make some products obsolete by the time this edition is published.
Pricing of digital resources and online services is in flux. In principle, information servers can maintain logs of reader behaviors and couple reader preferences with selective advertisements and services. Direct charges to the reader can be lower than the true cost of providing a service because revenues are generated through online advertising, theoretically, by coupling reader profiles with targeted advertising and sales materials. Clients of online services should be aware of how information providers generate revenues and who, if anyone, has access to account information and logs of usage patterns.
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Gaining Access to Medical Knowledge
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The College believes that it can best serve the medical community by promoting awareness of new means of acquiring information. The College's Web site is an early initiative in this area (http://www.acponline.org). Equally vital is the role of the medical librarian. As they begin to add digital media to their personal libraries, physicians would do well to involve specialists from the medical library community.
We have changed the organization of this Library to provide several outlets from which to obtain medical information. If one information source becomes outdated, several others will give physicians an idea of where to begin their search some years after a publication date.
With the exception of drug information systems, large-scale databases distributed primarily by CD-ROM or via the Internet are contained in the final section of the Library. We present a few of the myriad online databases, a cross-section of firms that offer access to these databases, and examples of Web sites that are notable for the medical information they provide. Also included are representative services offered by traditional providers of citations and medical literature (services provided by firms traditionally associated with document delivery).
The compilation of this edition of the Library has reinforced an important lesson: The way in which physicians collect medical information is changing dramatically, and the practitioner's need to differentiate between the insignificant and the notable information resource has never been more acute.
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A LIBRARY FOR INTERNISTS IX: Recommended by the American College of Physicians
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CLINICAL MEDICINE REFERENCE WORKS
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Internal Medicine
General Internal Medicine/Comprehensive Textbooks
General Internal Medicine/Handbooks
General Internal Medicine/Pharmaceutical Resources
Allergy and Immunology
Ambulatory Care and Primary Care
Cardiology
Critical Care and Intensive Care
Dermatology
Endocrinology and Metabolism
Gastroenterology
Geriatrics
Hematology
Infectious Disease
Nephrology
Neurology
Oncology
Respiratory Medicine
Rheumatology
Other Specialties of Medicine
Adolescent Medicine
Clinical Preventive Medicine and Public Health
Emergency Medicine
Genetics
Laboratory Medicine
Nutrition
Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Perioperative Care
Pharmacology
Physical Diagnosis
Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Sports Medicine
Women's Health
Biochemistry
Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics
History of Medicine
Medical Economics
Medical Ethics
Medical Informatics
Molecular Biology and Immunology
Dictionaries
Directories and Indexes
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COMPUTER-BASED INFORMATION SERVICES
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Citation and Literature Services
Databases
Document Delivery Services
World Wide Web Sites for Medicine
Internal Medicine
To make general internal medicine a more efficient category, we have added three subsections: comprehensive textbooks, handbooks, and pharmaceutical resources. The comprehensive textbooks section is meant to serve as a guide, as several of the books are similar in nature and quality. The physician can choose a textbook on the basis of experience with an author or publisher. The works listed in the handbook and pharmaceutical sections are unique, and physicians should consider obtaining all of them.
Comprehensive Textbooks
Cecil Textbook of Medicine. 20th edition. J. Bennett and F. Plum. W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia, 1996. 2287 pages. Single volume, $110.00; two-volume set, $135.00.
Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment, 1997. 36th edition. Also available on CD-ROM. L. Tierney, S. McPhee, and M. Papadakis. Appleton & Lange, Stamford, Connecticut, 1996. 1300 pages. $45.00.
Current Practice of Medicine. R. Bone. Current Science, Philadelphia, 1996. Four volumes. 2700 pages. $195.00.
Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine. 14th edition. K. Isselbacher, J. Martin, A. Fauci, J. Wilson, D. Kasper, S. Hauser, and D. Longo. McGraw-Hill, New York, 1997. 2500 pages. Single volume, $99.00; two-volume set, $129.00.
Internal Medicine. 4th edition. Also available on CD-ROM. J. Stein. Mosby-Year Book, St. Louis, 1994. 2907 pages. $99.95.
Scientific American Medicine. D. Dale and D. Federman. Scientific American Medicine, New York, 1997. Three volumes. 2700 pages. $299.00.
Textbook of Internal Medicine. W. Kelley. Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia, 1997. 2688 pages. $99.00.
The Oxford Textbook of Medicine. 3rd edition. D. Weatherall, J. Ledingham, and D. Warrel. Oxford University Press, New York, 1996. 4376 pages. $299.00.
Handbooks
Cecil Essentials of Medicine. 4th edition. T. Andreoli, J. Bennett, C. Carpenter, and F. Plum. W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia, 1997. 992 pages. $42.95.
Diagnostic Strategies for Internal Medicine: A Case-Based Approach. C. Grodzin, S. Schwartz, and R. Bone. Mosby-Year Book, St. Louis, 1996. 787 pages. $49.95.
Differential Diagnosis. J. Barondess, C. Carpenter, and A. Harvey. Lea & Febiger, Baltimore, 1994. 993 pages. $85.00.
Introduction to Clinical Medicine. 2nd edition. H. Greene. Mosby-Year Book, St. Louis, 1995. 992 pages. $45.95.
Manual of Medical Therapeutics. 28th edition. M. Woodley and A. Whelan. Little, Brown, Philadelphia, 1995. 400 pages. $34.95.
Medical Therapeutics. 3rd edition. E. Larson and P. Ramsey. W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia, 1997. 720 pages. $21.95.
Medicine. 4th edition. M. Fishman, A. Hoffman, R. Klasner, and M. Thaler. Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia, 1997. 576 pages. $32.95.
The Internal Medicine Companion. 4th edition. F. Ferri. Mosby-Year Book, St. Louis, 1994. 368 pages. $29.95.
The Medical Interview: Clinical Care, Education and Research. M. Lipkin, A. Lazare, and S. Putnam. Springer-Verlag, New York, 1995. 643 pages. $98.00.
Pharmaceutical Resources
DRUGDEX. CD-ROM. Micromedex, Denver, 1997. $1616.00 annually, plus a one-time licensing fee of $750.00.
Physician's Desk Reference. 51st edition. Also available on CD-ROM. Medical Economics, Montvale, New Jersey, 1997. 2600 pages. $71.95.
Physician's Desk Reference for Non-Prescription Drugs. 18th edition. Also available on CD-ROM. Medical Economics, Montvale, New Jersey, 1997. 400 pages. $44.95.
Physician's GenRX: Mosby's Complete Drug Reference. 7th edition. Also available on CD-ROM. Mosby-Year Book, St. Louis, 1997. 2400 pages. Print version, $67.95; CD-ROM and 3.5 '' diskette, $99.00.
Allergy and Immunology
AIDS Etiology, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention. 4th edition. V. DeVita, S. Hellman, and S. Rosenberg. Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia, 1997. 746 pages. $89.00.
Allergic Diseases: Diagnosis and Management. 5th edition. R. Patterson, L. Grammer, P. Greenberger, and C. Zeiss. Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia, 1997. 916 pages. $98.00.
Clinical Aspects of Immunology. 5th edition. P. Lachman, D. Peters, F. Rosen, and M. Walport. Blackwell Science, Malden, Massachusetts, 1993. 2176 pages. $295.00.
Clinical Immunology: Principles and Practices. R. Rich, T. Fletcher, B. Schwartz, W. Schearer, and W. Strober. Mosby-Year Book, St. Louis, 1996. 2100 pages. $289.00.
Fundamental Immunology. 3rd edition. W. Paul. Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia, 1993. 1490 pages. $98.00.
Samter's Immunologic Diseases. 5th edition. M. Frank, K. Austen, H. Claman, and E. Unanue. Little, Brown, Philadelphia, 1995. Two volumes. 1680 pages. $295.00.
The Atlas of Allergies. 2nd edition. P. Fireman and R. Slavin. Mosby-Year Book, St. Louis, 1996. 352 pages. $134.95.
Ambulatory Care and Primary Care
Office Practice of Medicine. 3rd edition. W. Branch, Jr. W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia, 1994. 1174 pages. $110.00.
Primary Care Medicine: Office Evaluation and Management of the Adult Patient. 3rd edition. A Goroll, L. May, and A. Mulley, Jr. Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia, 1995. 1162 pages. $62.50.
Principles of Ambulatory Medicine. 4th edition. L. Barker, J. Burton, and P. Zieve. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1994. 1552 pages. $119.00.
Textbook of Primary Care Medicine. 2nd edition. J. Noble, H. Greene, W. Levinson, G. Modest, and M. Young. Mosby-Year Book, St. Louis, 1996. 2050 pages. $99.95.
Cardiology
Arrhythmias. J. Kastor. W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia, 1994. 448 pages. $97.50.
Cardiac Pearls. W. Harvey. Laennec, Cedar Grove, New Jersey, 1993. 345 pages. $74.00.
Classic Teachings in Clinical Cardiology: A Tribute to W. Proctor Harvey. M. Chizner. Laennec, Cedar Grove, New Jersey, 1996. Two volumes. 1600 pages. $145.00.
Clinical Hypertension. 6th edition. N. Kaplan. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1994. 496 pages. $79.00.
Electrocardiography in Clinical Practice: Adult and Pediatric. 4th edition. T. Chou and T. Knilans. W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia, 1996. 732 pages. $99.00.
Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine. 5th edition. E. Braunwald. W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia, 1997. 1996 pages. Single volume, $125.00; two-volume set, $140.00.
The Heart, Arteries, and Veins. 8th edition. R. Schlant, R. Alexander, E. Sonnenblick, R. O'Rourke, and R. Roberts. McGraw-Hill, New York, 1994. 2432 pages. Single volume, $125.00; two-volume set, $140.00.
UptoDate in Cardiovascular Medicine: A CD-ROM Resource. Endorsed by the American Society of Nephrology, American Thoracic Society, and Endocrine Society. UptoDate, Wellesley, Massachusetts, 1997. $495.00 for a one-year subscription.
Critical Care and Intensive Care
Chest Medicine: Essentials of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. 3rd edition. R. George, R. Light, M. Matthay, and R. Matthay. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1995. 704 pages. $85.00.
Critical Care. 3rd edition. J. Civetta, R. Taylor, and R. Kirby. Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia, 1996. 1769 pages. $175.00.
UptoDate in Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care: A CD-ROM Resource. Endorsed by the American Society of Nephrology, American Thoracic Society, and Endocrine Society. UptoDate, Wellesley, Massachusetts. $495.00 for a one-year subscription.
Dermatology
Advanced Dermatologic Diagnosis. W. Shelley and E. Shelley. W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia, 1992. 1315 pages. $245.00.
Color Atlas and Synopsis of Clinical Dermatology. 3rd edition. Also available on CD-ROM. T. Fitzpatrick, R. Johnson, M. Polano, D. Suurmond, and K. Wolff. McGraw-Hill, New York, 1997. 1030 pages. $49.00.
Dermatology. 3rd edition. S. Moschella and H. Hurley. W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia, 1992. Two volumes. 2767 pages. $335.00.
Dermatology in General Medicine. 4th edition. T. Fitzpatrick, A. Eisen, K. Wolff, I. Freedberg, and K. Austen. McGraw-Hill, New York, 1993. 3272 pages. $335.00.
Principles and Practice of Dermatology. 2nd edition. W. Sams and P. Lynch. Churchill Livingstone, New York, 1996. 1042 pages. $155.00.
Textbook of Dermatology. 5th edition. R. Champion, J. Burton, and F. Ebling. Blackwell Science, Malden, Massachusetts, 1992. 3484 pages. $575.00.
Unwanted Effects of Cosmetics and Drugs Used in Dermatology. 3rd edition. A. Groot, J. Weyland, and J. Nater. Elsevier Science, New York, 1994. 782 pages. $307.00.
Endocrinology and Metabolism
Endocrinology. 3rd edition. L. DeGroot. W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia, 1995. Three volumes. 3423 pages. $465.00.
Endocrinology and Metabolism. 3rd edition. P. Felig, J. Baxter, and L. Frohman. McGraw-Hill, New York, 1995. 1940 pages. $155.00.
Principles and Practices of Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2nd edition. K. Becker. Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia, 1995. 1920 pages. $165.00.
The Metabolic Basis of Inherited Disease. 7th edition. Also available on CD-ROM. C. Scriver, A. Beaudet, W. Sly, and D. Valle. McGraw-Hill, New York, 1995. 3006 pages. $295.00.
The Thyroid. 7th edition. L. Braverman and R. Utiger. Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia, 1996. 1392 pages. $185.00.
UptoDate in Endocrinology and Diabetes: A CD-ROM Resource. Endorsed by the American Society of Nephrology, American Thoracic Society, and Endocrine Society. UptoDate, Wellesley, Massachusetts, 1997. $495.00 for a one-year subscription.
Gastroenterology
Clinical Gastroenterology. 4th edition. H. Spiro. McGraw-Hill, New York, 1993. 1360 pages. $149.00.
Diseases of the Liver. 7th edition. L. Schiff and E. Schiff. Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia, 1993. 1632 pages. $195.00.
Diseases of the Liver and Biliary System. 9th edition. S. Sherlock and J. Dooley. Blackwell Science, Malden, Massachusetts, 1993. 649 pages. $135.00.
Hepatology: A Textbook of Liver Disease. 3rd edition. D. Zakim and T. Boyer. W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia, 1996. Two volumes. 2085 pages. $305.00.
Sleisenger and Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Management. 6th edition. M. Sleisenger, M. Feldman, and B. Scharschmidt. W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia, 1998. 1920 pages. $185.00.
Textbook of Gastroenterology. 2nd edition. T. Yamada. Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia, 1995. 3456 pages. $235.00.
Geriatrics
Essentials of Clinical Geriatrics. 3rd edition. R. Kane, J. Ouslander, and I. Abrass. McGraw-Hill, New York, 1994. 608 pages. $30.00.
Geriatric Medicine. 3rd edition. C. Cassel, H. Cohen, E. Larson, D. Meier, N. Resnick, L. Rubenstein, and L. Sorensen. Springer-Verlag, New York, 1997. 1070 pages. $139.00.
Geriatric Medicine. 2nd edition. D. Jahnigen and R. Schrier. Blackwell Science, Malden, Massachusetts, 1996. 867 pages. $150.00.
Principles of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology. 3rd edition. W. Hazzard, E. Bierman, J. Blass, W. Ettinger, and J. Halter. McGraw-Hill, New York, 1994. 1373 pages. $129.00.
Hematology
Color Atlas of Clinical Hematology. 2nd edition. A. Hoffbrand and J. Pettit. Mosby-Wolfe, London, 1994. 360 pages. $180.00.
Hematology. 5th edition. E. Beutler and M. Lichtman. McGraw-Hill, New York, 1995. 1882 pages. $145.00.
Hematology: Basic Principles & Practice. 2nd edition. Also available on CD-ROM. R. Hoffman, E. Benz, S. Shattil, B. Furie, and H. Cohen. Churchill Livingstone, New York, 1995. 2370 pages. $170.00.
Wintrobe's Clinical Hematology. 9th edition. G. Lee, T. Bithell, J. Foerster, and J. Lukens. Lea & Febiger, Baltimore, 1997. 2324 pages. $167.50.
Infectious Disease
A Practical Approach to Infectious Disease. 4th edition. R. Reese and R. Betts. Little, Brown, Philadelphia, 1996. 1200 pages. $74.95.
Control of Communicable Diseases in Man. 16th edition. A. Benenson. American Public Health Association, Washington, 1995. 576 pages. $15.00.
Infectious Diseases. 2nd edition. S. Gorbach, J. Bartlett, and N. Blacklow. W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia, 1998. Two volumes. 2400 pages. $185.00.
Infectious Diseases: A Treatise of Infectious Processes. 5th edition. P. Hoeprich, M. Jordan, and A. Ronald. Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia, 1994. 1532 pages. $229.00.
Principles and Practice of Infectious Disease. 4th edition. Also available on CD-ROM. G. Mandell, J. Bennett, and R. Dolin. Churchill Livingstone, New York, 1995. 2800 pages. $295.00.
Textbook of Pediatric Infectious Diseases. 4th edition. R. Feigin and J. Cherry. W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia, 1998. Two volumes. 3136 pages. $250.00.
The Medical Management of AIDS. 5th edition. M. Sande and P. Volberding. W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia, 1997. 532 pages. $59.00.
Nephrology
Brenner and Rector's The Kidney. 5th edition. B. Brenner and F. Rector, Jr. W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia, 1996. Two volumes. 2890 pages. $335.00.
Clinical Physiology of Acid-Base and Electrolyte Disorders. 4th edition. B. Rose. McGraw-Hill, New York, 1994. 928 pages. $39.00.
Current Therapy in Nephrology and Hypertension. 3rd edition. R. Glassock. Mosby-Year Book, St. Louis, 1992. 506 pages. $95.00.
Diseases of the Kidney. 6th edition. R. Schrier and C. Gottschalk. Little, Brown, Philadelphia, 1996. 3552 pages. $399.95.
UptoDate in Nephrology and Hypertension: A CD-ROM Resource. Endorsed by the American Society of Nephrology, American Thoracic Society, and Endocrine Society. UptoDate, Wellesley, Massachusetts, 1997. $495.00 for a one-year subscription.
Neurology
Brain's Diseases of the Nervous System. 10th edition. W. Brain and J. Walton. Oxford University Press, New York, 1993. 801 pages. $150.00.
Clinical Neurology: A Modern Approach. A. Hopkins. Oxford University Press, New York, 1993. 486 pages. $45.00.
Epilepsy A to Z: A Glossary of Epilepsy Terminology. P. Kaplan. Demos Publications, New York, 1995. 340 pages. $34.95.
Merritt's Textbook of Neurology. 9th edition. H. Merritt and L. Rowland. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1994. 1088 pages. $79.50.
Principles of Neurology. 6th edition. R. Adams, M. Victor, and A. Ropper. McGraw-Hill, New York, 1997. 1300 pages. $79.00.
Oncology
Cancer Medicine. 4th edition. J. Holland and E. Frei. Lea & Febiger, Baltimore, 1996. Two volumes. 3632 pages. $229.00.
The New Cancer Sourcebook. 2nd edition. A. Cook. Omnigraphics, Detroit, 1996. 1200 pages. $75.00.
Clinical Oncology. Also available on CD-ROM. M. Abeloff, J. Armitage, A. Lichter, and J. Niederhuber. Churchill Living-stone, New York, 1996. 2200 pages. $221.00.
Handbook of Cancer Chemotherapy. 4th edition. R. Skeel and N. Lachant. Little, Brown, Philadelphia, 1995. 760 pages. $37.95.
Medical Oncology: Basic Principles and Clinical Management of Cancer. 2nd edition. P. Calabresi, P. Schein, and S. Rosenberg. McGraw-Hill, New York, 1993. 1576 pages. $135.00.
The Chemotherapy Source Book. 2nd edition. M. Perry. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1997. 1184 pages. $149.00.
Respiratory Medicine
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine: A CD-ROM Resource. R. Bone. Mosby-Year Book, St. Louis, 1997. Book, $329.00; book and CD-ROM, $550.00.
Synopsis of Diseases of the Chest. 2nd edition. R. Fraser, J. Pare, and P. Pare. W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia, 1994. 1042 pages. $99.00.
Textbook of Pulmonary Diseases. 6th edition. G. Baum and E. Wolinsky. Little, Brown, Philadelphia, 1997. Two volumes. 2040 pages. $250.00.
Textbook of Respiratory Medicine. 2nd edition. J. Murray and J. Nadel. W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia, 1994. Two volumes. 2941 pages. $289.00.
Rheumatology
Textbook of Rheumatology. 5th edition. W. Kelley, E. Harris, Jr, S. Ruddy, and C. Sledge. W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia, 1997. Two volumes. 2075 pages. $235.00.
Other Specialties of Medicine
Adolescent Medicine
Adolescent Health Care: A Practical Guide. 3rd edition. L. Neinstein. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1996. 1138 pages. $69.00.
Textbook of Adolescent Medicine. E. McAnarney, R. Kreipe, D. Orr, and G. Comerci. W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia, 1992. 1269 pages. $145.00.
Clinical Preventive Medicine and Public Health
Clinical Preventative Medicine. R. Matzen and R. Lang. Mosby-Year Book, St. Louis, 1993. 1300 pages. $99.00.
Guide for Adult Immunization. 3rd edition. ACP Task Force on Adult Immunization and Infectious Diseases Society of America. American College of Physicians, Philadelphia, 1994. 218 pages. $24.00.
Guide to Clinical Preventative Services Report of the USPSF. 2nd edition. U.S. Preventative Services Task Force (USPSF). Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1996. 953 pages, $24.00.
Healthy People 2000: Mid-Course Review and 1995 Revisions. United States Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1995. 154 pages. $8.00 fee for shipping and handling.
Maxcy-Rosenau-Last: Public Health and Preventive Medicine. 13th edition. J. Last and R. Wallace. Appleton & Lange, Stamford, Connecticut, 1993. 1257 pages. $132.00.
The Travel and Tropical Medicine Manual. 2nd edition. E. Jong and R. McMullen. W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia, 1995. 552 pages. $49.50.
Emergency Medicine
Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Review. 3rd edition. T. Kravis. Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia, 1993. 1568 pages. $220.50.
Goldfrank's Toxicologic Emergencies. 5th edition. L. Goldfrank, N. Flomenbaum, N. Lewin, R. Weisman, and M. Howland. Appleton & Lange, Stamford, Connecticut, 1994. 992 pages. $195.00.
Genetics
Mendelian Inheritance in Man. 11th edition. V. McKusick. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 1994. 2560 pages. $150.00.
The Genetic Basis of Common Disease. R. King, J. Rotter, and A. Motulsky. Oxford University Press, New York, 1991. 922 pages. $150.00.
Laboratory Medicine
Clinical Guide to Laboratory Tests. 3rd edition. N. Tietz. W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia, 1995. 1136 pages. $44.00.
Interpretation of Diagnostic Tests: A Synopsis of Laboratory Tests. 6th edition. J. Wallach. Little, Brown, Philadelphia, 1996. 850 pages. $39.95.
Nutrition
Basic Nutrition and Diet Therapy. 10th edition. S. Williams. Mosby-Year Book, St. Louis, 1995. 620 pages. $32.95.
Nutrition and Diagnosis Related Care. 3rd edition. S. Escott-Stump. Lea & Febiger, Baltimore, 1992. 674 pages. $42.00.
The Concise Encyclopedia of Foods and Nutrition. A. Ensminger. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, 1995. 1178 pages. $135.00.
Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Occupational Medicine: Principles and Practical Applications. 3rd edition. C. Zenz, O. Dickerson, and E. Horvath. Mosby-Year Book, St. Louis, 1994. 1336 pages. $179.95.
Textbook of Clinical Occupational and Environmental Medicine. L. Rosenstock and M. Cullen. W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia, 1994. 927 pages. $139.00.
Perioperative Care
Perioperative Medicine. 2nd edition. D. Goldmann, F. Brown, and D. Guarnieri. McGraw-Hill, New York, 1993. 741 pages. $85.00.
Pharmacology
AHFS Drug Information '97. G. McEvoy. American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, Bethesda, 1997. 3000 pages. One-year subscription and book, $132.00; book only, $117.00.
Basic and Clinical Pharmacology. 6th edition. B. Katzung. Appleton & Lange, Stamford, Connecticut, 1995. 1017 pages. $38.95.
Conn's Current Therapy 1997. R. Rakel. W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia, 1997. 1360 pages. $57.50.
Drug Evaluations Annual. U.S. Pharmacopeia, Williston, Vermont, 1997. 3360 pages. $125.00.
Drug Facts and Comparisons 1996. B. Olin. Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia, 1996. 2200 pages. $99.50.
Drug Interactions: A Source Book of Adverse Interactions, Their Mechanisms, and Clinical Importance. 3rd edition. I. Stockley. Blackwell Science, Malden, Massachusetts, 1994. 932 pages. $75.00.
Goodman's and Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics. 9th edition. Also available on CD-ROM. J. Hardman, L. Limbird, P. Molinoff, R. Ruddon, and A. Goodman Gilman. McGraw-Hill, New York, 1996. 1800 pages. $89.00.
The Essential Guide to Prescription Drugs, 1997. J. Long and J. Rybacki. Harper Perennial, New York, 1994. 1184 pages. $20.00.
The Merck Index: An Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals. 12th edition. Also available on CD-ROM. S. Budavari, M. O'Neil, A. Smith, P. Heckelman, and J. Kinneary. Merck & Company, Rahway, New Jersey, 1996. 2550 pages. $45.00.
Physical Diagnosis
Bedside Diagnosis. 3rd edition. H. Schneiderman and A. Peixoto. American College of Physicians, Philadelphia, 1997. 200 pages. $27.00.
DeGowin and DeGowin's Diagnostic Examination. 6th edition. R. DeGowin. McGraw-Hill, New York, 1994. 1072 pages. $37.00.
Mosby's Guide to Physical Examination. 3rd edition. H. Seidel, J. Ball, J. Dains, and G. Benedict. Mosby-Year Book, St. Louis, 1995. 918 pages. $53.95.
Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Adult Psychiatry. S. Guze and R. David. Mosby-Year Book, St. Louis, 1996. 544 pages. $64.95.
Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry. 6th edition. H. Kaplan and B. Sadock. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1995. Two volumes. 3300 pages. $249.00.
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV). 4th edition. American Psychiatric Association: Task Force on DSM-IV. American Psychiatric Press, Washington, 1994. 913 pages. $59.95, hardcover; $45.00, softcover.
The American Psychiatric Press Textbook of Psychiatry. 2nd edition. R. Hales, S. Yudofsky, and J. Talbott. American Psychiatric Press, Washington, 1994. 1717 pages. $165.00.
Sports Medicine
Orthopaedic Sports Medicine: Principles and Practice. 2nd edition. J. DeLee and D. Drez. W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia, 1994. 2161 pages. Two-volume set, $270.00; three-volume set, $320.00 (includes Pediatric volume).
Women's Health
The Bethesda System for Reporting Cervical/Vaginal Cytologic Diagnoses. R. Kurman and D. Solomon. Springer-Verlag, New York, 1994. 81 pages. $65.00.
Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation. 4th edition. G. Briggs, R. Freeman, and S. Yaffe. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1994. 1056 pages. $89.00.
Medical Disorders During Pregnancy. 2nd edition. W. Barron and M. Lindheimer. Mosby-Year Book, St. Louis, 1995. 558 pages. $89.00.
Primary Care of Women. K. Carlson and S. Eisenstat. Mosby-Year Book, St. Louis, 1995. 608 pages. $79.95.
Biochemistry
Biochemistry. 4th edition. L. Stryer. W.H. Freeman, New York, 1995. 1064 pages. $75.95.
Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Clinical Epidemiology. 3rd edition. R. Fletcher, S. Fletcher, and E. Wagner. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1996. 288 pages. $28.95.
Clinical Epidemiology: A Basic Science for Clinical Medicine. 2nd edition. D. Sackett, R. Haynes, P. Tugwell, and G. Guyatt. Little, Brown, Philadelphia, 1991. 442 pages. $38.95.
History of Medicine
A History of Medicine. L. Magner. Marcel Dekker, New York, 1992. 400 pages. $55.00.
The Cambridge World History of Human Disease. K. Kiple. Cambridge University Press, New York, 1993. 1168 pages. $180.00.
Medical Economics
Cost Effectiveness in Health and Medicine. M. Gold, J. Siegal, L. Russell, and M. Weinstein. Oxford University Press, New York, 1996. 456 pages. $47.50.
Health Care Marketing: A Foundation for Managed Quality. 3rd edition. P. Cooper. Aspen Publishers, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 1994. 544 pages. $50.00.
The Economics of Health and Health Care. S. Folland, A. Goodman, and M. Stano. Prentice-Hall, Des Moines, Iowa, 1993. 726 pages. $84.00.
The Economics of Health and Medical Care. 4th edition. P. Jacobs. Aspen Publishers, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 1997. 432 pages. $49.00.
Understanding Health Policy: A Clinical Approach. T. Bodenheimer and K. Grumbach. Appleton & Lange, Stamford, Connecticut, 1995. 259 pages. $28.95.
Medical Ethics
Ethical Choices: Case Studies for Medical Practice. L. Snyder. American College of Physicians, Philadelphia, 1996. 130 pages. $33.00.
Ethics Manual. 3rd edition. American College of Physicians' Ethics Committee. American College of Physicians, Philadelphia, 1993. 68 pages. $13.00.
Principles of Biomedical Ethics. 4th edition. T. Beauchamp and J. Childress. Oxford University Press, New York, 1994. 470 pages. $24.95, softcover; $45.00, clothbound.
Medical Informatics
Computers in Clinical Practice: Managing Patients, Information, and Communication. J. Osheroff. American College of Physicians, Philadelphia, 1995. 240 pages. $45.00.
Medical Information on the Internet: A Guide for Health Professionals. R. Kiley. Churchill Livingstone, New York, 1996. 150 pages. $24.95.
Molecular Biology and Immunology
Basic Molecular and Cell Biology. 2nd edition. BMJ Publishing Group, London, 1993. 208 pages. $17.00.
Immunology. 4th edition. I. Roitt, J. Brostoff, and D. Male. Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia, 1996. 448 pages. $37.95.
Dictionaries
Dictionary of Medical Acronyms and Abbreviations. 2nd edition. S. Jablonski. Hanley & Belfus, St. Louis, 1992. 330 pages. $19.95.
Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary. 28th edition. W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia, 1994. 1974 pages. $43.00.
Epilepsy A to Z: A Glossary of Epilepsy Terminology (See Neurology)
Stedman's Medical Dictionary. 26th edition. W. Hensyl. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1995. 2224 pages. $44.95.
Directories and Indexes
ABMS Directory of Board Certified Medical Specialists. 29th edition. Marquis Who's Who, New Providence, New Jersey, and the American Board of Medical Specialties, Evanston, Illinois, 1997. Four volumes. $469.95.
American Hospital Association Guide to the Health Care Field. American Hospital Association, Chicago, 1997. $95.00, AHA members; $250.00, nonmembers.
Directory of Physicians in the U.S. 35th edition. U.S. Pharmacopeia, Williston, Vermont, 1996. Four volumes. $545.00.
Medical and Health Information Directory. K. Backus. Gale Research, Detroit, 1997. 4152 pages. Single volume, $235.00; three-volume set, $569.00.
The Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (print). CINAHL Information Systems, Glendale, California, 1997. $335.00 per year (bimonthly).
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Citation and Literature Services
Most vendors of MEDLARS and other citation databases have expanded both the scope and methods of delivery of their products. Many now provide full-text journals in addition to a wide array of relevant clinical databases. Many literature databases are prepared by the National Library of Medicine (http://www.nlm.nih.gov), which makes its data available to the public and to vendors. The charge from the National Library of Medicine is mandated to cover only the cost of distribution and provision of service, not the cost of preparation. Commercial vendors differentiate their products by providing alternative ways of integrating, searching, and viewing data from government and commercial sources. Rather than presenting individual products, we describe a small number of representative vendors. Practitioners should consult their health science librarians before obtaining individual subscriptions. Institutions often receive site licensure at a discount and can therefore offer it to individual persons at a discount.
Aries System Corporation
(http://www.ariesys.com)
Houses a wide range of CD-ROM and Web-based products.
Ovid Technologies
(http://www.ovid.com)
Offers an extensive array of full-text journals, as well as traditional bibliographic databases. It is used heavily by medical libraries.
PaperChase
(http://www.paperchase.com)
A long-standing provider of MEDLINE and other citation database resources.
SilverPlatter Information, Inc.
(http://www.silverplatter.com)
Presents an array of CD-ROM and Internet-based information resources of value to the health care professional.
The National Library of Medicine
(http://igm.nlm.nih.gov)
The National Library of Medicine's Internet Grateful Med replaces IBM and Macintosh versions of the Grateful Med interface in the National Library of Medicine's MEDLINE database.
Databases
Searching a specific database can be satisfying, but the practitioner is often left to decide which database to search. Because MEDLINE, the database most known to physicians, is only one of many available, the services of a reference librarian can be valuable in many circumstances. Listed below are representative databases offered by most of the online service vendors described above.
HealthStar. National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland, and the American Hospital Association, Chicago, Illinois. HealthStar contains citations to the published literature on health services, technology, administration, and research. It focuses on both the clinical and nonclinical aspects of health care delivery. References to more than 500 English-language publications with special emphasis on economics and legal policy and planning.
MEDLINE. National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland. The foremost U.S. database in biomedicine from the National Library of Medicine, MEDLINE is one of the world's most vital resource libraries. Because it is available to the public at little expense, MEDLINE databases and access can be purchased from a wide array of online services and CD-ROM vendors.
PDQ. The National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland. Physician Data Query (PDQ) is the National Cancer Institute's expanding cancer information database. It provides information on the status of management of neoplasms, a summary of active and closed clinical trials, and directories of physicians and organizations concerned with cancer prevention and treatment. Many PDQ documents are written in two versions: one in technical language for health care professionals and the other in laymen's terms for patients and family.
PREMEDLINE. National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland. This new database provides basic citation information and abstracts before they are put into MEDLINE. It is updated each weekday. Once an article is indexed, it is added to MEDLINE and its PREMEDLINE record is deleted.
PsycINFO Database. American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C. The PsycINFO database covers the professional and academic literature in psychology and related disciplines. Coverage includes references and abstracts to 1) more than 1300 journals in more than 20 languages and 2) book chapters and books in English. More than 50 000 references are added annually, excluding popular literature.
The CINAHL Database. CINAHL Information Systems, Glendale, California. This resource contains references to more than 900 English-language nursing publications plus primary journals in 17 allied health fields and health sciences librarianship. Abstracts and selected full-text available. Available online and from CD-ROM vendors.
Document Delivery Services
Many organizations that previously emphasized document delivery services now provide a more extensive array of online services to the physician. Many originated as subscription delivery agencies to libraries and, as libraries have changed how they acquire information resources, these organizations have expanded to include a wide range of Internet-based services. Many provide rapid document delivery; prices reflect both labor and Copyright Clearance Center charges. Examples are listed below.
Carl Corporation
Carl Corporation, A Division of Knight-Ridder, 3801 East Florida, Suite 300, Denver, CO 80210. Telephone, 303-758-3030.
Doody Publishing, Inc.
(http://www.doody.com)
Doody Publishing, Inc., 1145 Westgate, Suite 200, Oak Park, IL 60301. Telephone, 708-386-9500.
EBSCO Information Services
(http://www.ebsco.com)
EBSCO Information Services, EBSCO Industries, Inc., 5724 Highway 280 East, Birmingham, AL 35242.
OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc.
(http://www.oclc.org)
OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc., 6565 Frantz Road, Dublin, OH 43017-3395. Telephone, 614-764-6000.
World Wide Web Sites for Medicine
The following are some of the Web sites that offer free medical information and updates. This list is a starting point from which physicians can begin their data searches; some sites are guides to other information sources, and others carry full resources online.
HealthGate Data Corporation's Home Page
(http://www.healthgate.com)
HealthGate provides medical and health information for the health care professional, researcher, patient, or consumer. It features free, unlimited access to the complete MEDLINE and CANCERLIT databases. Other biomedical databases include AIDSLINE, the EMBASE Specialty Series, PsycINFO, HealthSTAR, and CINAHL. HealthGate's proprietary search technology allows both the novice and the professional searcher to easily and quickly query any database. Other online offerings include continuing medical education courses, JCAHO-approved patient education materials, reference books, and an online magazine series for healthier living. Users may utilize the services through HealthGate's Web page or through customized institutional accounts.
Medical Matrix's Home Page
(http://www.slackinc.com)
Provides ranked, peer-reviewed, annotated, and updated clinical medical resources on topics ranging from addiction and substance abuse to postgraduate medical education. This Web page is a directory of Web sites, offering more than a thousand Web addresses on nearly every medical issue concerning health professionals today.
MedScape's Home Page
(http://www.medscape.com)
MedScape is the leading interactive, multispecialty healthcare information Web site for clinicians and interested consumers. Updated daily and available free of charge, MedScape features thousands of full-text, peer-reviewed, Web-enhanced articles with "zoomable" graphics, annotated links to related Internet resources, and navigable article outlines. Free, unlimited searching of MEDLINE and AIDSLINE, the National Library of Medicine's databases of 8.4 million article abstracts, is one of MedScape's most popular features. Also available are a daily medical news feed, hundreds of online opportunities in continuing medical education, an online bookstore, patient information, and interactive self-assessment features.
The American College of Physicians Home Page
(http://www.acponline.org)
A two-part Web page. The public section, open to anyone, provides information about areas of the College and their services and includes the renowned Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals. The private section, accessible only to members of the College, contains virtual ACP Annual Session, gives the viewer access to unreleased tables of contents for upcoming issues of Annals of Internal Medicine, and holds a full-text archive of ACP Journal Club and the Washington reports on public health policy.
The American Medical Informatics Association's (AMIA) Home Page
(http://www.amia.org)
Focuses on issues surrounding research applications in medical care informations systems.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Home Page
(http://www.cdc.gov)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, offers valuable online resources for immunizations, disease outbreaks, and other public health issues.
The Healthcare Information Management Society (HIMSS) Home Page
(http://www.himss.org)
Supplies diverse information for managers of health care information systems.
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American Board of Medical Specialties
Suite 404, 1007 Church Street
Evanston, IL 60201-5913 USA
Customer service telephone: 800-621-4249
American College of Physicians
Sixth Street at Race
Philadelphia, PA 19106-1572 USA
Customer service telephone: 800-523-1546
Customer service fax: 215-351-2799
American Hospital Association
PO Box 92683
Chicago, IL 60675-2683 USA
Customer service telephone: 800-242-2626
Customer service fax: 312-422-4505
American Medical Association
515 North State Street
Chicago, IL 60611 USA
Customer service telephone: 800-621-8335
Customer service fax: 312-464-5801
American Psychiatric Press, Inc.
Suite 1101, 1400 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005 USA
Customer service telephone: 800-368-5557
American Psychological Association
750 First Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002 USA
General telephone: 202-336-5500
Customer service telephone: 202-336-5650
American Public Health Association
1015 15th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005-2605 USA
General telephone: 202-789-5600
Customer service telephone: 301-893-1894
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
7272 Wisconsin Avenue
Bethesda, MD 20814 USA
Customer service telephone: 301-657-3000
Appleton & Lange Publishers
PO Box 120041
Stamford, CT 06912-0041 USA
Customer service telephone: 800-451-3794
Customer service fax: 203-406-4602
Aries System Corporation
200 Sutton Street
North Andover, MA 01845 USA
Customer service telephone: 508-975-7570
Customer service fax: 508-975-3811
Aspen Publishers, Inc.
Subsidiary of Wolters Kluwer U.S. Corp.
200 Orchard Ridge Drive, Suite 200
Gaithersburg, MD 20878 USA
General telephone: 301-417-7500
Blackwell Science
350 Main Street
Malden, MA 02148 USA
Customer service telephone: 800-215-1000
Customer service fax: 617-388-8270
BMJ Publishing Group
U.S. distributor: Login Brothers Book Co.
1436 West Randolph Street
Chicago, IL 60607 USA
Customer service telephone: 312-432-7700
Cambridge University Press
40 West 20th Street
New York, NY 10014 USA
Customer service telephone: 800-872-7423
Carl Corporation
A Division of Knight-Ridder
3801 East Florida, Suite 300
Denver, CO 80210 USA
General telephone: 303-758-3030
Churchill Livingstone, Inc.
650 Avenue of the Americas, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10011 USA
Customer service telephone: 800-553-5426
CINAHL Information Systems
1509 Wilson Terrace
PO Box 871
Glendale, CA 91209-0871 USA
Customer service telephone: 818-409-8005
CRC Press
Subsidiary of Times Mirror Co.
2000 Corporate Blvd, NW
Boca Raton, FL 33431 USA
Customer service telephone: 800-272-7737
Current Medicine
400 Market Street, Suite 700
Philadelphia, PA 19106 USA
Customer service telephone: 800-427-1796
Demos Publications, Inc.
386 Park Avenue South, Suite 201
New York, NY 10016 USA
General telephone: 212-683-0072
Doody Publishing, Inc.
1145 Westgate, Suite 200
Oak Park, IL 60301 USA
General telephone: 708-386-9500
EBSCO Industries, Inc.
5724 Highway 280 East
Birmingham, AL 35242 USA
General telephone: 205-991-6308
Elsevier Science Publishing, Inc.
PO Box 945
Madison Square Station
New York, NY 10160-0757 USA
General telephone: 212-989-5800
Gale Research, Inc.
835 Penobscot Building, 645 Griswold
Detroit, MI 48226 USA
Customer service telephone: 800-877-4253
Customer service fax: 800-414-5043
Hanley & Belfus
Distributed by Mosby-Year Book
11830 Westline Industrial Drive
St. Louis, MO 63146 USA
Customer service telephone: 800-426-4545
Harper Perennial
A Division of Harper Collins
10 East 53rd Street
New York, NY 10022-5299 USA
Customer service telephone: 800-242-7737
HealthGate Data Corporation
380 Pleasant Street, Suite 230
Malden, MA 02148 USA
General telephone: 617-321-6000
Johns Hopkins University Press
2715 North Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21218 USA
Customer service telephone: 800-537-5487
Customer service fax: 410-516-6998
Laennec Publishing
218 Little Falls Road
Cedar Grove, NJ 07009 USA
Customer service telephone: 800-528-0797
Customer service fax: 201-857-4440
Lea & Febiger
351 West Camden Street
Baltimore, MD 21201 USA
Customer service telephone: 800-638-0672
Customer service fax: 800-447-8438
Little, Brown & Company
A Division of Lippincott-Raven Publishers
227 East Washington Square
Philadelphia, PA 19106-3780 USA
Customer service telephone: 301-714-2343
Lippincott-Raven Publishers
227 East Washington Square
Philadelphia, PA 19106-3780 USA
Customer service telephone: 301-714-2343
Marcel Dekker, Inc.
270 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10016 USA
General telephone: 212-696-9000
Customer service telephone: 800-228-1160
Marquis Who's Who
121 Chanlon Road
New Providence, NJ 07974 USA
Customer service telephone: 800-521-8110
Customer service fax: 908-665-6688
MedScape, Inc.
134 West 29th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10001-5399 USA
General telephone: 212-714-1740
General fax: 212-629-3760
Medical Economics
Five Paragon Drive
Montvale, NJ 07645 USA
Customer service telephone: 800-442-6657
Customer service fax: 201-358-7450
Merck & Company
PO Box 2000
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Customer service telephone: 908-594-4600
Micromedex
600 Grant Street
Denver, CO 80203-3527 USA
Customer service telephone: 800-525-9083
Customer service fax: 303-837-1717
Mosby-Wolfe
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London, WC1H 9LD UK
Customer service telephone: 800-633-6699
Mosby-Year Book
11830 Westline Industrial Drive
St. Louis, MO 63146 USA
Customer service telephone: 800-426-4545
Customer service fax: 800-535-9935
OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc.
6565 Frantz Road
Dublin, OH 43017-3395 USA
General telephone: 614-764-6000
Omnigraphics, Inc.
Penobscot Building
Detroit, MI 48226 USA
General telephone: 313-961-1340
Customer service telephone: 800-234-1340
Ovid Technologies, Inc.
333 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10001 USA
General telephone: 212-563-3006
Oxford University Press
198 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10016 USA
Customer service telephone: 800-451-7556
Customer service fax: 919-677-1303
PaperChase
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General telephone: 800-722-2075
Prentice-Hall
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Customer service telephone: 800-223-1360
Scientific American Medicine
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New York, NY 10017 USA
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Customer service fax: 212-980-3062
SilverPlatter Information, Inc.
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General fax: 617-769-8763
Springer-Verlag New York, Inc.
175 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10010 USA
Customer service telephone: 800-777-4643
Customer service fax: 201-348-4505
The McGraw-Hill Companies
Health Professions Division
1221 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020 USA
Customer service telephone: 212-512-2000
The National Cancer Institute
9030 Old Georgetown Road
Bethesda, MD 20814-1519 USA
General telephone: 301-496-9096
The National Library of Medicine/NICHSR
8600 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, MD 20894 USA
Customer service telephone: 800-423-9255
Customer service fax: 703-321-8547
UptoDate, Inc.
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Customer service telephone: 301-496-4143
U.S. Pharmacopeia
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Williams & Wilkins
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