Physician Assistant Research at Northeastern University Libraries  

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New!  Check out the Spring 2013 Library Newsletter to learn more about the upcoming changes at the University Libraries.

Read more about Snell Library's new login system.

Library services during Summer 2013 construction.

NuCat (library catalog)

E-journal Listing (includes a list of all e-journals at NU)

All Databases and Trials  (complete A-Z list of databases)

Interlibrary Loan  (request books or articles not available at NU)

Citation Guides  (includes APA, MLA, CSE and more)

EndNote  (software for managing your citations)

RefWorks  (software for managing your citations)

Online Help  (email, chat, texting)

Off-campus Access to Resources

Our CINAHL subscription has recently been upgraded to the more comprehensive CINAHL Plus with Full-Text, which provides access to the literature in nursing and 17 allied health disciplines.

Expanded content includes:

        Indexing for 4,995 journals, including virtually all English-language nursing journals and selected titles in biomedicine, consumer health and alternative therapies.

·        Full-text for more than 760 journals

·        Full-text coverage dating back to 1937

·        Full-text for more than 275 books

·        Full-text for 360 Research Instruments Records

·        Full-text for more than 130 Evidence-Based Care Sheets (2 page PDF summaries of treatment care for many conditions, and includes the latest evidence, statistics, research and references).

·        Full-text for almost 170 Quick Lessons (2 page PDF summaries for many diseases and conditions, including cause, clinical presentation, assessment, treatment, and references).

·        Full-text for more than 160 Continuing Education Units (CEU’s).

CINAHL Plus with Full-Text continues to index nursing dissertations, selected conference proceedings, standards of practice, audiovisuals, book chapters, and publications from the American Nurses’ Association and the National League for Nursing.

Welcome!  This page provides quick access to the most important databases for medical research, new health sciences books in the library, and links to Snell Library services.  Please use the tabs at the top for additional resources.             

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Micromedex: Evidence based information which includes all the unbiased, referenced information about drugs, toxicology, diseases, acute care, and alternative medicine you need to make informed clinical diagnosis and treatment decisions.    Please note: This resource is NOT to be used in Clinical settings due to licensing restrictions.  For mobile device options, see mobileMicromedex_solutions and Drug Information and Drug Interactions mobile apps

Anatomy TV Primal Pictures: multimedia suite of interactive modules featuring 3D anatomical models of the human body. Modules include systemic and regional anatomy, sports and therapy, surgery and specialty titles including Speech language pathology and more.

MD Consult:  authoritative evidence-based medical information. Includes 80 full-text medical journals, Clinics Review Articles, 50 leading medical texts, 1000 practice guidelines, 15,000 patient education handouts, current drug information, 50,000 medical images, medical news.  Search within First Consult for information on medical topics, differential diagnoses, procedures. For mobile access, first access MD Consult through the Snell Library website. Click on "Create an Account". Complete the registration form and create your username/password, and log out.  Log into MD Consult by visiting http://m.mdconsult.com from your mobile browser. Log in using your new personal login.

Henry Stewart Talks: Biomedical & Life Sciences:  online biomedical topics, including audio lectures & supplemental materials such as slides & notes, by faculty members & researchers from around the world.

JAMA & Archives Journals Backfiles Collection:  rich digital archive includes every issue of JAMA and Archives Journals published from 1883 to 1997.

Encyclopedia of Global Health  covers all aspects of global health, including physical/mental health. Includes public policy topics, biographies, profiles of medical institutions, organizations and corporations.

Facts & Comparisons Clinical eAnswers: authoritative & comprehensive drug information. Includes a drug/disease indications database, dosage, body measurement, and general pharmacology calculators, patient handouts.

Throughout the year, NEJM will mark their 200th anniversary with special content and features on its anniversary website. 

• View Getting Better, a 45 minute documentary that tells three remarkable stories of medical progress in surgery, leukemia, and HIV/AIDS
• Explore an interactive timline on the history of medical discoveries
• Take the historical image challenge
• Read special anniversary articles

If you're looking for a book, periodical or media item, and NU doesn't have it, WorldCat shows you which libraries do.  Most North American and public libraries are included.