Databases
CATALOG
Search the catalog to find books, CDs, DVDs, VHS tapes and journals owned by the
Saint Peter's University Hospital Medical Library.
Journal List
A-Z title list of Saint Peter's University Hospital Medical Library's full-text
electronic and print journals.
Drexel University Library Web
Page
Those with a Drexel University affiliation can access Drexel Library's Web site
for databases, full-text articles and full-text medical books online.
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Database Name
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Access from a Saint Peter's Computer
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Access Off-Site
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Tutorial and/or Additional Information
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EBSCOhost
(CINAHL, plus medical, nursing, health care administration & other databases)
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The Medical Library's databases are available through the hospital's Virtual Private
Network (VPN) https://desktop.saintpetersuh.com.
With VPN access, you need only to enter your Saint Peter’s email account’s
username and password. You will then have access to the Medical Library’s
databases without the need to enter additional usernames and passwords.
When using a hospital computer, database access will not require a username and
a password.
Please note that our site license to UpToDate limits access to hospital computers
only.
All physicians and residents have VPN access. All employees are eligible for VPN
access. If you already have access to the VPN, there is nothing you need to do. You
will see a link to the Medical Library’s databases once you are logged in
to the VPN.
If you are not sure if you have access or if you need access to the VPN, please
contact Information Technology’s Helpdesk internally at extension 7000, externally
at (732) 339-7000, or helpdesk@saintpetersuh.com
If you have any questions about the Medical Library databases (OVID, EBSCOhost,
MDConsult, MicroMedex, New England Journal of Medicine or our customized version
of PubMed), please contact the Medical Library internally at extension 8545, externally
at (732) 745-8545, or mlibrary@saintpetersuh.com.
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MDConsult
(MEDLINE & other databases)
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MicroMedex
(Drug database) |
http://healthcare.thomsonhc.com
no username/password required
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PDA download available; see
"Handheld PDA" tab in upper-left corner
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New England Journal of Medicine
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Access to publisher's site and ePubs. ePubs are
articles that are published online, usually on the publisher's site,
before being published in print. ePubs
are frequently not available through the
standard online databases.
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Ovid
(MEDLINE, Evidence Based Medicine databases)
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PubMed
(MEDLINE and PubMed)
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http://www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/disted/pubmed.html
This PubMed URL is customized to provide links
to both Saint Peter's University Hospital's
and Drexel University's online full text resources.
The Drexel resources are provided for the
convenience of those with Drexel accounts.
Using this link will provide immediate
access to these online resources. The generic PubMed link found by searching
the Internet will only offer citations and abstracts and some
free full text. Otherwise, this is exactly the same PubMed.
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UpToDate
(Medical topic reviews)
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Not available off-site through the VPN
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Electronic Resources Chart
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Not Sure
What Medical Library Database to Use? |
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Current Awareness Search Service
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Free Databases on the Internet
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Not sure what database to use? Refer to the chart below:
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Information Need(s)
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Database(s) Available
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Nursing Journal Articles
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Ovid, EBSCOhost (CINAHL)
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Research Articles, Review Articles
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Ovid (Medline), MD Consult, Ovid (Evidence Base Medicine Reviews), UpToDate
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Full-Text Reference Books
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MD Consult
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Patient Information
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MD Consult, MicroMedex, EBSCOhost, UpToDate
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Business and Social Science Information
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EBSCOhost
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Drug Information
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MicroMedex, MD Consult, EBSCOhost, UpToDate
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Newspaper Articles
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EBSCOhost
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Evidence Based Medicine Articles
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Ovid (Evidence-Based Medicine Reviews), UpToDate
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Free Databases on the Internet
Bioethics
- BIOETHICSLINE is a unique interdisciplinary source of references to information
on the ethical, legal and public policy aspects of health care, the professional
patient relationship and biomedical research.
Cancer Information - The site includes CancerLit and PDQ databases,
the largest databases for cancer information.
Clinical Alerts - Clinical alerts are findings from the NIH-funded
clinical trials where such release could significantly affect morbidity and mortality.
ClinicalTrials.gov - Provides patients, family members and members
of the public with current information about clinical research studies.
Consumer Health Information - The MedlinePlus databases provide
consumers authoritative health information.
Directory of Health Organizations
(DIRLINE) - Contains location and descriptive information about
a wide variety of information resources including organizations, research resources,
projects and databases concerned with health and biomedicine.
GeneClinics -
This is an expert-authored, peer-reviewed medical knowledge base consisting of concise
descriptions of specific inherited disorders and authoritative, current information
on the role of genetic testing in the diagnosis, management and genetic counseling
of patients with these inherited conditions.
HIV/AIDS Resources - Includes the AIDSLINE, AIDSDRUGS and AIDSTRIALS
databases. A large portion of the AIDSLINE data is also found in MEDLINE.
History of Medicine
- A wealth of information on the history of medicine, including the images from
the History of Medicine database.
LocatorPlus
- NLM's catalog of books, journals and audiovisuals and access points to other medical
research tools.
MEDLINE - MEDLINE is the National Library of Medicine's premier
bibliographic database covering the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary
medicine, the health care system and the preclinical sciences.
National
Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology (NICHSR)
- This is a database of information on health research and administration.
National
Library of Medicine's Databases & Electronic Resources
- NLM provides a wide variety of electronic resources related to the biomedical
and health sciences. You will find various databases, some are full text, on its
Web site.
Population Information - Population Information includes worldwide
coverage of population, family planning and related health issues, including family
planning technology and programs, fertility, and population law and policy.
Profiles in Science - The archival collections of prominent
20th-century biomedical scientists contain published and unpublished materials,
including books, journal volumes, pamphlets, diaries, letters, manuscripts, photographs,
audio tapes and other audiovisual materials.
Visible Human Project - A database of complete, anatomically detailed,
three-dimensional images of the normal male and female human bodies.
Materials provided by our librarians are for your information
only. It may not be exact or reliable. Do not rely on it. Talk with your
health care provider for advice and treatment. Do not ignore medical advice or delay
seeking it because of something you read in materials supplied by our librarians.
We do not suggest or endorse that you use any tests, products or other information
provided to you without advice from your health care provider. Saint Peter's University
Hospital will not be liable for any damages that result from the use of this material.
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