Springer Protocols: 30 Years of Reproducible Laboratory Protocols
Springer Protocols provides desktop access to protocols in the life and biomedical sciences drawn from Methods in Molecular Biology, The Proteomics Handbook, Springer Laboratory Manuals, and additional sources. Comment on protocols, save favorites, upload personal protocols, and set up email notices for new protocols in addition to searching, viewing, and downloading.
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The Cochrane Library: Overviews of Reviews Now Available
The Cochrane Library, a collection of reviews providing independent evidence to support decision-making in health care, recently added a new feature: Overviews of Reviews. Each Overview analyzes interventions for a specific condition by summarizing the results of multiple Cochrane reviews. As an example, see the first Overview issued, Interventions for neovascular age-related macular degeneration.
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ProQolid: Guidance in the Selection of Quality of Life Instruments
Use ProQolid to understand patient reported outcome instruments, identify instruments, and select the most relevant instruments. Descriptions of instruments are compiled from the literature and validated by the authors. Close to 650 descriptions are available, from "10-item Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Quality of Life Questionnaire" to the "Zung Self-rating Anxiety Scale."
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MDConsult: An Integrated Service for Clinical Questions and Treatment Decisions
Combining online access to reference books such as Practical Guide to the Care of the Medical Patient, full-text journal articles from MEDLINE®, The Clinics collection of full-text clinical reviews, drug information, practice guidelines, images, daily news updates, and educational materials for patients, MDConsult organizes the medical literature, making it easier for clinical practitioners to find answers.
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MICROMEDEX®: A Drug Information Gateway
Use MICROMEDEX to locate recommended drug dosage, indications, side effects, administration, and monitoring; check drug interactions; compare drugs; and calculate dosages. Sources include the PDR®, DRUGDEX® System, the international Index Nominum directory, Martindale: The Complete Drug Reference, POISINDEX® Managements, the REPRORISK® System, and alternative medicine monographs.
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