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A
abnormal psychology, see psychology 63
about the NLM Collection Development Manual 9
abridgements 75, 90
see also handbooks and manuals 86
abstracts, see bibliographic works 75
academic catalogs 76
academic dissertations 72
academic leadership 36
academic medicine 36
access to health care 45, 51
access, defined 81
accidents, see emergency medicine 37
acquire, defined 81
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), see infectious diseases 48
acquisitions 13
action research, see health services research 45
addiction medicine 23
administration
of biomedical research 29
of health facilities 43
of health services 45
administrative records of the NLM 14
admissions, for educational institutions 36
adolescents, see pediatrics 59
advanced nursing practice 55
advertising and marketing of health care 42
aerospace medicine 23
agency reports 72, 86
aging 41, 52
agriculture 15, 26, 27, 40, 53, 61, 68, 85
agronomy 15
AIDS 48, 79
as a public health issue 63
air pollution, see environmental health 38
alchemy 32
alcoholism, see addiction medicine 23
allergy and immunology 23
allied health
educational publications 84, 95
professions, see health occupations 43
alternative medicine 33
alumni and student publications 72
analgesia 24
analytical chemistry 31
anatomic images 79
anatomy 23, 24
andrology 69
anesthesiology 24
animal health 69
animal husbandry 70
animals
as models 49
breeding 70
husbandry 15
laboratory 49
medicine, see veterinary medicine 69
primates 62
testing of 49
annual reports 72
anthologies, see collected works 76
anthropology 25, 50
applied genetics 40
archaea 52
archaeology 25
architecture of health facilities 43
archives of NLM Web documents 14
archives of the NLM 14
armed forces, medicine in 53
Army Medical Library 17
art 47, 50
art of medicine 52
arthritis, see rheumatology 66
artificial intelligence 32
artificial organs 26
assays 68
association reports 72, 86
astrobiology, see space life sciences 66
athletes 67
athletic training 39
atlases 73
audience for the NLM collection 12
audiovisual materials 74
in NLM collections 14
autobiographies 75
autopsy
see forensic medicine 39
see pathology 58
aviation 23
ayurvedic medicine, see complementary and alternative medicine 33
B
bacteria 48, 52
Barnes, Joseph K. 17
barriers to access 42
basic life sciences 3
behavior 62
of health care consumers 51
social, related to health 51
social, see anthropology 25
behavioral genetics 40
behavioral medicine 25
belief, see religion and medicine 65
beliefs and perceptions about health 25, 51
bibliographic works 75
Billings, John Shaw 14, 17
biochemistry 26
see also chemistry 31
biodefense, see disaster management 35
bioengineering 25, 26
bioethics 27, 89
biographical works 74, 75
bioinformatics 27
bioinstrumentation 26
biological exposures 68
biological sciences 28
biological systems 28
biological-computer interfaces 32
biology 28
cell 30
microbiology 52
molecular 53
plant 61
structural 30, 53
biomaterials 26
biomathematics 28
biomechanical engineering 26
biomechanics 26, 30, 39
biomedical communication, see health communication 41
biomedical engineering, see bioengineering 26
biomedical ethics 27
biomedical imaging 29
biomedical libraries 15
biomedical research 29
biomedical, defined 11
biomolecular engineering 26
biomolecules 31
bionic medicine 26
bionics 26, 30
biophysical chemistry 31
biophysics 30
biopolymers 31
biopsychosocial interactions 63
biostatistics
see biomedical research 29
see statistical works 94
biotechnology, see bioengineering 26
bioterrorism 36, 48, 63
birth 56
customs and practices 25
statistics 94
birth control
as a public health issue 63
blood, see hematology 46
Board of Regents 14
Board of Regents Policy 10
board review, see examination review guides 84
body structure 24
books, see monographs 89
Bookshelf 82
botanical remedies 49
botany 49
see medical botany 49
see plant biology 61
brain 32, 55, 62
broadsides 83
C
cancer medicine, see oncology 57
cardiac rehabilitation 39
cardiology 30
cardiovascular disease, see cardiology 30
care of the sick, see nursing 55
caricatures 79, 87
case studies 74
cassette tapes, see audiovisual materials 74
catalogs 76
cell biology 30
see also cytology 34
cell engineering 26
cell morphology 34
cell pathology 34
cell structures 34
cells 34
cellular processes 28
certification 84
chemical biology 31
chemical dependence, see addiction medicine 23
chemical engineering 31
chemical exposures 68
chemical toxicology 31
chemical weapons 36
chemistry 26, 31
of food 47
childbirth 56
childhood 52
children, see pediatrics 59
children's literature, see juvenile literature 88
chiropractic 33
chromosomes 40
Classification database 82
classification systems 92
classified documents, see limited distribution materials 88
climate 38
clinical chemistry, see clinical laboratory science 32
clinical engineering 26
clinical engineering, see bioengineering 26
clinical images 79
clinical laboratory science 32
clinical nutrition 47
clinical practice journals 87
clinical practice standards and guidelines 93
clinical psychology 63
clinical trials 63
see biomedical research 29
clinics 43
cloning 53
codes 43, 92
coding manuals 92
coding systems 92
cognition, see cognitive science 32
cognitive science 32
see also psychology 62
coins 47
collect, defined 11, 81
collected works 76
collection development policy of the NLM 10
collections
Early Manuscripts 14
General Collection 13
historical and special materials 13
Historical Audiovisuals 14
Historical printed works 13
Modern Manuscripts 14
NLM Archives 14
Oral History 14
Prints and Photographs 14
collections overview 13
college catalogs 76
colon and rectal surgery 67
comic books 83
comments and suggestions about this Manual 9
communicable disease control 36
communicable diseases, see infectious diseases 48
communication disorders 33
communication, see health communication 41
communicative disorders 33
community health 63
compact disks, see electronic resources 83
comparative biology 40
comparative medicine 69
compilations, see collected works 76
complementary and alternative medicine 33
comprehensively, defined as used in this manual 22
computational biology 27, 29
computational chemistry 31
computed tomography 29
computer modeling of cognition 32
computer science 32
computers
in medicine, see medical informatics 51
in research, see biomedical research 29
conference publications 74, 76
see also grey literature 86
congresses, see conference publications 76
congressional documents 85
consumer behavior 42
consumer health 19, 77
see also pamphlets 90
consumer health audiovisuals 74
consumer health informatics 51
consumer nutrition education 15
continuing education publications 77
contraception
birth control as a public health issue 63
controversies 74
coordinated collection development 15
cost analysis 42
cost of health care 42
see also health services research 45
counseling psychology 63
countries, represented in NLM collections 13
coverage, defined 11
crime 52
criminology, of substance use 23
critical care medicine, see medicine 52
critical interpretation of art and literature 50
crystallography 30, 31
cultivation of medicinal plants, see medical botany 49
cultural anthropology 25
cultural studies 50
culture and health, see anthropology 25
current awareness publications 87
curriculum 36
cytogenetics 40
cytology 34
D
data analysis 27
databases 27, 78
datasets 78
deafness 33
death investigation 39
death, customs and practices 25
demography, historical 63
dental informatics 51
dentistry 35
depository 18
dermatology 35
design and construction of health facilities 43
design of research 29
developing countries 78
developmental biology 28
see also embryology 37
diabetes, see endocrinology 37
diagnosis of disease 52
diagnostic imaging, see biomedical imaging 29
dictionaries and encyclopedias 79
diet 48
customs and practices 25
diffusion of innovation 45
digestive system 40
digital collections 81
digital files 78
digital images 79
directories 80
disabilities 60
disabilities, communication 33
disaster management 35
disasters 35, 63, 68
discoveries 74
discussion papers, see working papers 96
disease
incidence 94
prevention 61, 63
process, see pathology 58
disks, see electronic resources 83
disparities in health care 3
disposal 21
dissertations, see academic dissertations 72
DNA sequencing 40, 61
doctor-patient communication 42
doctors, see health occupations 43
documentaries 74
drafts 80
drawings 73
drug abuse 23, 79
drug design, see pharmacology 59
drug dispensing, see pharmacy 59
drug references, see pharmacopoeias 91
drugs, see pharmacology 59
duplicates 21
DVDs, see electronic resources 83
dysfunction, communicative 33
E
ear, see otolaryngology 58
early life forms 66
economics of education 36
economics, health 86
economics, see health economics 42
ecotoxicology 68
education for the health professions 36, 44, 74
education, nursing 55
electrochemistry 31
electromagnetic fields 26
electronic data 78
electronic images, see digital images 79
electronic resources 81
preservation and archiving 19, 81
electronic resources, defined 81
electrophysiology 30
see also internal medicine 49
embryology 36, 37
emergencies 35
emergency medical services 36
emergency medicine 37
emerging disciplines 22
encyclopedias, see dictionaries and encyclopedias 79
endocrine disruptors 68
endocrinology 37
energy therapies 33
engineering, see bioengineering 26
Entrez Bookshelf 82
environmental health 38
litigation related to 39
environmental pollution 68
environmental science 38
ephemera 79, 83
epidemiology 42, 63, 85, 94
ergonomics 56
esophagus, see gastroenterology 40
essays 92
ethics 27
in research 29
of health care professionals 44
ethnicity 51
evaluation, of health services 45
evidence-based medicine, see medicine 52
evolution 28, 40
examination review guides 84
exercise science 39
exhibit catalogs 76
exobiology, see space life sciences 66
exotic animals 70
experimentation, see biomedical research 29
extreme environments 52
eye health and diseases, see ophthalmology 57
F
facsimiles 93
fact sheets 84
see also ephemera 83
faith, see religion and medicine 65
family practice 39
federal documents 85
Federal Library Depository Program 86
fertility 65
see also urology 69
fiction and poetry 85
films 74
in NLM collections 14
finance
of biomedical research 29
of health care 42
of health facilities 43
fine arts 50
fine prints 79, 93
in NLM collections 14
first aid 37
first responders 36, 37
fitness 39
folk medicine 47
food 47
additives 68
composition 48
science 15
security 48
service 43
supply 48
technology 48
toxicology 68
foot, see podiatry 61
forensic anthropology
see anthropology 25
see forensic medicine 39
forensic medicine 39
format 71
formularies 91
foundation reports 72, 86
fraud 29
fungi 48, 49, 52
G
gallbladder, see gastroenterology 40
gastroenterology 40
GenBank 78
gender 52
gene expression and regulation 30, 40, 53
gene therapy 54
gene-environment interactions 38
General Collection 13
general practice, see family practice 39
general public 12
general readers, works for 92
genetic counseling 50
genetic disorders, see medical genetics 50
genetic engineering 40
genetic epidemiology 54
genetics 40
see also medical genetics 50
Genetics Home Reference 40
genetics informatics, see bioinformatics 27
genetics, biochemical 53
genitals 41, 69
genomics 40, 53
geriatric medicine 41
geriatrics 41
gerontology 41
global health 3
glycoproteins 30
government 44
government publications 85
see also grey literature 86
gravity 66
grey literature 86
guidelines 43, 44, 85, 93
gynecology 41
H
habilitationschriften, see academic dissertations 72
handbooks and manuals 86
hazardous materials 68
hazards in the workplace 56
healing modalities 25
health care ethics, see bioethics 27
health care financing 42
health care personnel, see health occupations 43
health care practices, audiovisual documentation 74
health care system 44
health communication 41
health disparities 3, 63
health economics 42, 63, 85, 86
health education 64
health facilities 43
health information systems 36
health laws and regulations 85
health literacy 42
health maintenance 52
health occupations 43
health planning 44
health policy 23, 44, 45, 63, 74, 86
health professions, defined 11
health professions, see health occupations 43
health promotion 61, 63
health psychology, see behavioral medicine 25
health risk communication 42
health sciences librarianship 45
health seeking behavior 45
health services research 45, 63, 86
health services, see also health facilities 43
health statistics 94
health status indicators 94
health, environmental 38
health, public 63
health, reproductive 65
hearing disorders 33
heart diseases, see cardiology 30
hematology 46
hemorheology, see biophysics 30
hepatology, see medicine 52
herbal medicine 33, 49
heredity 40
Hill, Lister 18
histology 46
see also pathology 58
Historical Audiovisuals 14
historical demography 63
historical images 79
history of medicine 46, 89, 92
history of medicine, in prints and photographs 14
history of public health 63
history of the NLM collection 17
HIV 48, 63
holistic medicine, see complementary and alternative medicine 33
homeopathy, see complementary and alternative medicine 33
hormones, see endocrinology 37
hospital directories 80
hospital librarianship, see health sciences librarianship 45
hospitals 43
host-parasite relationships, see parasitology 58
household products 68
housekeeping 43
how-to, see practice management tools 92
html archives 14
Human Genome Project 41
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) 48
human nutrition 47
human rights violations 39
humanism 50
humanities 50
humorous and satirical works 87
hyberbaric medicine, see medicine 52
hybrid resources 81
I
illustrations 79
images 73, 93
images, anatomical 79
images, clinical 79
images, digital 79
images, historical 79
imaging, see biomedical imaging 29
immunochemistry, see biochemistry 26
immunogenetics 40
immunology 23
implants 26
inauguraldissertationen, see academic dissertations 72
indexes, see bibliographic works 75
indicators, health status 94
industrial chemistry 31
inequalities in health 45
infectious diseases 48
inflammation 66
informatics
bioinformatics 27
medical 51
informatics, nursing 55
information science 45
as applied to biomedical research 27
as applied to medical practice 51
information services 45
ingredients and chemicals, see chemistry 31
innovations 74
social implications of 51
institute reports 86
institutional publications 72, 86
instructional materials
for health professionals, see continuing education 77
for patients, see consumer health 77
instructors' manuals 95
instrumentation 30
insurance 42
integrative medicine 33
interactive resources 81
interdisciplinary studies 3
interim reports 80
interlibrary cooperation 15
internal medicine 49
internal records 14
international health organizations 85
Internet resources, see electronic resources 81
Internet, see health communication 42
interviews 14, 74
investigative journalism 92
J
job health, see occupational health 56
joints, see rheumatology 66
journalists 92
journals 87
judicial documents 85
juvenile literature 88
K
Kennedy Institute of Ethics 27
Kennedy, John F. 18
kidney diseases 54
kidneys 54
kinesiology
see complementary and alternative medicine 33
see exercise science 39
knowledge representation 32
L
laboratories 43
laboratory animal science 49
laboratory manuals 88
laboratory science 32
laboratory tests 32
language 32
language disorders 33
languages, collected by NLM 3, 13, 74, 89
lasers 26
law 27, 44
leaflets, see pamphlets 90
learning 32
lectures 74
legal medicine, see forensic medicine 39
legislation 44, 85
librarianship, see health sciences librarianship 45
libraries 43, 45
library acquisitions 13
Library of Congress 11, 15, 21, 26, 28, 38, 47, 52, 62, 63, 65, 70, 75, 77, 85, 88, 89, 95
licensing examinations 84
licensing, of electronic resources 82
life sciences 3, 28
limited distribution materials 88
linguistic anthropology 25
linguistics 32
link, defined 81
Lister Hill Center 78, 79
literacy, health 42
literary works, see fiction and poetry 85
literature 50
literature types 71
literature, defined 11
liver, see gastroenterology 40
local association publications 86
local health plans 64
local publications 85
looseleaf service publications 88
Lovell, Joseph 17
lungs, see pulmonary medicine 64
M
macromolecular interactions 30
magazines 87
magnetic resonance imaging 29
maintenance of health 52
malpractice 39
management
of biomedical research 29
of disasters 35
of health facilities 43
of health services 45
practice management tools 92
manuals 86
laboratory 88
manuscripts 88
in NLM collections 14
manuscripts in nursing 56
market research reports 89
mass communication 42
massage therapy 33
mathematics, see biomathematics 28
medical anthropology 25
medical botany 49
see also plant biology 61
medical care research, see health services research 45
medical codes 92
medical communication, see health communication 41
medical data 51
medical devices 26
medical dictionaries, see dictionaries and encyclopedias 79
medical education 51
medical ethics 27
medical ethnobotany 49
medical facilities 43
medical genetics 40, 50
medical humanities 50, 89
medical imaging 29
medical informatics 50, 51
medical librarianship, see health sciences librarianship 45
medical microbiology 52
medical museums 47
medical office management, see practice management tools 92
medical practice 52
medical research 29, 52
medical schools
alumni and student publications 72
catalogs 76
history 47
medical sociology 47, 50, 51
medical specialties 52
Medical Subject Headings 22
medicinal chemistry 31
medicinal plants 49
medicine 52
medicine, addiction 23
medicine, aerospace 23
medicine, alternative 33
medicine, behavioral 25
medicine, cancer 57
medicine, cardiovascular 30
medicine, emergency 37
medicine, emergency, see also disaster management 35
medicine, family, see family practice 39
medicine, forensic 39
medicine, genetic, see medical genetics 50
medicine, geriatric 41
medicine, history of 46
medicine, internal 49
medicine, military 53
medicine, molecular 54
medicine, nuclear, see radiology 65
medicine, occupational, see occupational health and safety 56
medicine, orthopedic 57
medicine, pediatric 59
medicine, physical 60
medicine, podiatric 61
medicine, preventive 61
medicine, pulmonary 64
medicine, reproductive 65
medicine, sports 67
medicine, traditional 33
medicine, veterinary 69
medicines 59
MedlinePlus 12, 19, 77
meetings, see conference publications 76
membership rosters 80
membrane physics 30
membrane transport 30, 31
memoirs 75
memoranda 86
memory 32
mental disorders 62
mental illness 62
mental processes 62
mental retardation 62
MeSH 22
metabolic disorders, see endocrinology 37
metabolism 37
metalloproteins 31
methods, research 29
microbes 52
microbial ecology 53
microbiology 52
microorganisms 52
see also medical botany 49
military medicine 53
mind 32
mind-body interventions 33
models 29
molecular biology 53
molecular biology informatics 27
molecular genetics 53
molecular imaging 29
molecular medicine 54
molecular pharmacology 54
molecular recognition 31
monographs 89
musculoskeletal injuries 60
musculoskeletal system 66
mutagenesis 40
mutation 40
N
nanomedicine 26
narratives 75
National Agricultural Library 11, 15, 26, 38, 70
National Archives and Records Administration 14
national bibliographies 75
National Center for Biotechnology Information 19, 41, 78
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine 33
National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology (NICHSR) 45,78
National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health 56
National Institutes of Health, records of the 14
National Library of Medicine Act of 1956 10, 18
natural history 28
NCBI Bookshelf 82
neoplasms 57
nephrology 54
nervous system 55
neurochemistry, see biochemistry 26
neuroendocrinology, see endocrinology 37
neurological surgery 67
neurology 55
neuroscience 55
neurotology, see otolaryngology 58
news, see health communication 42
newsletters and newspapers 90
NIH Institutes 74
NLM Classification 82
NLM Long Range Plan 19
NLM publications 14
NLM Retention Policy 20
NLM Web archives 14
Nobel laureates 19
noise 38
nonverbal communication disorders 33
nose, see otolaryngology 58
novels, see fiction and poetry 85
nuclear chemistry 31
nuclear magnetic resonance 30
nuclear medicine, see radiology 65
nurses 55
see also health occupations 43
nurses, training of 36
nursing 55
nursing education 55
nursing informatics 51, 55
nursing policy 55
nursing research 55
nutrients 47
nutrition 47
nutritional epidemiology 47
O
obesity, see endocrinology 37
obstetrics 56
occasional papers, see working papers 96
occupational health 56
litigation related to 39
occupational therapy, see physical medicine and rehabilitation 60
occupations, see health occupations 43
odontology 39
official publications of the NLM 14
oncology 57
online resources 81
online-only resources, defined 81
operations, see surgery 67
ophthalmology 57
optics 26
optometry 57
oral history 74, 75
in NLM collections 14
oral microbiology 52
organelles 31
organization of health services 45
organization reports 72, 86
origin of life 28, 66
orthodontics, see dentistry 35
orthopaedic surgery 67
orthopedics 57
osteology 25
otolaryngology 58
otology, see otolaryngology 58
outcomes, health 93
outer space, see space life sciences 66
P
pain 24
pain syndromes 60
paleobiology 25
paleopathology 25
palliative care 24
pamphlets 90
see also ephemera 83
Pan American Health Organization 85
pancreas, see gastroenterology 40
Paracelsianism 32
parasitology 58
pastoral care 65
patents 91
pathology 46, 58
comparative 69
forensic 39
patient attitudes 45
patient education, see consumer health 77
patient monitoring 32
patient-doctor communication 42
patient-professional communication 42
patient-provider relationships 44
pediatrics 59
perception 32
performing arts 50
periodicals 87
personal narratives 75, 92
personnel, see health occupations 43
pesticides 68
pets 70
pharmaceutical chemistry 31
pharmaceutical industry, see pharmacology 59
pharmaceuticals 32
pharmacogenetics, see pharmacology 59
pharmacognosy, see pharmacology 59
pharmacology 59
veterinary 69
pharmacopoeias and formularies 91
pharmacy 59
pharmacy services in health facilities 43
philosophy 50
photographs 73, 79, 93
in NLM collections 14
physiatrics, see physical medicine and rehabilitation 60
physiatry, see physical medicine and rehabilitation 60
physical anthropology 25
physical education 39
physical fitness 39, 67
physical hazards 68
physical media, defined 81
physical medicine 60
physical plant maintenance in health facilities 43
physical sciences 3
physicians, training of 36
physics, see biophysics 30
physiology 28, 60
animal 60
cell, see cell biology 30
human 60
plant 61
phytotherapy, see medical botany 49
plant biology 61
plants 61
biology 61
medicinal, see medical botany 49
sequencing 40
plasmid construction 53
plastic surgery 67
podiatry 61
poetry, see fiction and poetry 85
poisons, see toxicology 68
polemical works 92
Policy for updating this manual 9
policy, health 44
politics and health care 44
pollution, see environmental health 38
polymers 31
popular literature 92
population genetics 40
population health 63
portraits 14, 79, 93
posters 91
see also ephemera 83
postpartum 56
practice guidelines 93
practice management tools 92
pregnancy 56
prep guides, see examination review guides 84
prescriptions, see pharmacy 59
preservation 3, 10, 18, 19
of electronic resources 81
prevention of disease 52, 61, 63
preventive medicine 61
primary care 39
primary prevention, see preventive medicine 61
primates 25, 62
primatology 25, 62
prints and photographs 93
prints, fine 79
procedures 86, 88
proceedings, see conference publications 76
professional associations 44
professional education, see continuing education 77
professional issues 43
Profiles in Science 19, 79, 82
projected images 74
proprietary use 88
protein synthesis 53
proteins 30
proteomics 40, 53
proteomics, see biochemistry 26
protozoa 48, 52
psychiatry 62
psychoactive plants 49
psychoanalysis 62
psychoanalytic interpretations of literature 85
psycholinguistics 32
psychological tests, see tests 95
psychology 62
cognitive, see also cognitive science 32
psychology, health, see behavioral medicine 25
public health 38, 48, 63, 86
policy 29, 85
public health emergencies, see disaster management 35
public policy 47
public service announcements 74
publications of the NLM 14
PubMed Central 19, 82
pulmonary medicine 64
purpose of the NLM collection 10
Q
quackery 47
quality of education 36
quality of health care 45, 51
R
radiation exposure 68
radio, see health communication 42
radiology 65
recordings 74
records management 43
records of the NLM 14
recruitment of health care professionals, see health occupations 44
recruitment, for education 36
rectal surgery 67
redundancy, avoiding in collection 71
reference tools, see dictionaries and encyclopedias 79
refractive errors 57
regional publications 86
regulations 44, 85
rehabilitation, see physical medicine and rehabilitation 60
religion 65
religion and medicine 50, 65
reports
annual 72
draft 80
market research 89
technical 86, 94
Reports of the Surgeon General 82
reprints and facsimiles 93
reproductive health 41
reproductive medicine 65
reproductive physiology 41
rescue literature 36
research 29, 52
research animals 49
research design 29
research ethics 29
research in nursing 55
research journals 87
research services 45
residents 36
respiratory system, see pulmonary medicine 64
retention policy 20
retrieval mechanisms 27
review guides, see examination review guides 84
review journals 87
rheumatology 66
risk management 36
risk taking behaviors 51
Rogers, Frank Bradway 18
S
sales catalogs 76
sanitation 64
satire 87
scanning microscopy 29
scholarly journals 87
scholarly, defined 11
school publications, see alumni and student publications 72
schools of medicine 47
science of medicine 52
science writers 92
scientific fraud 29
scope of the collection 10
scope, defined 11
selection guidelines by subject 22
selective (use of term in collection policy) 71
sequence data 40
sexual health 41, 65, 69
sexuality 52
sign language 33
signal transduction 31
skeletal system, see orthopedics 57
skin 35
skin diseases 35
slides, see audiovisual materials 74
social behavior, see anthropology 25
social factors and health 51
social factors in health services 45
social rehabilitation 60
socioeconomic status 51
sociology of medicine 47, 51
sociology, of substance use 23
sound recordings 74
space life sciences 66
space medicine 23
Specialized Information Services Division 78
specialties 52
speciation 28
spectroscopy 30, 31
spiritual healing, see complementary and alternative medicine 33
sports medicine 67
stamps 47
standards and guidelines 44, 85, 86, 93
standards in electronic publishing 81
standards related to health facilities 43
state documents 85
state health plans 64
state publications 86
statistical analysis, see biomedical research 29
statistical works 85, 94
stem cell research 30, 31
stem cells 30
stress, job 56
structural biology 31, 53
structural biology informatics, see bioinformatics 27
student publications 72
students 36
study guides 95
subjects, inclusion of 22
subspecialties 52
substance abuse 23, 52, 62, 63
suggestions about this Manual 9
surfaces 31
surgery 67
surgical demonstrations 74
surgical techniques 67
symposia, see conference publications 76
systematics 28
systems biology, see biological sciences 28
T
tai chi 39
tape recordings, see audiovisual materials 74
teaching aids, see textbooks 95
teaching hospitals 36
teaching, of health professionals 36
technical documentation 86
technical reports 86, 94
technique, clinical laboratory, see clinical laboratory science 32
technology, medical, see also clinical laboratory science 32
teeth 35
telemedicine 42
television, see health communication 42
teratology, see embryology 37
terminology, see dictionaries and encyclopedias 79
terms used in this manual 22
tests 95
tests, laboratory 32
textbooks 95
therapeutics 67
therapy, alternative 33
theses, see academic dissertations 72
thinking 32
thoracic surgery 67
throat, see otolaryngology 58
tissue engineering 26
tissues see histology 46
tomography 29
toxicology 38, 68, 86
see also pharmacology 59
toxinology 68
trade catalogs, 76
traditional medicine
see anthropology 25
see complementary and alternative medicine 33
training of health professionals 36
see also health occupations 44
transfection 53
translational research, see biomedical research 29
translations 95
treatment of disease 52
treatment, see therapeutics 67
trends in medical and health education 74
tropical medicine
see environmental health 38
see infectious diseases 48
U
U.S. Government Partial Depository 18
ultrasonics 26
ultrasonics, see also biomedical imaging 29
undersea medicine, see medicine 52
uniformed services 53
university publications, see alumni and student publications 72
urinary tract 69
urology 69
V
vectors 53
verbal communication disorders 33
veterinary medicine 69
veterinary pharmacology 69
video 74
violence 63
viruses 48, 52
Visible Human Project 78, 79
vision
see ophthalmology 57
see optometry 57
vital statistics 94
vocabulary used in this manual 22
vocational rehabilitation 60
W
waste management 64
weather, influence on health, see environmental health 38
Web archives 14
Web resources, see electronic resources 81
weeding 20
wellness, see preventive medicine 61
withdrawal 20
woodcuts 14
workbooks 95
workers' health, see occupational health 56
working papers 42, 96
workshops 77
World Health Organization 85, 94
World Wide Web, see health communication 42
X
x-rays 65
Y
yoga 39
Z
zoonoses 69
see also infectious diseases 48
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