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Citing Sources
American Psychological Associations (APA) Style Guides
Vancouver Style Guides
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Uniform Requirement for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals• For a list of sample citations, click here
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Monash UniversityInteractive Tutorial
Citing Evidence-Based Texts
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Citing UpToDateAdapt example citation to appropriate style
Anatomy
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Thieme AtlasesLarge ebook collection (various specialties) containing medical illustrations accompanied by explanatory text
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Winking Skull: Human Anatomy Study AidDesigned to let you study and test yourself on human anatomy. Note: now integrated into the Thieme platform.
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MacAnatomyOnline portal created by the McMaster Faculty of Health Sciences Education Program in Anatomy.
Terminology
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Oxford Dictionary of Nursing (8th ed.)Browse by letter, or use the 'Search within work' tool. Edited by Jonathan Law. Oxford University Press (eBook).
Pathology
Evidence-Based Texts
Electronic Resources
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The Merck Manual
- Perform a basic search for the disease or condition of interest
- Locate the disease in the results list and select the pathophysiology section if present, OR browse by Sections to find the disease or condition of interest.
Patient Education
Evidence-Based Texts
Meta-Search
Searches multiple health databases simultaneously
Drug Information
eBook Collections
Full-text search of a wide variety of health-related textbooks
Evidence-Based Texts
Procedures
More from HSL
Meta-Search
Searches multiple health databases simultaneously
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Trip This link opens in a new windowTurning Research Into Practice
- Enter the disease or condition of interest into the search box
- Select Videos or Images along the top of the results page.
Lab Values/Normal Values
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The Merck Manual
- Select Normal Laboratory Values down the left side of the home page.
- Choose the appropriate table for your area of interest.
