Subject Resources: Geriatrics
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Databases
ACP PIER
Physician's Information and Education Resource (PIER)
Stat!Ref
ACP Pier on PDA
ACP's Physician's Information and Education Resource (PIER) monthly updates
Stat!Ref
AGELINE
bibliographic coverage of social gerontology
SilverPlatter
1978 to the present
Doctor's Guide: Congress Resource Center
Epocrates Online Premium
Database of clinical and formulary information
ePocrates
Essential Evidence Plus on PDA
Formerly called InfoRetriever with InfoPOEMS
Evidence Database
Center for Aging Policy (CAP), New York Academy of Medicine
Faculty of 1000 Medicine
Designed to help clinicians keep abreast of the most important new research
BioMed Central
MD Consult Images Collection
Images taken from the MD Consult book collection
MD Consult
MEDLINE In-Process through OvidSP
Contains recent records waiting to be indexed and loaded into MEDLINE.
MEDLINE (OvidSP)
With USC Links to full-text journals and library catalogs.
Ovid
1950-present
National Guideline Clearinghouse
Evidence-based Practice Guidelines
OvidSP at USC
(Includes MEDLINE and other databases)
PubMed@USC
With USC Links to full-text journals and library catalogs.
1966 to date.
Science Citation Index Expanded
Citation database for the sciences
1900 to present
TrialsCentral
UpToDate
Comprehensive, current, succinct evidence-based resource covering multiple medical specialties. Onsite access only.
UpToDate
See More Info for access information.
USC Experts Directory
Web of Knowledge (Web of Science)
Web of Science is part of ISI's Web of Knowledge which also includes Arts & Humanties and Social Sciences citation databases.
1900-present
eBooks
Ebrary
Internet-based library of over 30,000 electronic volumes
Essentials of Clinical Geriatrics
:
R2 Library
Geriatric Medicine
R2 Library
Geriatric Pharmacotherapy
Geriatric Pharmacotherapy: a guide for the helping professional
R2 Library
Geriatrics at Your Fingertips
MD Consult Book Collection
MD Consult
Merck Manual of Geriatrics
OTHER
See More Info for access information.
Merck Manual of Health & Aging
OTHER
Practice of Geriatrics
MD Consult
R2 Library
Collection of health sciences books
R2 Library
Web Sites
AgingStats.Gov
American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS)
HHS Directory of Health and Human Services Data Resources
National Guideline Clearinghouse
Evidence-based Practice Guidelines
NIHSeniorHealth.gov
Teaching/Training Modules on Trends in Health and Aging
U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH)
USC Keck School of Medicine
WWW Clinical Information from the Medical College of Wisconsin
eJournals
Activities, Adaptation & Aging
Haworth Press
Vol. 15, no. 1 (1991)-present
Age and Ageing
Highwire Press
Vol. 25, no. 1 (Jan. 1996)-present
Ageing and Society
Interdisciplinary journal devoted to topics related to the study of aging.
Cambridge University Press
v.17, no.1 (1997) -- present
Ageing Research Reviews
Critical reviews and research findings on mechanisms of aging and age-related disease.
ScienceDirect
Vol. 1, no. 1 (Feb. 2002)-present
Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders
Journals@Ovid Ovid Full Text
Vol. 1, no. 1 (1987)-present
American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry : AJGP
The official journal of the American Geriatric Society.
Journals@Ovid Ovid Full Text
Vol. 1, no. 1 (Winter 1993)-present
Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
An international journal integrating experimental, clinical, and social studies on ageing.
ScienceDirect
Vol. 20, no. 1 (Jan.-Feb. 1995) -- present
ScienceDirect Medicine & Dentistry Backfiles
Vol. 1, no. 1 (May 1982)-v. 19, no. 3 (Nov.-Dec. 1994)
BMC Geriatrics
BioMedCentral Open Access
Vol. 1 (2001)-present
Clinical Geriatrics
Vol. 6, no. 1 (Jan. 1998)-present
Clinics in Geriatric Medicine
MD Consult Full Clinics Series
Vol. 16, no. 1 (Feb. 2000)-present
Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders
Karger Online
Vol. 9, no. 1 (Jan./Feb. 1998)-- present
Experimental Aging Research
Papers on the clinical aspects of age-related diseases.
Vol. 24, No. 1 (1998) -- present
Experimental Gerontology
International scientific study of the biological processes of aging in plants, animals, and humans.
ScienceDirect
Vol. 1, no. 1 (July 1964) -- present
Geriatric Nephrology and Urology
MetaPress-Miscellaneous publishers
Vol. 1, no. 1 (Jan. 1991)-v. 9, no. 3 (Dec. 1999).
Geriatric Nursing (New York, N.Y.)
Source for clinical information and management advice relating to the care of older adults
ScienceDirect Elsevier Science Journals
Vol. 16, no. 6 (Nov.-Dec. 1995)-present
Journals@Ovid Ovid Full Text
Vol. 17, no. 1 (Jan/Feb. 1996)-v. 23, no. 5(Sep./Oct. 2002)
ScienceDirect Nursing and Health Professions Backfile
Vol. 1, no. 2 (Jul./Aug. 1980)-v. 14, no. 6 (Nov./Dec. 1993)
Geriatrics
Geriatrics: Medicine for Midlife and Beyond
Freely Accessible Science Journals
See More Info for access information.
Vol. 56, no. 1 (Jan. 2001)-present
Gerodontology
Blackwell-Synergy
Vol. 14, no. 1 (July 1997)-present
Blackwell-Synergy Backfiles
Vol. 1, no. 1 (June 1982)-v. 13, no. 2 (Dec. 1996)
Gerontologist
The official journal of the Gerontological Society of America
Highwire Press
Vol. 40, no. 1 (Feb. 2000)-present
Gerontology
Karger Online
Vol. 44, no. 1 (Jan./Feb. 1998)-present
International Journal of Aging and Human Development
A journal of psychosocial gerontology
MetaPress
v. 49, no. 1 (1999) -- present
International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
Causes, treatment and care of all forms of mental disorder affecting the elderly
Wiley Interscience
Vol. 11, no. 1 (Jan. 1996)-present
Wiley InterScience Neuroscience Backfile Collection
Vol. 1, no. 1 (July 1986)-v. 10, no. 12 (Dec. 1995)
Journal of Aging and Health
Covers social and behavioural factors relating to ageing and health.
First Search (OCLC)
Vol. 11, no.1 (Feb. 1999)-v. 16, no. 5 (Nov. 2004)
Sage
Vol. 11, no. 1 (Feb. 1999)-present
Journal of Aging and Pharmacotherapy
Haworth Press
Vol. 13, no. 1 (2003)-present
Journal of Aging Studies
Social and behavioral aspects of aging studies
ScienceDirect
Vol. 9, no. 1 (Spring 1995) -- 2003
ScienceDirect Medicine & Dentistry Backfiles
Vol. 1, no. 1 (Spring 1987)- v. 8, no. 4 (Winter 1994)
Journal of Geriatric Drug Therapy
Haworth Press
Vol. 12, no. 1 (1997)-v. 12, no. 4 (1999)
Journal Of Gerontological Nursing : JGN
Slack Incorporated
Vol. 29, no. 1 (Jan. 2003)-present
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Clinical care of older persons.
Blackwell-Synergy
Vol. 49, no. 1 (Jan. 2001)-present
MD Consult
Vol. 43, no. 1 (Jan. 1995)-v. 48, no. 12 (Dec. 2000)
Journal of the American Osteopathic Association
Highwire Press
Vol. 100, no. 1 (Jan. 2000)-present
Journal of Women & Aging
Information on the social, psychological, and health care needs of women as they age
Haworth Press
Vol. 11, no. 1-4 (1999) & v. 14, no. 1 (2002)-present
Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences
Highwire Press
Vol. 55A, no. 1 (Jan. 2000)-present
Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences
Highwire Press
Vol. 55B, no. 1 (Jan. 2000)-present
Maturitas
Information about changes as related to the climacteric in aging men and women.
ScienceDirect
Vol. 21, no. 1 (Jan. 1995) - present
ScienceDirect Medicine and Dentistry Supplement 1
Vol. 1, no. 1 (June 1978)-v. 20, no. 2-3 (Dec.1994)
Mechanisms of Ageing and Development
Includes research papers, review and theoretical articles on ageing or developmental mechanisms.
ScienceDirect
v. 1, no. 1 (1972) -- present
Perspectives In Psychiatric Care
Official Journal of the Adult and Geropsychiatric-Mental Health Nurses (AGPN)
Blackwell-Synergy
Vol. 39, no. 3 (July 2003)-present
PPAR Research
Peroxsimone Proliferator-activated Receptors Research
Hindawi Publishing Open Access Journals
Vol. 2006 (2006)-present
PubMed Central
Vol. 2006 (2006)-present
Reviews in Clinical Gerontology
Clinical practice in the health care of the elderly.
Cambridge University Press
Vol. 7, no. 1 (Jan. 1997)-v. 16, no. 4 (Nov. 2006)
Science of Aging Knowledge Environment (SAGE KE)
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Highwire Press
See More Info for access information.
Vol. 2002, no. 48 (Dec 2002)- v. 2006, no. 10 (June 2006)
Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation of the elderly patient
Journals@Ovid Ovid Full Text
Vol. 1, no. 1 (Oct. 1985)-present
USC Health Now
An online health magazine published once a week and e-mailed directly to subscribers.
See More Info for access information.
2007-present