Subject Resources: Patient Education
= USC users only
= Multiple sourcesDatabases | ||||
| ABMS Certified Doctor
American Board of Medical Specialties Registration required | ||||
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![]() | AccessMedicine (Access Medicine)
eBook collection of over 50 titles including Harrison's online, Hurst's the Heart, and Lange clinical and basic science texts. | |||
| AccessMedicine - McGraw-Hill | ![]() | |||
| AIM DocFinder - Association of State Medical Board Executive Directors | ||||
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| AMA Physician Select | ||||
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![]() | Clinical Reference System
Patient Handouts. Requires a USC username and password for access. | |||
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| ClinicalTrials.gov (Clinical Trials)
Registry of federally and privately supported clinical trials conducted in the United States and around the world | ||||
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| Consumer Health Library Directory | ||||
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| Directory of Health Organizations Online (DIRLINE) | ||||
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![]() | Epocrates Online Premium
Database of clinical and formulary information | |||
| ePocrates | ![]() | |||
| Health Hotlines: Toll-Free Numbers from the National Library of Medicine | ||||
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| Hospital Compare-US Health and Human Services | ||||
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![]() | Journals@Ovid MEDLINE
Journals@Ovid Ovid Full Text | |||
| Ovid | varies | ![]() | ||
| Lab Tests Online | ||||
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![]() | MEDLINE In-Process through OvidSP
Contains recent records waiting to be indexed and loaded into MEDLINE. | |||
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![]() | MEDLINE (OvidSP)
With USC Links to full-text journals and library catalogs. | |||
| Ovid | 1950-present | ![]() | ||
| MEDLINEplus
Consumer health resources | ||||
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| Mental Health Services Locator | ||||
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![]() | Micromedex
Pharmacology information. May only be used for educational purposes by health sciences faculty, students and staff. | |||
| Thomson Reuters See More Info for access information. | ![]() | |||
| National Health Information Center | ||||
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| National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization Database | ||||
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| NLM Gateway from the National Library of Medicine
Search in multiple retrieval systems at the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM) | ||||
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| Nursing Home Compare | ||||
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![]() | OvidSP at USC
(Includes MEDLINE and other databases) | |||
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![]() | 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 | ![]() | |||
| TRIP Database
Evidence-Based Medicine | ||||
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![]() | UpToDate (Up to Date)
Comprehensive, current, succinct evidence-based resource covering multiple medical specialties. | |||
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| VisualDxHealth
Provides medical images and disease information for consumers | ||||
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eBooks | ||||
| American Hospital Directory | ||||
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| CitizenReady® guide: How you can prepare for disasters and public health emergencies | ||||
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![]() | Ebrary Electronic Book Library
Internet-based library of over 70,000 electronic volumes | |||
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![]() | Medication Errors | |||
| R2 Library | ![]() | |||
| MEDLINEplus Medical Encyclopedia | ||||
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| Merck Manual of Medical Information
Merck Manual Home Health Handbook | ||||
| OTHER See More Info for access information. | ![]() | |||
![]() | Natural Medicine Instructions for Patients | |||
| Credo Reference ISD | ![]() | |||
![]() | STAT!Ref eBooks (StatRef)
Online texts, including 5-Minute Clinical Consult, DrugPoints system, Merck Manual, and MedCalc calculator | |||
| Stat!Ref See More Info for access information. | ![]() | |||
![]() | Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary | |||
| Credo Reference ISD | ![]() | |||
Web Sites | ||||
| Affordable Care Act : Health Care Law and You | ||||
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| American Hospital Association (AHA) | ||||
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| Brigham and Women's Hospital Health Topics A-Z | ||||
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| CHIPS (Consumer Health Information Program and Services) | ||||
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| Culture Clues | ||||
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| Drugs, Supplements, and Herbal Information | ||||
| Medline Plus | ![]() | |||
| familydoctor.org
Health information from the American Academy of Family Physicians | ||||
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| FDA Recalls, Market Withdrawals and Safety Alerts | ||||
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| Genetics Home Reference | ||||
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| Health Care - HealthCare.gov | ||||
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| Health Information Translations
Quality translations in multiple languages | ||||
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| Healthfinder | ||||
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| Healthy Roads Media
Multilingual health education information | ||||
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| Inside Cancer: Multimedia Guide to Cancer Biology | ||||
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| Los Angeles County Department of Health Services: Your Health | ||||
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| MEDLINEplus
Consumer health resources | ||||
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| National Institutes of Health (NIH) Public Access
Policy ensures that the public has access to the published results of NIH‑funded research | ||||
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| NeedyMeds
Patient assistance programs for no cost prescription medications | ||||
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| NIH Health Information | ||||
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| NIHSeniorHealth.gov | ||||
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| Pubget | ||||
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| Public Health Matters | ||||
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| Recommended Books for a Consumer Health Library
A regularly updated listing of consumer health books from University of Connecticut. | ||||
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| ToxTown (Tox Town) | ||||
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| VisualDxHealth
Provides medical images and disease information for consumers | ||||
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| WebMD | ||||
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eJournals | ||||
![]() | Health Care on the Internet | |||
| Taylor & Francis Online | Vol. 1, no. 2 (1997)-v. 6, no. 4 (2002) | ![]() | ||
![]() | Health Education and Behavior | |||
| Sage Publications | Vol. 24, no. 1 (Feb. 1997)-present | ![]() | ||
![]() | Health Education Research | |||
| Oxford Journals Online | Vol. 11, no. 1 (Mar. 1996)-present | ![]() | ||
![]() | Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet | |||
| Taylor & Francis Online | Vol. 7, no. 1 (2003)-present | ![]() | ||
![]() | Journal of Cystic Fibrosis | |||
| ScienceDirect Elsevier Science Journals | Vol. 1, no. 1 (Mar. 2002)-present | ![]() | ||
![]() | Journal of Health Communication | |||
| Taylor & Francis Online | Vol. 2, no. 1 (1997)-present | ![]() | ||
![]() | Journals@Ovid MEDLINE
Journals@Ovid Ovid Full Text | |||
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![]() | ScienceDirect Elsevier Science Journals | Vol. 25, no. 1 (Feb. 1995)-present | ![]() | |
![]() | ScienceDirect Medicine & Dentistry Backfiles | Vol. 5, no. 1 (1983)-v. 24, no. 3 (Dec. 1994) | ![]() | |




