2008** Consumer Health and Medical 'Core' or Essential Reference Tools Results

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  1. Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
  2. Mayo Clinic Family Health Book , Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine (Other Gale Medical Encyclopedia titles)
  3. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary, Stedman's Medical Dictionary
  4. Merck Manual of Medical Information
  5. Physician's Desk Reference (PDR)

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  1. MayoClinic Web Site - http://www.mayoclinic.com (Majority of votes)
  2. KidsHealth - http://kidshealth.org/, NOAH - www.noah-health.org/
  3. American Cancer Society - http://www.cancer.org/, WebMD - http://www.webmd.com
  4. NORD - http://www.rarediseses.org
  5. Family Doctor - http://familydoctor.org, Lab Tests Online - http://www.labtestsonline.org

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  1. MedlinePlus – http://www.medlineplus.gov (Majority of votes)
  2. Center for Disease Control and Prevention - http://cdc.gov
  3. Healthfinder.gov - http://healthfinder.gov/
  4. PubMed - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/
  5. National Institutes of Health (NIH) - http://www.nih.gov, National Cancer Institute - http://www.cancer.gov/, U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - http://www.fda.gov/

Print -- Free Web-Sites -- Govdocs Sites -- Fee-Based Web-Sites

  1. Ebsco CINAHL/Medline - http://www.ebscohost.com/cinahl/
  2. Ebsco Health Source Consumer Edition - http://www.ebscohost.com/thisTopic.php?marketID=1&topicID=82
  3. Health and Wellness Resource Center (Gale) - http://www.gale.cengage.com/Health/
  4. Stat!Ref: Electronic Resources for Healthcare Professionals - http://www.statref.com/
  5. MD Consult - http://www.mdconsult.com and UptoDate - http://www.uptodate.com/home/index.html (Patient Information Areas)

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