Last update June 2009 by Mick Draper

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Find Journal Articles
Sources for finding journal articles
Barr Smith Library databases for finding journal articles in the health sciences 

Journal Title Abbreviations
PubMed Journals Database From the US National Library of Medicine. Type in the abbreviation and click on the Go button to get the full title.

PubMed
PubMed. The Uni of Adelaide Customized Version Uni of Adelaide Community Only

PubMed Tutorials
Official Tutorial from the US National Library of Medicine
University of Adelaide Library Advanced PubMed Tutorial
University of Adelaide Library Basic PubMed Tutorial This is based on the National Library of Medicine tutorial and covers the basics and includes how to import citations from PubMed to EndNote

Publication Aids

• Instructions to Authors in the Health Sciences Instructions from a long list of health sciences journals. From University of Toledo (USA)

PubMed searches for Uni of Adelaide discipline of Surgery Research Areas

Acronyms
Biomedical Acronym Resolver

Selected Surgery Sources on the Internet

• Hardin Meta Directory of Internet Health Sources Surgery  and Gastroenterology
  From Hardin Library for the Health Sciences, University of Iowa These two are lists of lists of sites on the subjects. All the major surgery sites will be here (somewhere).
• Intute: Health & Life Sciences (Formerly OMNI) Search for links on all aspects of medicine and life sciences
• The Virtual Medical Center: Anesthesiology & Surgery Center Dictionaries, journals, cases, educational sites, metabolic pathways, genetic maps etc. From University of California, Irvine Library.

Specialist Sites

Dysphagia

• Dysphagia An essay by Nam-Jong Paik Covers normal swallowing, Dysphasia, examination and treatment. From eMedicine, WebMD
• Hardin MD Dysphagia Links to Dysphasia sites
• Swallowing Disorders Links to Dysphasia sites from MedlinePlus

Arimidex, Tamoxifen, Alone or in Combination

• Results of the ATAC (Arimidex, Tamoxifen, Alone or in Combination) trial after completion of 5 years' adjuvant treatment for breast cancer. PubMed abstract

National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project

• National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project Home page of the project. Includes publications, links, and history
• Study of Tamoxifen and Raloxifene (STAR) Trial From National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABBP )

SNAC Sentinel Node vs Axillary Clearance

• Breast Cancer Network Australia This site has consumer level info on SNAC
• National Breast Cancer Centre has a position statement on Sentinel node biopsy

Barrett's Oesophagus

• Barrett's esophagus Info from National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NDDIC) (USA)

Advanced breast biopsy instrument

• Clinical practice guideline for advanced breast biopsy instrument From ASERNIP-S (Australian Safety and Efficacy Register of New Interventional Procedures-Surgery)

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms

• Abdominal aortic aneurysm From Medline Plus
• Aneurysm Links from Hardin MD
• Stent-graft placement in abdominal aortic aneurysm From National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)

Bladder Neoplasms

• Management of transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder SIGN guideline (pdf)
• Search of National Guidelines Clearinghouse for transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder

Leg Ulcers

• Care of patients with chronic leg ulcer From SIGN (Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network)
• Leg ulcer - venous Guideline from Prodigy
  Leg ulcers SIGN guideline

Melanoma Surgery & Vaccine

• Adelaide Melanoma Unit Consumer level information on diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. From Uni of Adelaide and Royal Adelaide Hospital
• Cutaneous Melanoma A National Clinical Guideline from SIGN
• Hardin MD Melanoma Links to sites on symptoms, and melanoma graphics

Colorectal Neoplasms

• Colon Cancer Links from Hardin MD
• Colorectal neoplasms Links from Intute: Health & Life Sciences Search
• Search of Colorectal Cancer using National Guidelines Clearinghouse
• Management of colorectal cancer SIGN guideline

Haemorrhoids

• Haemorrhoids Information from NHS Direct Online Health Encyclopaedia
• Hemorrhoids Links from Hardin MD
• Hemorrhoids National Guideline Clearinghouse search

Nasal Polyposis

• Nasal Polyps From MedlinePlus
• Polyps, nose From NHS Direct Online Health Encyclopaedia
• Systematic review of endoscopic sinus surgery for nasal polyps. From NHS Health Technology Assessment Programme

Sinus Infection

• Sinusitis Links from Hardin MD
• Sinusitis Search from Intute: Health& Life Sciences
• Sinusitis Links from MedlinePlus
• Sinusitus Links from NHS Direct Online Health Encyclopaedia