Databases
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F1000 DatabaseF1000 is a post-publication peer review service that highlights and evaluates the most interesting articles published in the biomedical sciences, based on the recommendations of a faculty of over 10,000 of the world's leading scientists and clinicians. F1000 also includes an open access repository of conference posters, as well asThe Scientist, a magazine of the life sciences, and 2 open access journals, the F1000 Reports, which are peer-reviewed commentaries on emerging themes in Biology and Medicine.
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Faculty of 1000 DatabaseF1000 is a post-publication peer review service that highlights and evaluates the most interesting articles published in the biomedical sciences, based on the recommendations of a faculty of over 10,000 of the world's leading scientists and clinicians. F1000 also includes an open access repository of conference posters, as well asThe Scientist, a magazine of the life sciences, and 2 open access journals, the F1000 Reports, which are peer-reviewed commentaries on emerging themes in Biology and Medicine.
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Faculty research profile Database
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familydoctor.org FulltextIncludes patient-oriented information, such as Conditions A-Z, understanding health insurance, managing your healthcare, reproductive health, healthy living, common conditions in older adults, OTC (over-the-counter) medicines, etc. It also includes sections for men, women, and parents/kids.
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Fastlane DatabaseFastLane is an experimental program utilizing advanced technology to re-design and streamline the way NSF does business. The National Science Foundation plans to handle all of the grantsmaking process electronically by October 2000.
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The FDA Substance Registration System database is searchable by substance name or by Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII). Search results include links to related NLM resources ChemIDplus and DrugPortal.
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Federal R&D project summaries DatabaseA Dept. of Energy website providing links to information about federal research projects, complete with full-text single-query searching across databases residing at different agencies, based on research summary and awards data from the Dept. of Energy, the National Institutes of Health, and the National Science Foundation.
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Fedstats DatabaseProvides access to statistics and information produced by U.S. government agencies.
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FREIDA is a database containing information on approximately 7,500 graduate medical education programs accredited by the Accreditation Council for Medical Education (ACGME) and 200 combined specialty programs.
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Finding people at UCSF and beyond Database
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FirstConsult [mobile] MD Consult (Firm), Users must create a personal account in the MDConsult database using a desktop or laptop, download from the App store, click the account option, and login with their MDConsult username and password.The app includes the Medical Topics section of the Web version.
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fmCASES Database, Users must register with Stanford email address.
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FreeTranslation DatabaseSite will translate from English into Spanish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, and Portuguese. It will also translate into English from Spanish, French and German.
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Frost & Sullivan Health care Stanf Univ, Access requires free login available to Stanford staff and faculty only; SUNet ID login required.Strategic market reports on the global healthcare market.
Popular Databases
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Stanford-wide
Evidence-based
Clinical Background
Citation Information
Drug Information
UpToDate: A point-of-care clinical
information resource containing succinct and aggressively updated
clinical topic reviews.PubMed@Stanford
link that provides fulltext access to Lane's resources. Includes the
MEDLINE database, which contains coverage of over 5000 journals and
more than 16 million citations for biomedical articles, including,
but not limited to, clinical trials, systematic reviews, case
reports, and clinical practice guidelines.
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A drug information resource containing:
American Hospital Formulary System (AHFS), drug formulary for Lucile
Packard Children's Hospital (LPCH) and Stanford Hospital &
Clinics (SHC), Lexi-Drugs (adverse reactions, dosage and
administration, mechanism of action, storage, use, and administration
information), Lexi-Calc, Lexi-ID, Lexi-I.V. Compatibility (King
Guide), Lexi-Interact, and Lexi-PALS.Cumulative
Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) contains
coverage of nursing and allied health literature. A specialized PubMed search geared
towards helping clinicians quickly access systematic reviews. A knowledge database that provides access to
topic reviews based on over 6000 clinically relevant articles. Provides critical assessments of systematic
reviews compiled from a variety of medical journals.Selects from the biomedical literature
original studies and systematic reviews that are immediately
clinically relevant and then summarizes these articles in an enhanced
abstract with expert commentary.Multidisciplinary
coverage of over 10,000 high-impact journals in the sciences, social
sciences, and arts and humanities, as well as international
proceedings coverage for over 120,000 conferences. Includes cited
reference searching, citation maps, and an analyze tool.Multidisciplinary coverage of over 10,000
high-impact journals in the sciences, social sciences, and arts and
humanities, as well as international proceedings coverage for over
120,000 conferences. Includes cited reference searching, citation
maps, and an analyze tool.Features
systematic reviews that summarize the effects of interventions and
makes a determination whether the intervention is efficacious or not.
Cochrane reviews are created through a strict process of compiling
and analyzing data from multiple randomized control trials to ensure
comprehensiveness and reliability.Provides
systematic coverage of the psychological literature from the 1800s to
the present through articles, book chapters and dissertations.A decision support tool that includes
guidelines, articles, text books and drug information.Lane provides access to over 5,000 eBooks
many of which provide helpful background material that will prepare
you to better tackle primary literature. Features
topic reviews that include a synthesis of the biomedical literature
and specific patient care recommendations. Provides
reviews of treatments for over 250 conditions that summarize the
related available evidence from systematic reviews, clinical trials,
observational studies and clinical practice guidelines.PIER (Physicians' Information and Education
Resource) is a Web-based decision-support tool designed for rapid
point-of-care delivery of up-to-date, evidence-based guidance for
primary care physicians.Cochrane
Central registry of Controlled Trials (CCTR) provides access to
300,000 controlled trials that have been identified the Cochrane
Collaboration. A major drug resource
providing information organized by drug types, diseases, acute care,
toxicology and alternative medicines. Provides
drug information targeted for patients. A
drug database organized by generic name, trade name and drug class.LPCH / Stanford Hospital Formulary A goldmine of trusted consumer health
information from the world's largest medical library Provides patient handouts from the American
Academy of Family Physician Access
to the Stanford Health Library for patients. A
continually updating drug monograph.