Databases
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Web of science 1900-, ThomsonProvides access to ISI Citation Databases: Science citation index expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), 1974- ; Social sciences citation index (SSCI), 1974- ; Arts & humanities citation index (A & HCI), 1975- . With the online backfile, this resource now completely matches the print editions of the three citation indexes.
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WebCASPAR DatabaseProvides easy access to a large body of statistical data resources for science and engineering (S&E) at U.S. academic institutions, including life sciences.
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WebCSD 2006, Users must login with SUNet IDWeb interface to Cambridge Structural Database (CSD) without the need to install client software. Contains published crystallographic data on organic, organometallic, and metal complex structures whose 3D structures have been determined using X-ray diffraction or neutron diffraction.
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WebFEATURE DatabaseStructural analysis tool for scanning structures for functional sites in both proteins and nucleic acids.
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West Nile virus CDCThe Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases of the National Center for Infectious Diseases within the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) presents information on the West Nile Virus, a flavivirus that causes an infection of the brain. The Division describes the history, geographic distribution and classification of the virus.
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West Nile virus maps USGS
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West Nile virus maps (2000) Database
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What patients think of California hospitals Calif Healthc FoundResource is based on PEP-C III (Patients' Evaluation of Performance in California), a survey in quality-of-care, sponsored by the California Institute for Health Systems Performance (CIHSP) and the California HealthCare Foundation. Stanford only committed to surveying their medical and surgical patients for the PEP-C III.
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Wikipedia FulltextMobile Application iPhone/iPod touch/iPad"A multilingual, web-based, free-content encyclopedia project based on an openly-editable model. The name "Wikipedia" is a portmanteau of the words wiki (a technology for creating collaborative websites, from the Hawaiian word wiki, meaning "quick") and encyclopedia."--Help page.
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Wiley online library DatabaseConsists of a multidisciplinary collection of online resources covering life, health and physical sciences, social science, and the humanities. Includes over 4 million articles from 1500 journals, 9000 books, etc.
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Winkingskull.com ThiemeAn interactive study aid for human anatomy.
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WISE-MD Database, Users must register with Stanford email address.
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Contains biographical profiles of people from all centuries as well as all countries and regions worldwide. Compiles biographical articles from printed reference works published from the 16th to the 20th century, and reproduces these original documents as facsimile images on the screen.
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World factbook CIA, Current year only
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World news connection Database
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WorldCat OCLCMillions of bibliographic records of any type of material cataloged by OCLC member libraries. Includes manuscripts written as early as the 12th century.
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WorldWideScience.org Search EngineGlobal science gateway enabling federated searching of national and international scientific databases. Developed and maintained by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information in partnership with the British Library. Covers current findings in fields such as energy, medicine, agriculture, environment, and basic sciences.
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WormBase DatabaseThe principal database for the C. elegans model organism. It stores genetic, genomic and phenotypic data for all strains of C. elegans.
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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.