When disease or the possibility of disease strikes you or someone close to you, a natural instinct is to learn as much as possible about the disease in order to    understand its impact on the body and to enable the patient and doctor to have more engaging discussions about it. This guide introduces the researcher to some of the basic informational sources on the topic. The terms and phrases listed in the subject headings below can be used to search for more materials in the         library’s catalog and research databases. If you need further assistance, please ask a librarian.

 

REF 610 NEW           

The New Complete Medical and Health Encyclopedia.  Published in 1990.

 

REF 610.3 AME                

American Medical Association Complete Medical Encyclopedia.  Published in 2003.

 

REF 610.3 MOS                

Mosby's Medical, Nursing, and Allied Health Dictionary.  Published in 1994.

 

R 610.321 STE                

Stedman, Thomas Lathrop.  Stedman's Medical Dictionary.  Published in 1982.

 

REF 615.1 COM; 615.1 COM

Complete Drug Reference.  Published in 2001; 1999.

 

REF 615.1 MER                

The Merck Index.  Published in 2001.

 

REF 615.1 PDR                

The PDR Pocket Guide to Prescription Drugs.  Published in 1997.

 

REF 615.1 PHY; 615.1 PHY

Physicians' Desk Reference.  Published in 2005; 2004.