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Background: Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
CSD-SPECIFIC:
MEDICAL AND OTHER RELATED RESOURCES:
- A.D.A.M. Medical Encyclopedia (NIH-NLM sponsored)
- Dorland's Medical Dictionary (Merck)
- DSM-IV-TR® Library (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders)
- Encyclopedia of Health and Behavior, 2004 (Gale/Sage publication)
- Encyclopedia of Human Development, 2006 (Gale/Sage publication)
- Encyclopedia of School Psychology, 2005 (Gale/Sage publication)
- Evidence-Based Medicine Glossary of Terms (Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine)
- [Gale] Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine, 2d ed, 2005
- [Gale] Encyclopedia of Cancer, 2d ed, 2006
- [Gale] Encyclopedia of Children's Health: Infancy Through Adolescence, 2006
- [Gale] Encyclopedia of Diets: A Guide to Health and Nutrition, 2008
- [Gale] Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders, 2d ed, 2006
- [Gale] Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3d ed., 2006
- [Gale] Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders, 2003
- [Gale] Encyclopedia of Mental Health, 2d ed, 2008
- [Gale] Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders, 2005
- [Gale] Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health, 2d ed, 2007
- Genetic Syndromes Index, University of Kansas Medical Center
- Glossary of Terms in the Fields of Psychiatry and Neurology
- Medical Abbreviations Dictionary (Medi Lexicon; formerly Pharma-Lexicon)
- Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy
- Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
- Orphanet (rare diseases and orphan drugs)
- [Oxford] Dictionary of Food and Nutrition, 2d ed., 2005
- [Oxford] Dictionary of Genetics, 7th ed., 2006
- [Oxford] Dictionary of Physics, 5th ed., 2005
- [Oxford] Dictionary of Psychology, 2d ed., 2006
- Neuro-Anatomy - Stroke Glossary
- [Sage] Encyclopedia of Applied Developmental Science, 2005
- [Sage] Encyclopedia of Behavior Modification and Cognitive Behavior Therapy, 2007
- [Sage] Encyclopedia of Bilingual Education, 2008
- [Sage] Encyclopedia of Disability, 2006
- [Sage] Encyclopedia of Educational Psychology, 2008
- [Sage] Encyclopedia of Epidemiology, 2008
- [Sage] Encyclopedia of Health & Aging, 2007
- Martindale's Health Science Guide/University of Calf. (Irvine) Science Library
This multi-media information "VIRTUAL" - MEDICAL CENTER contains a myriad of resources including teaching files, medical cases, textbooks, tutorials, databases and more. A resource with pointers to various sites containing anatomical maps and related images for various parts of the human body, including the whole brain; ear/cochlear images; vocal/speech parts, etc. Sites include the University of Wisconsin, Washington University (St. Louis, MO.), UK hospitals, etc. Subject categories of interest include:
Anatomy & Histology Center
Brain & Neuro Center
Otolaryngology, Otorhinolaryngology Center
Radiology Center
SIGN LANGUAGE; LINGUISTICS, ETC. RESOURCES:
There are currently a couple of commerical sign language CD-ROM products available, including a version of Martin L. Sternberg's American Sign Language and Harris Communications's Interactive Sign Language Fingerspelling & Numbers. Sternberg's American Sign Language Dictionary, 1994 rev. edition, produced by Harper Collins is not available via the Internet or Carrier Library Network; however it is available at Carrier Library, Media Resources. Ask for the disc at the circulation desk. Another copy also is available at the ETMC.
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