This guide is intended to help PM&R residents at the University of Minnesota access key resources, including e-books and clinical decision-making support tools.
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PM&R Books in ClinicalKeyClinicalKey includes clinically-relevant books, journals, videos, images, and topic pages. Within the database are key texts related to physical medicine and rehabilitation, including Braddom's Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Easy EMG, Electromyography and Neuromuscular Disorders, and Essentials of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Books can be viewed in HTML or saved in PDF format when logged into a free personal account. CME available.
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PubMedSearches MEDLINE, which is the primary source of journal articles for the health sciences (fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, public health, health care systems, and basic sciences). Coverage is from the 1940s to the present.
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Ovid MEDLINESearches MEDLINE, which is the primary source of journal articles for the health sciences (fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, public health, health care systems, and basic sciences). Ovid MEDLINE is optimized for advanced literature searches. Coverage is from the 1940s to the present.
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Embase / Embase ClassicEmbase is a biomedical and pharmacological database covering journal articles, conference proceedings, and gray literature. It is strong in its coverage of pharmaceutical research and international and non-English content. Covers 1947 to present.
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SPORT DiscusThe world's most comprehensive bibliographic resources for all aspects of sport and fitness. Includes websites, conference papers, journal articles, unpublished papers and theses. It also includes Full-text access to over 350 journals. Limited to 8 simultaneous users.
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Cochrane RehabilitationCochrane Rehabilitation serves as a bridge between Cochrane and the Rehabilitation specialty. It aims to improve evidence related to rehabilitation, including by gathering Cochrane published reviews and protocols relevant to rehabilitation.
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An@tomy.tvA detailed, interactive, 3D model of human anatomy with customized, downloadable images. Focuses on muscles, ligaments, nerves, veins, arteries, and bones. Includes features such as zoom, rotation, angle, layers, extensive text, MRI, clinical slides and xrays, movies, animations, radiology slides, dissection and surface anatomy videos and slides.
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DynaMedAn evidence-based clinical decision support tool. Contains over 3,000 topic summaries covering diseases, disorders, diagnostics, and drugs with extensive references to journals and practice guidelines.
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MICROMEDEXProvides access to drug information resources, including drug identification, packaging information, interaction and contraindication information, drug prices, international formulations, occupational safety sheets, safety in pregnancy, and more.
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VisualDxTool to build and visualize a differential diagnosis based on physical signs and symptoms, lab results, history, environmental exposure, and more. Contains a large medical image library.
Database Tips & Tricks
New PubMed
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PubMed: Find articles on a topic (1 min)A brief tutorial on how to find articles on a topic using PubMed.
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PubMed: Find the latest treatments for a disease or disorder (2 min)A brief tutorial on how to find the latest treatments for a disease or disorder using PubMed.
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PubMed: Save searches and set e-mail alerts (2 min)A brief tutorial on how to get alerts for articles on a topic using PubMed.
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PubMed: Find articles by journal (2 min)A brief tutorial on how to find articles from a journal using PubMed.
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PubMed subject search: How it works (4 min)A brief tutorial on how automatic term mapping and explosion enhance your PubMed search.
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Last Updated: Nov 20, 2020 4:37 PM
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