Table of Contents
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Chapter 1. Studies on Emphysema
Overview
The Combined Health Information Database
Federally Funded Research on Emphysema
E-Journals: PubMed Central
The National Library of Medicine: PubMed
Chapter 2. Nutrition and Emphysema
Overview
Finding Nutrition Studies on Emphysema
Federal Resources on Nutrition
Additional Web Resources
Chapter 3. Alternative Medicine and Emphysema
Overview
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Additional Web Resources
General References
Chapter 4. Dissertations on Emphysema
Overview
Dissertations on Emphysema
Keeping Current
Chapter 5. Clinical Trials and Emphysema
Overview
Recent Trials on Emphysema
Keeping Current on Clinical Trials
Chapter 6. Patents on Emphysema
Overview
Patents on Emphysema
Patent Applications on Emphysema
Keeping Current
Chapter 7. Books on Emphysema
Overview
Book Summaries: Federal Agencies
Book Summaries: Online Booksellers
The National Library of Medicine Book Index
Chapters on Emphysema
Chapter 8. Multimedia on Emphysema
Overview
Video Recordings
Bibliography: Multimedia on Emphysema
Chapter 9. Periodicals and News on Emphysema
Overview
News Services and Press Releases
Academic Periodicals covering Emphysema
Chapter 10. Researching Medications
Overview
U.S. Pharmacopeia
Commercial Databases
Researching Orphan Drugs
Appendix A. Physician Resources
Overview
NIH Guidelines
NIH Databases
Other Commercial Databases
The Genome Project and Emphysema
Appendix B. Patient Resources
Overview
Patient Guideline Sources
Finding Associations
Appendix C. Finding Medical Libraries
Overview
Preparation
Finding a Local Medical Library
Medical Libraries in the U.S. and Canada
ONLINE GLOSSARIES
Online Dictionary Directories
EMPHYSEMA DICTIONARY
INDEX
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