RESOURCE CENTRE MANUAL
HEALTHLINK WORLDWIDE
contains 210 publications – 30,000 pages of ideas and solutions – in the fields of
clinical treatment, emergencies, essential drugs, family planning, food and
nutrition, health education, HIV/AIDS, medical equipment, prevention, public
health, research, and sanitation. Also available free on the web.
Available from: Human Info NGO (See Food and Nutrition Library above)
MEDLINE/PubMed
The National Library of Medicine’s (NLM) bibliographic database covering
medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, and the pre-clinical sciences.
Journal articles are indexed and are searchable, using NLM's controlled
vocabulary, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). References include the English
abstract when published with the article. Also available via the web.
Available from: Ovid Technologies Ltd (see contact details for CAB Health
above)
POPLINE (POPulation information onLINE)
Provides worldwide coverage of population, family planning, and related health
issues, including family planning technology and programmes, fertility, and
population law and policy. In addition, POPLINE focuses on particular
developing-country issues including demography, AIDS and other sexually
transmitted diseases, maternal and child health, primary health care,
communication, and population and environment. The database is produced by
the Population Information Program at the Johns Hopkins School of Public
Health. It is available free of charge to developing countries.
Available from: Population Information Program
Center for Communication Programs
Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
111 Market Place, Suite 310
Baltimore
Maryland 21202-4012, USA
Tel: +1 410 659 6300
Fax: +1 410 659 6266
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://www.POPLINE.org
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