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Subject Portals

Clinical Research

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Including individual books and groups of books held by Cowles Library

Clinical Trials (ebook)

Duley, Leila; Farrell, Barbara. BMJ Books, 2002. 133p. ISBN 0-7279-1599-1. Go there...

Ethical Conduct of Clinical Research Involving Children (ebook)

Field, Marilyn J.; Behrman, Richard E. National Academic Press, 2004. 425p. ISBN 0-309-09181-0. Go there...

Exploring Challenges, Progress, and New Models for Engaging the Public in the Clinical Research Enterprise: Clinical Research Roundtable Workshop Summary (ebook)

Clinical Research Roundtable. National Academic Press, 2002. 97p. ISBN 0-309-08946-8 (book), 0-309-51726-5 (PDF). Go there...

Fraud and Misconduct in Biomedical Research (ebook)

Lock, Stephen; Wells, Frank; Farthing, Michael. BMJ Books, 2001. 268p. ISBN 0-7279-1508-8. Go there...

Good Manufacturing Practices for Pharmaceuticals: A Plan for Total Quality Control from Manufacturer to Consumer (ebook)

Willig, Sidney H. M. Dekker, 2000. 732p Go there...

How to Read a Paper: The Basics of Evidence Based Medicine (ebook)

Greenhalgh, Trisha. BMJ Books, 2001. 222p. ISBN 0-7279-1578-9. Go there...

Medical Ethics Today: the BMA's Handbook of Ethics and Law (ebook)

BMJ Books, 2004. 848p. ISBN 0-7279-1744-7. Go there...

Principles and Practice of Clinical Research (ebook)

Gallin, John I.; Ognibene, Frederick P. Elsevier, 2007. 447p. ISBN 0-12-369440-X. Go there...

Statistical Aspects of the Design and Analysis of Clinical Trials (ebook)

Everitt, Brian S.; Pickles, Andrew Imperial College Press, 2004. 323p. Go there...

Textbook of Clinical Trials (ebook)

Machin, David; Day, Simon; Green, Sylvan. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2004. 416.p. ISBN 0-471-98787-5. Go there...

Including research databases that are subscribed to by Cowles Library and not available to the general public

AccessScience

Full search of the encyclopedia plus science news, definitions, biographies, illustrations, animations and more. Go there...

BioMed Central

BioMed Central provides full-text access to about 100 bio-medical journals online. Browsing by journal title or searching by keyword is possible. Access is free to Drake students, but one needs to register for membership on the website. Go there...

Facts and Comparisons

An internet based drug information library. It contains the following databases: Drug Facts & Comparisons, Drug Interaction Facts, Drug Interaction Facts for Herbal, Non-Prescription Drug Therapy, Off-Label Drug Facts, A to Z Drug Facts, Review of Natural Products, Med Facts: Patient Handouts, Manufacturer Index, Drug Identifier, and The Cancer Chemotherapy Manual Go there...

Lexi-Comp ONLINE

Only available to pharmacy students. Login and follow the links using the appropriate username and password. Go there...

Medline (EBSCO version)

Index to over 4600 journals in all medical related fields. Links to some full-text where available. Go there...

Medline – PubMed

National Library of Medicine's free version of Medline (index only). Go there...

Micromedex Healthcare Series

Only available to pharmacy students. Login and follow the links using the appropriate username and password. Go there...

Micromedex Healthcare Series (USP DI)

Includes both USP DI Drug Information for the Health Care Professional & Advice for the Patient.
User ID: usp2006
Password: drugupdates Go there...

Ovid Core Biomedical Collections I and II

Full-text of 30 core journals in the biomedical fields, such as Annals of Internal Medicine, Archives of Internal Medicine, JAMA, and Science. Go there...

USP-NF (United States Pharmacopeia-National Formulary)

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Including lists of subject specific journals owned by Drake or accessible electronically

PLoS Clinical Trials

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PLoS Medicine

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Search for Journals

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Including sites that are generally free and contain content deemed to be pertinent to the subject

Anatomy of a Clinical Trial

A flow chart showing the various stages of a clinical trial. Go there...

Association for Clinical Research Professionals

Information on workshops for CRCs, certification and career links. Go there...

CanadaTrials

Clinical trials information for patients and researchers in Canada. Go there...

CenterWatch

One of the main, largest listing services for clinical trials. Go there...

ClinicalStudyResults.org

“The ClinicalStudyResults.org site is a central, widely accessible, web-based repository for clinical study results in a reader-friendly, standardized format.” (from the website) Go there...

ClinicalTrials.gov

A service of the NIH that gives information on clinical trials in the U.S. Go there...

Code of Federal Regulations

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Food & Drug Administration

Of particular interest may be the Science link that links to the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research and the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) (accessible through the Biologics – Regulatory Science link) Go there...

IFPMA Clinical Trials Portal

Complete information database on current and completed clinical trials of member companies of the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations. Contains, among other things, a glossary of clinical trial terms. Go there...

International Conference on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH)

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Intute: Health & Life Sciences, Bioresearch

An online database of education and research information in biology and medicine. Go there...

Merck Manual Online

A searchable, online version of the Merck medical manual. Go there...

National Center for Research Resources

A central listing for sources of education and support for researchers available through the NIH. Go there...

NIH Clinical Center

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NIH Research and Training Opportunities

Links to courses and internships and links to degree programs for clinicians. Go there...

Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP), Department of Health & Human Services

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Pharm.D. Gateway to NIH

Research resources for Pharm.D.s Go there...

President’s Council on Bioethics

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Search the Clinical Research Studies

Searchable database of research studies being conducted at the NIH Clinical Center. Go there...

TrialsCentral

A searchable, informational database specifically designed to answer clinical questions and search out clinical topics and evidence based medicine information. Go there...

WHO International Clinical Trials Registry Platform

Information on international clinical trials from the World Health Organization. Go there...