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Articles

  • PubMed
    Alternative interface: MEDLINE - Ovid
    Alternative interface for getting fulltext PDFs: Pubget
  • EMBASE
    The Excerpta Medica database (EMBASE) provides access to information on medical and drug-related subjects. It contains citations and abstracts from over 5000 biomedical journals from 70 countries.
  • Web of Science
    Provides access to three multidisciplinary databases of bibliographic information indexed so that you can search for specific articles by subject, author, journal, and/or author address. Each Web of Science database includes the article's cited reference list (often called its bibliography). This unique feature allows searching for articles that cite a known author or work. Tutorial
  • Cochrane Library
    The Cochrane Library is a collection of databases - including the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials and others - that contain high-quality information regarding the effects of various interventions in health care.
  • SCOPUS
    Scopus is an abstracts database covering articles from peer-reviewed titles, including international publishers. Subject coverage includes: Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics and Engineering; Life and Health Sciences; Social Sciences, Psychology and Economics; Biological, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences; and General Sciences.
  • BioMed Central
    BioMed Central is an STM (Science, Technology, Medicine) publisher which has pioneered the open access publishing model.  All original research articles published by BioMed Central are freely and permanently acessible online imediately upon publication.  BioMed Central's portfolio includes over 200 peer reviewed journals.
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Classic Texts

  • Clinical Imaging: An Atlas of Differential Diagnosis, 5th Edition
    Featuring over 3,700 illustrations, this atlas guides readers through the interpretation of abnormalities on radiographs. Organized by anatomic area, the book outlines and illustrates typical radiologic findings for every disease in every organ system. ELECTRONIC VERSION AVAILABLE.
  • Fundamentals of Diagnostic Radiology, 3rd Edition
    This book is a comprehensive review of radiology that can be used as a first reader by beginning residents, referred to during rotations, and used to study for Board examinations. It covers all ten subspecialties of radiology and includes over 2,700 illustrations. ELECTRONIC VERSION AVAILABLE.
  • Evidence-Based Imaging: Optimizing Imaging in Patient Care (2010 Edition)
    Evidence-Based Imaging presents the radiologist with a user-friendly guide to the evidence-based science and the merit behind the diagnostic imaging studies performed in medicine. ELECTRONIC VERSION AVAILABLE.
  • High-Resolution CT of the Lung, 4th Edition
    The thoroughly revised Fourth Edition of this widely acclaimed volume explains how to use high-resolution CT technology to detect and diagnose a variety of lung abnormalities. ELECTRONIC VERSION AVAILABLE.
  • Encyclopedia of Magnetic Resonance
    Encyclopedia of Magnetic Resonance captures every aspect of the interdisciplinary nature of magnetic resonance. This expanded online edition is structured by topic and includes: MRI and clinical applications; NMR and ESR in biology, chemistry, physics and materials science; Fundamentals of magnetic resonance; and History of the development of magnetic resonance [MRI and NMR] and its key contributors.ELECTRONIC VERSION AVAILABLE.
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Clinical Tools

  • DynaMed

    DynaMed is an evidence-based, clinical reference tool created by physicians for physicians and other health care professionals for use primarily at the 'point-of-care.' DynaMed contains AHFS drug information, article references, medical calculators, patient information, and thousands of topics organized into clinical summaries. Content in DynaMed is updated daily.

    In order to obtain or renew a Dynamed Mobile serial number either send an email to dynamedsupport@ebscohost.com  or phone 1-800-758-5995. Please include or have available your full name, the name of institution, and the type of device you are using. You must provide a valid Western email address, ie. one that ends with @uwo.ca in order to receive a serial number. The serial number will be emailed to the @uwo.ca address you provide.  .


  • ACP PIER
    The American College of Physicians' Physicians' Information and Education Resource offers a Web-based evidence-based clinical guidance designed for rapid access to clinical information at the point of care by physicians and other health care providers.
  • Essential Evidence Plus
    Essential Evidence Plus is a tool that makes it possible to search a number of medical information resources and decision support calculators simultaneously. The resources include the Cochrane database of systematic reviews, clinical practice guidelines, patient education handouts and summaries - called POEMs (Patient Oriented Evidence that Matters) - on various medical topics. Western libraries' subscription to this resource includes a free download of the PDA version. Instructions for downloading the PDA version are available here and the Installation instructions page is available here.                              POEM of the Week Podcast
  • UpToDate
    UpToDate is an information resource for health professionals designed to answer clinical questions by summarizing published evidence and making specific recommendations for patient care.
  • Trip Database
    The TRIP Database is free unified search tool of evidence-based sites such as ACP Journal Club, Bandolier, Cochrane, DARE, Health Technology Assessment, and the National Guideline Clearing House. TRIP is produced by the Centre for Research Support in the UK.
  • e-CPS
    Produced by the Canadian Pharmacists Association, the online Compendium of Pharmaceuticals and Specialties (e-CPS) provides health care professionals with web access to the most current Canadian drug information.
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Multimedia

  • Health Education Assets Library (HEAL)
    Create a free account to start downloading.
  • Hardin MD Medical Pictures / Disease Pictures
    University of Iowa’s gallery of medical pictures and their directory of medical image pages on the web.
  • Public Health Image Library (PHIL)
    The Public Health Image Library (PHIL) is a collection of photographs, illustrations, and multimedia files from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).  The PHIL contains a very good collection of microscopic images related to infectious disease.
  • CTisUS

    This website offers over 154,000 images designed to assist individuals learn how to read them to craft an accurate medical diagnosis.

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