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GeneTests - link
Providing current, authoritative information on genetic testing and its use in diagnosis, management, and genetic counseling, GeneTests promotes the appropriate use of genetic services in patient care and personal decision-making.
This is a publicly funded medical genetics information resource developed for physicians, other healthcare providers, and researchers. It provides disorder specific information. international directory of clinical and laboratory resources, educational materials and further resource information.
GeneReviews section provides information on the presentation, laboratory evaluation, management and resources for many genetic disorders and syndromes. Updates are provided approximately every two years. Authors are asked to work with the GeneReviews editorial staff in carrying out a systematic update of their Review to ensure the currency of clinically relevant information.
MEDCON
University of Washington Medical Consultation for Medical Providers in Washington, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho. Toll-free education and referral service of the UW School of Medicine and its primary teaching hospitals.
The line is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. A MEDCON operator will connect community primary care providers with the appropriate faculty physician with expertise in any particular area.
Local: 206-543-5300 Long Distance Toll free: 1-800-326-5300,
email: medcon@washington.edu
MEDCON Website
OMIM - Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man
Database of human genes and genetic disorders with information and references. OMIM is intended for use primarily by physicians and other professionals concerned with genetic disorders, by genetics researchers, and by advanced students in science and medicine. While the OMIM database is open to the public, users seeking information about a personal medical or genetic condition are urged to consult with a qualified physician for diagnosis and for answers to personal questions.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=OMIM
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Medical and Health Information for Health Professionals
Resources and Tips from the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Pacific Northwest Region.
http://nnlm.gov/pnr/hpro.html
PubMed
PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine, includes over 15 million citations for biomedical articles back to the 1950's. These citations are from MEDLINE and additional life science journals. PubMed includes links to many sites providing full text articles and other related resources.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
SEARCH TIPS:
1. Most universities offer extensive library and online journal access to their faculty, students and staff. If you are affiliated with a university, use your email from that organization to gain full access to their holdings.
University of Washington
Healthlinks
http://healthlinks.washington.edu/
Bastyr University
Includes access to MDConsult and HerbMedPro databases and other online resources.
www.bastyr.edu/library/resources/
2. If you do not have access to a university's resources, many communities have well-equiped medical libraries open to professionals and consumers.
Medical Libraries in Washington
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/libraries/washington.html
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Is This Health Information Good for Me?
How to decide if the information you are looking at is trustworthy- 1 page.
http://nnlm.gov/pnr/hip/criteria.html
Spanish: Como puede saber si la información le sirve?
http://nnlm.gov/pnr/hip/informacion.html
MedlinePlus
MedlinePlus will direct you to information to help answer health questions. MedlinePlus brings together, by health topic, authoritative information from NLM, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), other government, non-profit and other health-related organizations. Preformulated MEDLINE searches are included in MedlinePlus and give easy access to the medical research literature. It also provides you with a database of full-text drug information and an illustrated medical encyclopedia.
English: http://medlineplus.gov/
Spanish: http://medlineplus.gov/spanish/
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