Library Resources for the Case of Ms. Darling
Online Resources
AccessMedicine
AccessMedicine is an online system licensed by the UIC Library which
includes the online full-text of 10 major medical reference books such as
Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine and CURRENT Medical
Diagnosis & Treatment. Topic searches can be performed across titles
in the search box at the top of the screen.
ACP Medicine
ACP Medicine provides authoritative clinical information across the 15
sub-specialties of internal medicine including Metabolism and
Endocrinology. Once you select ACP Medicine, click on the Table of Contents tab at the top.
Then click on the arrow to the left of ACP Medicine which will expand the
contents for browsing. You can also search across the contents through
the search box at the top of the screen. For example, try searching for diabetes and complications.
MD Consult
MD Consult is an online system licensed by the UIC Library which offers over 50 online full-text
medical reference books. The books can be browsed individually by title, table of contents, or
the back-of-the-book indexes. Topic searches can also be performed across all titles.
Online
Resources for IHD Cases
For more online resources, please see the Library's IHD page. You may
also want to link to our more complete list of
Health Sciences Databases.
Resources in Print
Below are some additional (optional) resources which may be of use for the
Ms. Darling Case.
Ellenberg & Rifkin's Diabetes Mellitus, 6th ed.
Reference: WK810 E451 2003
Joslin's Diabetes Mellitus, 14th ed.
Reference: WK810 J83d 2005
Metabolic syndrome
Bookstacks: WK820 M5864 2005
Williams Textbook of Endocrinology, 10th ed.
Reference: WK100 W721 2003
Something Extra
N. R. KLEINFIELD, N.R.
Diabetics in the Workplace confront a Tangle of Laws
New York Times 12/26/06
How to Cite Your Sources
Library's IHD Page
The Library's main guide to research resources for the IHD class includes
some sample citations in the AMA format. You can use this as a guide from
which to model your citation format.
RefWorks
RefWorks is a Web-based bibliography and database manager, also licensed
by the UIC Library for your use. You can create your own personal
database by importing references from text files or exporting directly
from online databases. You can use these references in writing papers and
automatically format the paper and the bibliography in seconds.
Citation and Style Guides
This page is from the UIC Library's Electronic Reference Shelf and offers
a list of links to resources on citation and style guides.
Where to go for Help
The Library of the Health Sciences-Urbana is open during Fall and
Spring semesters during these hours:
Monday-Thursday: 8:30 am - 10:00 pm
Friday: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday: 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Sunday: 3:00 pm - 8:00 pm
The Library offers reference assistance to students during regularly scheduled
reference hours
or as available. We also offer individual appointments for training on any of our online systems.
The Reference phone number is 244-0607.
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