Medical Library

Need help finding medical information? Ask your question on this form, fill out the requested contact information and send it. A library staff member will respond to your query.

This bibliography is a list of journal articles and web sites of interest to public librarians who are providing consumer health information services.

Citations of medical works used by Dr. Currier in preparing his lecture on Bird Flu.

A reliable consumer health Web site with national, state, regional and local resources, printed information, and access to agencies, organizations and services that can help meet health information needs.

PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine, provides access to over 16 million medical journal citations, abstracts and some full-text articles back to the 1950's in the areas of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine and the health care system. There are links to toxicology, clinical trials, and consumer health.

A full-text database of authoritative consumer health information from the National Institutes of Health, the National Library of Medicine, and other government agencies and health-related organizations

For Iowa public health professionals, a Web site that emphasizes state and local resources, along with links to the National Library of Medicine, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The Medical Library Association recommends these web sites for consumer health information.