Hemoglobin: A Medical Dictionary, Bibliography and Annotated Research Guide to Internet References

FORWARD .......................................................................................................................................... 1
C HAPTER 1. STUDIES ON HEMOGLOBIN ........................................................................................... 3
Overview........................................................................................................................................ 3
The Combined Health Information Database................................................................................. 3
Federally Funded Research on Hemoglobin ................................................................................. 48
E-Journals: PubMed Central ..................................................................................................... 104
The National Library of Medicine: PubMed .............................................................................. 114
C HAPTER 2. NUTRITION AND HEMOGLOBIN ................................................................................ 141
Overview.................................................................................................................................... 141
Finding Nutrition Studies on Hemoglobin................................................................................ 141
Federal Resources on Nutrition ................................................................................................. 143
Additional Web Resources ......................................................................................................... 143
C HAPTER 3. ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE AND HEMOGLOBIN ......................................................... 145
Overview.................................................................................................................................... 145
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine................................................ 145
Additional Web Resources ......................................................................................................... 149
General References ..................................................................................................................... 150
C HAPTER 4. DISSERTATIONS ON HEMOGLOBIN ........................................................................... 151
Overview.................................................................................................................................... 151
Dissertations on Hemoglobin..................................................................................................... 151
Keeping Current ........................................................................................................................ 155
C HAPTER 5. CLINICAL TRIALS AND HEMOGLOBIN ...................................................................... 157
Overview.................................................................................................................................... 157
Recent Trials on Hemoglobin..................................................................................................... 157
Keeping Current on Clinical Trials ........................................................................................... 161
C HAPTER 6. PATENTS ON HEMOGLOBIN ...................................................................................... 163
Overview.................................................................................................................................... 163
Patents on Hemoglobin .............................................................................................................. 163
Patent Applications on Hemoglobin .......................................................................................... 195
Keeping Current ........................................................................................................................ 231
C HAPTER 7. BOOKS ON HEMOGLOBIN .......................................................................................... 233
Overview.................................................................................................................................... 233
Book Summaries: Federal Agencies............................................................................................ 233
Book Summaries: Online Booksellers......................................................................................... 239
The National Library of Medicine Book Index ........................................................................... 243
Chapters on Hemoglobin............................................................................................................ 244
C HAPTER 8. MULTIMEDIA ON HEMOGLOBIN ............................................................................... 261
Overview.................................................................................................................................... 261
Video Recordings ....................................................................................................................... 261
Bibliography: Multimedia on Hemoglobin................................................................................. 263
C HAPTER 9. PERIODICALS AND NEWS ON HEMOGLOBIN ............................................................ 265
Overview.................................................................................................................................... 265
News Services and Press Releases.............................................................................................. 265
Newsletter Articles .................................................................................................................... 267
Academic Periodicals covering Hemoglobin .............................................................................. 267
C HAPTER 10. RESEARCHING MEDICATIONS ................................................................................. 269
Overview.................................................................................................................................... 269
U.S. Pharmacopeia..................................................................................................................... 269
Commercial Databases ............................................................................................................... 270
Researching Orphan Drugs ....................................................................................................... 270
APPENDIX A. PHYSICIAN RESOURCES .......................................................................................... 275
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Overview.................................................................................................................................... 275
NIH Guidelines.......................................................................................................................... 275
NIH Databases........................................................................................................................... 277
Other Commercial Databases..................................................................................................... 280
The Genome Project and Hemoglobin........................................................................................ 280
APPENDIX B. PATIENT RESOURCES ............................................................................................... 285
Overview.................................................................................................................................... 285
Patient Guideline Sources.......................................................................................................... 285
Finding Associations.................................................................................................................. 288
APPENDIX C. FINDING MEDICAL LIBRARIES ................................................................................ 291
Overview.................................................................................................................................... 291
Preparation................................................................................................................................. 291
Finding a Local Medical Library................................................................................................ 291
Medical Libraries in the U.S. and Canada ................................................................................. 291
ONLINE GLOSSARIES................................................................................................................ 297
Online Dictionary Directories ................................................................................................... 300
HEMOGLOBIN DICTIONARY.................................................................................................. 303
INDEX .............................................................................................................................................. 399