FAQ: Reference & Consumer Health Questions

Where can I find information on or about:

• Health
• Journals and Books
• NLM® Services
• Medical & Health Care Education and Careers

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Health

• Anatomy and physiology
• Animals/pets
• Author of an article (doctor, scientist or other)
• Clinical trial results
• Consumer health information
• Costs of medical procedures in my state
• Discounted or free medical and dental care in the US and other countries
• Disease, condition or course of therapy
  
• Doctors who specialize in treating specific diseases or conditions
  
  
• Drugs:
  • Identifying a pill
    
  • US drugs
    
  • Costs of US prescription and over-the-counter drugs
    
  • Drug formulations and interactions
    
  • Drug screening
    
  • International (non-US) drugs
    
    

• Genetic disorders
• Health and biomedicine organizations
• Hospitals in the US and other countries
• Lab or diagnostic tests
• Medical codes, such as the ICD-10
• Medical devices, medical supplies and assistive devices
• Medical records
• Medical statistics
• Psychological or educational evaluation tests
• Taking natural products, dietary supplements, medicinal plants or other complementary or alternative medicines

• See Also:
  
  • National Library of Medicine® Guide to Finding Health Information
  • NLM® Fact Sheet on MedlinePlus
  • MedlinePlus® Frequently Asked Questions
  • Is MedlinePlus copyrighted?

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Journals and Books

• Book chapters
• How many times an article, author or journal has been cited
• A list of currently indexed journals in the NLM Catalog
• Full text journal articles (US and other countries)
• Instructions to Authors for a journal

• List of current MEDLINE journals by Country of Publication or Language in:
  • LocatorPlus
  • NLM Catalog
    
    
• MEDLINE®, and how to use it to find information
• Published list of journals that are indexed in MEDLINE and PubMed
  
  
• Older journal articles (before the 1950s)
• Peer-reviewed/refereed journals
• Publisher information (books, journals, magazines and newsletters)
• Translations of an article, book or report into English

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NLM Services

• Copyright
• Grants and funding in the US and other countries
• getting copies of Historical medical photographs
• Medical videos, photographs, slides or images
• NLM ownership of a journal, book, report or audiovisual
• Resources for international librarians, health professionals and researchers in developing countries

Medical & Health Care Education and Careers

• Medical and health care education and careers
• Medical and health care meetings and conferences

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Last updated: 29 September 2009
First published: 01 January 1998
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