Human Diseases Resources
 Spartanburg Community College Library

Reference books are a good place to start...

Control of Communicable Diseases  REF RA643 .C72 2004
Diseases REF RC 55 .D558 2006
Diseases and Disorders REF RC 41 .D57 2008 2 vols.
 Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine REF RC 41 .G35 2006 5 vols.
Infectious Disease Quick Glance REF RC112 .S635 2005
Magill’s Medical Guide  REF RC 41.M34 2005 3 vols
Professional Guide to Signs and Symptoms REF RC69 .P77 2004
Professional Guide to Diseases REF RT 65 .P69 2005
 

To search for books...   

Library catalog: UNICORN
        Suggested subject terms:  diseases, symptoms, diabetes, cancer

Full text books online: eBooks

Online Encyclopedias

To search for magazine articles...
Note - Off campus users should access using the A-Z database list

Gale Databases (journal, magazine and newspaper articles)
Health and Wellness (encyclopedia, dictionary, drug index, magazine articles)
 Health Science Databases

MLA Format...

MLA Format Handout

Internet sites...

Spartanburg Community College Library General Health Websites Handout
 http://library.sccsc.edu/handouts/genhealth.htm

MEDLINEplus
http://medlineplus.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/
 Easy-to-understand resource on various diseases and health topics for the public. Includes links to self-help groups, health organizations, medical dictionaries, and clinical trials.

American Cancer Society
www.cancer.org
Good source for information about cancer.

American Diabetes Association
www.diabetes.org

American Heart Association
www.americanheart.org
Good source for information about the heart and heart related diseases.

American Lung Association
http://www.lungusa.org
Good source for information about lungs and lung related diseases.

Centers for Disease Control
 http://www.cdc.gov
 Good source for statistical information on diseases.

National Cancer Institute
http://www.cancer.gov
Consumer-oriented information on a wide range of cancer-related topics.

National Institutes of Health
 http://www.nih.gov
Includes A-Z index of NIH health resources, clinical trials and link to MedlinePlus.
 

 

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