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Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine

Getting Started

If you are not sure what your topic is about, try one or more of the following:

Dictionaries: 

Browse the shelves:

RJ Paediatrics

  • RJ50 - 51 Examination and diagnosis
  • RJ125 - 145 Physiology of children and adolescents
  • RJ250 - 325 Premature and newborn infants
  • RJ370 - 550 Diseases of children and adolescents

RG Gynaecology and Obstetrics

  • RG107 Examination and diagnosis
  • RG133 - 137 Contraception and conception
  • RG159 - 483 Disorders and abnormalities
  • RG500 - 991 Obstetrics

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Journal Articles

For recent information, journal articles are often the best sources. Looking through individual journals in the hope of finding relevant material is time-consuming. It is better to use the databases to find articles on your topic.

Journal Articles: 

How do I search a database?

Databases:

  • PubMed - provides citations and abstracts to biomedical literature.
  • Embase.com - provides access to biomedical and pharmacological bibliographic records.
  • CINAHL - provides citations and abstracts to articles published in nursing and allied health journals.
  • Scopus - a multidisciplinary abstract and citation database of research literature and quality web sources.
  • Medline Ovid - Ovid version of Medline. Provides citations and abstracts to biomedical literature.

Specialised Resources

Specialised Resources: 

AMH children's dosing companion

The Children's Dosing Companion contains over 200 drug monographs with evidence-based doses for children up to 18 years of age. It will be updated electronically every six months.

Procedures CONSULT

Procedures Consult is an online multimedia resource that helps physicians, medical residents and students learn, perform and test their knowledge of the most frequent medical procedures.

Bates online : a visual guide to physical examination

Online demonstrations of physical examination skills using the Bates' method. Each lesson is dedicated to a specific body system and includes a step-by-step demonstration of appropriate examination techniques.

Web Sites

Web Sites: 

Child Health - World Health Organisation (WHO)

American Academy of Pediatrics

Virtual Pediatric Hospital - a digital library of paediatric information

GeneralPediatrics.com

PedsCCM: Paediatric Critical Care Medicine - multidisciplinary and practical resource for paediatric critical care

PediatricEducation.org

RANZCOG - The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (UK)

ACOG (American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)

OBGYN.net - information, links and forums relating to women's health