Physiology
Getting Started
If you are not sure what your topic is about, try one or more of the following:
Encyclopedia of human biology (9 vol)
Stedman's medical dictionary online
Dictionary of biomedical sciences
Dorland's illustrated medical dictionary
The essential dictionary of human biology
Dictionary of physiological measurement
The dictionary of cell and molecular biology
Browsing the shelves:
QM Human anatomy
QP Physiology
Library Resources
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.
Useful databases to search for journal articles:
Provides access to multidisciplinary information from high impact research journals.
2. Pubmed
Includes citations and abstracts to biomedical literature. PubMed help and information
Provides citations and abstracts to biomedical literature including research, clinical practice, administration, policy issues, and healthcare services.
4. Embase
Provides access to biomedical and pharmacological bibliographic records.
A comprehensive database for life science and biomedical research.
6. Scopus
Scopus is a multidisciplinary abstract and citation database of research literature and quality web sources.


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