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In March 2001, the National Institutes of Health issued the following warning: "The number of Web sites offering health-related resources grows every day. Many sites provide valuable information, while others may have information that is unreliable or misleading." Furthermore, because of the rapid increase in Internet-based information, many hours can be wasted searching, selecting, and printing. Since only the smallest fraction of information dealing with malaria is indexed in search engines, such as www.google.com or others, a non-systematic approach to Internet research can be not only time consuming, but also incomplete. This book was created for medical professionals, students, and members of the general public who want to conduct medical research using the most advanced tools available and spending the least amount of time doing so.


Related Conditions/Synonyms

ague; Biduoterian fever; blackwater fever; malarial infection; paludism; Pfalciparum infection; plasmodium; swamp fever


Description


This is a 3-in-1 reference book. It gives a complete medical dictionary covering hundreds of terms and expressions relating to malaria. It also gives extensive lists of bibliographic citations. Finally, it provides information to users on how to update their knowledge using various Internet resources. The book is designed for physicians, medical students preparing for Board examinations, medical researchers, and patients who want to become familiar with research dedicated to malaria. If your time is valuable, this book is for you. First, you will not waste time searching the Internet while missing a lot of relevant information. Second, the book also saves you time indexing and defining entries. Finally, you will not waste time and money printing hundreds of web pages.



Table of Contents


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Chapter 1. Studies on Malaria

Overview

The Combined Health Information Database

Federally Funded Research on Malaria

E-Journals: PubMed Central

The National Library of Medicine: PubMed

Chapter 2. Nutrition and Malaria

Overview

Finding Nutrition Studies on Malaria

Federal Resources on Nutrition

Additional Web Resources

Chapter 3. Alternative Medicine and Malaria

Overview

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Additional Web Resources

General References

Chapter 4. Dissertations on Malaria

Overview

Dissertations on Malaria

Keeping Current

Chapter 5. Clinical Trials and Malaria

Overview

Recent Trials on Malaria

Keeping Current on Clinical Trials

Chapter 6. Patents on Malaria

Overview

Patents on Malaria

Patent Applications on Malaria

Keeping Current

Chapter 7. Books on Malaria

Overview

Book Summaries: Federal Agencies

Book Summaries: Online Booksellers

The National Library of Medicine Book Index

Chapters on Malaria

Chapter 8. Multimedia on Malaria

Overview

Video Recordings

Bibliography: Multimedia on Malaria

Chapter 9. Periodicals and News on Malaria

Overview

News Services and Press Releases

Academic Periodicals covering Malaria

Appendix A. Physician Resources

Overview

NIH Guidelines

NIH Databases

Other Commercial Databases

The Genome Project and Malaria

Appendix B. Patient Resources

Overview

Patient Guideline Sources

Finding Associations

Appendix C. Finding Medical Libraries

Overview

Preparation

Finding a Local Medical Library

Medical Libraries in the U.S. and Canada

ONLINE GLOSSARIES

Online Dictionary Directories

MALARIA DICTIONARY

INDEX


Excerpt (Introduction)


In addition to offering a structured and comprehensive bibliography, this medical reference on malaria will quickly direct you to resources and reliable information on the Internet, from the essentials to the most advanced areas of research. Public, academic, government, and peer-reviewed research studies are emphasized. Various abstracts are reproduced to give you some of the latest official information available to date. Abundant guidance is given on how to obtain free-of-charge primary research results via the Internet. E-book and electronic versions of this book are fully interactive with the Internet. For readers unfamiliar with the Internet, detailed instructions are offered on how to access electronic resources.