Medical Reference
- The Cambridge World History of Human DiseaseCambridge University Press, 1993.
Available online.
Print version: Olin Library Reference R 131 .C17 1993 +
Fascinating articles on the meanings of sickness and disease across cultures and essays on the history of specific diseases. - [Oxford] Concise Medical Dictionary10th edition.
Oxford University Press, 2020.
Available online.
Print version: Olin Library Reference R 121 .C676 2020
"...full coverage of all the important terms and concepts used in medicine today." [Preface] - A Dictionary of Public Health2nd edition.
Oxford University Press, 2018.
Online only. - Encyclopedia of the Black DeathSanta Barbara, CA: ABC-Clio, 2012.
Available online.
Print version: Uris Library Oversize RC 172 .B98 2012
"...provides 300 interdisciplinary, cross-referenced entries that document the effect of the plague on Western society across the four centuries of the second plague pandemic, balancing medical history and technical matters with historical, cultural, social, and political factors." [catalog summary] - Merck Manual Consumer VersionMerck & Company, 2024.
Online only.
Formerly known as the Home Version.
"Explains disorders, who is likely to get them, their symptoms, how they're diagnosed, how they might be prevented, and how they can be treated; also provides information about prognosis." [Front Matter] - Merck Manual Professional VersionMerck & Company, 2024.
Online only.
Detailed information for health practitioners. - Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Global Public HealthEncyclopedia articles and entries about public health issues.
- Stedman's Medical DictionaryPhiladelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2006.
28th edition.
Three print copies at the Veterinary Library and one copy at the Library Annex (R 121 .S8 2006)
Reference Databases
- AccessScienceA searchable database of readable reference articles, news articles, editorial briefings, and biographies on medical topics as well as science and technology generally from McGraw-Hill. A primer on how to present complicated topics in writing accessible to readers with minimal background in the subjects covered.
- Oxford ReferenceA wide-ranging database of reference books (dictionaries and encyclopedias). Useful for definitions of terms and background articles in most disciplines.