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PPC I Tertiary Resources Assignment Guide: Does the Resource Provide a Citation?

This guide is designed to assist students with their tertiary resources assignment in the EBM I course.

How do I get help with using library resources for my research topic or assignment?

In Person:  Monday - Friday: 9:30am - 4:30pm  Stop by the information desk in the library and ask to speak with the reference librarian.

Phone:  330-325-6600

Email:  refdesk@neomed.edu

By Appointment: Complete the online appointment request form or call 330-325-6600 to make an appointment with a librarian.

Reference services available to NEOMED affiliated patrons:

  • Expert advice on locating relevant resources (journal articles, books, databases, etc)
  • Assistance with research, including the development of search methodologies
  • Database training
  • Support for Zotero and EndNote Web

Contact a reference librarian for help, or to ask about a service not listed!

Library Resources

AccessMedicine - AccessMedicine provides citations for some of its resources. You can use these citations for the tertiary resources assignment. You can use more than one textbook toward your ten resources. Diagnosaurus, Quick Dx and Rx, and the drug monographs can be used for three additional resources.

  • Textbooks - The citation can be found at the chapter level. See "get citation."
  • Guidelines - The citation can be found at the chapter level. See "get citation."
  • Diagnosaurus - The citation generator can be found on the left-side menu within Diagnosaurus.
  • Quick Medical Dx & Rx (QMDR) - The citation can be found at the topic level. See "get citation."
  • Guide to Diagnostic Tests - The citation can be found at the lab test level. See "get citation."
  • Drug Monograph - See the drug monograph example on the NLM Citing Medicine page of the guide

AccessPharmacy - AccessPharmacy provides citations for some of its resources. You can use these citations for the tertiary resources assignment. You can use more than one textbook toward your ten resources. Diagnosaurus and the drug and herbal monographs can be used for three additional resources.

  • Textbooks - The citation can be found at the chapter level. See "get citation."
  • Quick Answers Pharmacy - The citation can be found at the chapter level. See "get citation."
  • Drug or Hebal Monograph - See the drug monograph example on the NLM Citing Medicine page of this guide.

Clinical Guidelines - See the guideline example on the NLM Citing Medicine page of the guide.

Cochrane Systematic Reviews (within in the Cochrane Library) - A citation is provided in the menu for each individual systematic review. Click on the green information button within a systematic review. Click on the view/save citation link. The citation for the systematic review can be found under how to cite.

Essential Evidence Plus (including POEMS) - See the NLM Citing Medicine page of this guide for guidance. Remember to cite the POEM and not the journal article that it is summarizing.

Lexi-Comp Online - See the NLM Citing Medicine page of this guide for guidance. There is an example of a citation of a Lexi-Comp drug monograph. If you only cite Lexi-Comp Online in general, it will only count  for one of your ten resources. If you cite the individual Lexi-Comp database, you can use Lexi-Comp for multiple resources for the assignment.

MicroMedex - See examples of citations at the MicroMedex site. The NLM Citing Medicine page of this guide provides further guidance. If you only cite MicroMedex in general, it will only count  for one of your ten resources. If you cite the individual MicroMedex database, you can use Lexi-Comp for multiple resources for the assignment. See the pdf in the next box for more information.

Natural Medicines (formerly Natural Standard) - See the drug monograph example on the NLM Citing Medicine page of this guide.

PharmacyLibrary - See the citation examples on the NLM Citing Medicine page of this guide.

UpToDate - See an example of a citation for an UpToDate topic at this site.

Other Resources -  See the citation examples on the NLM Citing Medicine page of this guide.

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Using MicroMedex for More than One Resource in Your Assignment