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PRIMARY CARE

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Indexes & Abstracts


MEDLINE (OVID)
Three separate components of Medline available through OVID interface: Medline 1966 - present (offers author/journal/keyword/subject, or MESH, searching), Oldmedline 1950 - 1965 (offers same but subject searching), and In-Process around 2 recent months (offers same but subject searching).  
URL: http://library.cpmc.columbia.edu/hsl/eres/countact.cfm?resourceid=1301 
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Dictionaries, Encyclopedias and Guides


A GUIDE TO PSYCHIATRY IN PRIMARY CARE
2nd ed. Casey, PR..  Discusses many aspects of management of psychiatric disorders, such as depressive illness, parasuicide, anxiety, alcohol and drug abuse, personality disorder, marital disharmony and sexual disorders. 
RC454.4 .C374 1997. 
BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE IN PRIMARY CARE: A PRACTICAL GUIDE
edited by Feldman, MD and Christensen, JF..  Brings together the broad spectrum of psychosocial problems commonly seen in the practice of primary care medicine and provides practical, clinically relevant solutions. 
R726.5 .B43 2003 Reserve. 
CLINICAL SKILLS FOR ADULT PRIMARY CARE.
edited by Silverman, M.E..  A guide of acquiring maximum clinical information through the bedside skills of history-taking and physical examination. 
RC76 .C628 1996. 
HANDBOOK OF DERMATOLOGY FOR PRIMARY CARE: A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO DIAGNOSIS
Norma Saxe, N , Susan Jessop, S.Gail Todd.  REF RL74 .S29. 
LOW BACK PAIN HANDBOOK: A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR THE PRIMARY CARE CLINICIAN
edited by Cole, AJ..  Covers chapters on general aspects of low back pain, as well as its diagnosis and treatment. 
RD771.B217 C65 1997. 
PEDIATRIC PRIMARY CARE: A HANDBOOK FOR NURSE PRACTITIONERS
Burns, C.E..  Covers the chapters on child health status in US, primary care for infants, school-age children and adolescents, breastfeeding, activities and sports, sleep and rest, management of common diseases and disorders in children. 
RJ245 .P43 1996. 
PRIMARY CARE IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY: A HANDBOOK FOR CLINICIANS
edited by Joseph S..  Covers the primary care problems ranging from domestic violence to sexuality counseling to internal medicine and pediatric problems. 
RG103 .P75 1998. 
WOMEN'S HEALTH: A PRIMARY CARE CLINICAL GUIDE
3nd ed. edited by Youngkin, EQ, Davis, MS. .  Covers the traditional reproductive content as well as selected common medical, psychosocial problems in women's health. 
RA561.85 .W6668 2004. 
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Directories and Associations


CALIFORNIA PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION
Provides quality, comprehensive, and cost-effective primary health care services, particularly for traditionally under-served populations, and provides a forum for primary health care centers within the state. 
URL: http://www.cpca.org/ 
HAWAII STATE PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION
345 Queen St., Ste. 601Honolulu, HI 96813 USA. 
ILLINOIS PRIMARY HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION
URL: http://www.iphca.org/ 
INDIANA PRIMARY HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION
URL: http://www.indianapca.org 
LOUISIANA PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION
URL: http://www.lpca.net 
MISSISSIPPI PRIMARY HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION
URL: http://www.mphca.com 
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PRIMARY CARE
URL: http://www.primarycare.co.uk 
NEW JERSEY PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION
URL: http://www.njpca.org/ 
NEW MEXICO PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION
URL: http://www.nmpca.org/ 
NORTH AMERICAN PRIMARY CARE RESEARCH GROUP (NAPCRG)
URL: http://www.napcrg.org 
NORTH CAROLINA PRIMARY HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION
URL: http://www.ncpha.org 
NORTHWEST REGIONAL PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION
URL: http://www.nwrpca.org 
OHIO PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION
URL: http://www.ohiopca.org/ 
OKLAHOMA PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION
URL: http://www.okpca.org 
PENNSYLVANIA FORUM FOR PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
URL: http://www.paforum.com 
PRIMARY CARE PROGRAMS DIRECTORY/BUREAU OF PRIMARY HAELTH CARE
This is a serial that is published annually. 
Ref RA427.9.P74. 
SOUTH CAROLINA PRIMARY HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION
URL: http://www.scphca.org 
TENNESSEE PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION
URL: http://www.tnpca.org 
VIRGINIA PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION
URL: http://www.vpca.com 
WEST VIRGINIA PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION
URL: http://www.wvpca.org 
WISCONSIN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION
URL: http://www.wphca.org 
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Test & Measurements


HEALTH OUTCOME MEASURES IN PRIMARY AND OUT-PATIENT CARE.
Hutchinson, A..  Demonstrates the wide range of issues to be considered in health outcome assessment, with a particular emphasis on the chronic diseases. 
RA399.A1 H42 1996. 
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Audio Visual and Software


BREAST CANCER DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT : AN UPDATE FOR THE PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN
Roses, Daniel F..  Network for Continuing Medical Education (Series) ; no. 767 c2000. videocassette (60 minutes) 
Media Serial N. 
DRUG INTERACTIONS IN PRIMARY CARE
Doyle M. Cummings, Kenneth Steinweg,and Christy Whitley.  Network for Continuing Medical Education no. 785. Videorecording (60 minutes)c2001 
Media Center Serial N. 
ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION (ED) IN PRIMARY CARE: BROACHING THE SUBJECT, TREATING THE PROBLEM.
Andre Guay, Louis Kurtizky, and Jacob Rajfer.  Network for Continuing Medical Education (Series) ; c2000 no.773.Videorecording (60 minutes) 
Media Center Serial N. 
NUTRITION AND PRIMARY CARE: MAKING THE CONNECTION
Roxanne Fahrenwald ... [et al.].  Network for Continuing Medical Education (Series) ; no. 710. Videorecording (60 minutes) 1997. 
Media Serial N. 
SLEEP DISORDERS: ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT IN PRIMARY CARE.
Gabriele M. Barthlen and Lauren Broch.  Network for Continuing Medical Education (Series) ; no. 772. c2000. Videorecording (60 minutes) 
Media Center Serial N. 
THE PROVOCATIVE PATIENT: PERSONALITY DISORDERS IN THE PRIMARY CARE SETTING.
Robert K. Schneider.  Network for Continuing Medical Education (Series) ; no. 766. c2000 Videorecording (60 minutes) 
Media Center Serial N. 
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Internet Guides and Resources


BUREAU OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
Information on high quality community-based preventive and primary care health services to under-served populations and people with special needs. 
URL: http://www.bphc.hrsa.gov 
GENERAL PRACTICE
Offers news, articles, reviews and research on primary care. 
URL: http://www.priory.com/gp.htm 
PRIMARY CARE - CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES
Clinical resources: guidelines, clinical reviews, cross-cultural health, teaching, and more... Introduction to an evidence- based medicine approach to using guidelines for the primary care provider. Searchable listing of on-line guidelines grouped by clinical content with index, top diagnoses cross reference, and organization site listings. Other primary care resources - online references, superlists, teaching, cross-cultural, definition of primary care. 
URL: http://medicine.ucsf.edu/resources/guidelines 
PRIMARY CARE PEDIATRICS
Offers information for parents and physicians on pediatric health topics. 
URL: http://www.utoronto.ca/kids/ 
THE EMERGENCY MEDICINE AND PRIMARY CARE HOME PAGE BY EMBBS
Provides educational resources for Emergency and Primary Care physicians and health care providers. EMBBS (the Emergency Medicine Bulletin Board System) was created to enhance communication between physicians and to develop a medium that brings the benefits of computer technology to emergency and primary care physicians and serves as an educational and administrative resource for physicians. . 
URL: http://www.embbs.com/ 
WHO GUIDE TO MENTAL AND NEUROLOGICAL HEALTH IN PRIMARY CARE
Provides pertinent information, as well as links to the National Electronic Library for Health and the WHO Collaberating Center for Research and Training for Mental Health @ Kings College, London,England 
URL: http://www.mentalneurologicalprimarycare.org 


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