DoctorInternet®

Table of Contents for the Book

The table below is an index to the various sections of the DoctorInternet book.

FILE FORMAT. The files are in a format called ".pdf", which is viewable with the Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you do not already have this reader, it is available, without charge, from Adobe. A direct link to their site is provided. (You will want to have this reader because it is a universal medium for viewing and printing files regardless of their source.) It takes about 5-10 minutes to download the document. Follow their instructions for installation. Adobe Acrobat file reader

 Covers - front and back
Preface & Introduction. The focus of this book u Background of the author u Remarks for the Patient, the Facil-itator, and the Medical Professional u How research is pub- lished, the sources of information, and the general strategy. pg. 5
Procedures #1-16. Sections 1-3 are the basic procedures in a structured approach to using the Internet for health and medical research. The additional sections amplify one's capabilities.
1 - Preliminary Survey - MEDLINE - "review" citations - pg. 24
2 - Defining your search term(s) - MeSH - pg. 35
3 - Specialized Search Routines - pg. 39
4 - Common Search Routines - pg. 69
5 - Making a Research Report - pg. 87
6 - Medical References - Dictionaries, Encyclopaedia - pg. 89
7 - Pre-formatted Internet links - MEDLINEplus - pg. 97
8 - Researching a Drug or Chemical - pg. 104
9 - Other Resources of NLM & NIH - pg. 107
10 - Perspective on the National Library of Medicine - pg. 117
11 - Researching Cancers - pg. 143
12 - Experimental, Clinical Trials - pg. 158
13 - Proprietary, Bio-medical Databases - pg. 163
14 - Boolean Operators & the Grammar of Searching - pg. 165
15 - Internet Search Engines / Sites for Books - pg. 168
16 - Commercial Medical Web-sites - pg. 176
17 - Epilog & The DoctorInternet Program/Web-site - pg. 178
Glossary of Medical Disease - pg. 183
Index - pg. 222