Dictionaries (Electronic)

• Pediatrics Medical Reference

Encyclopedias (Electronic)

• Paediapedia: An Imaging Encyclopedia of Pediatric Disease

Electronic Databases

• BLMbase: Contains information on mutations associated with Bloom syndrome.(Open access from BioMed Central)
• CCDC Online Publication Database - provides information on child-related issues and violence prevention programme.
• Coffin Lowry Syndrome Database: Contains information on mutations associated with Coffin Lowry syndrome. (Open access from BioMed Central)
• Cystinuria Database: Contains information on mutations associated with Cystinuria. (Open access from BioMed Central)
• EbscoHost Research Databases
• G6PD (Glucose-6 - Phosphate Dehydrogenase Mutation Database: Contains information on mutations and diseases associated with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase.(Open access from BioMed Central)
• MCA/MR Syndromes : (Multiple Congenital Anomaly/Mental Retardation) (Open access from BioMed Central)
• Neuromet Plus: Contains diagnostic information for each of the organic acidurias together with other neurometabolic conditions and similar disorders. (Open access from BioMed Central)
• Propionyl-CoA Carboxylase Database: Contains information on mutations and diseases associated with the propionyl-CoA carboxylase database
• REPRORISK System: Contains information on general toxicity, fertility, genetic influences, teratogenic action for identification of reproductive risk. (Open access from BioMed Central)
• The Human Short Statue Gene Allelic Variant Database: Contains information on mutations in genes associated with human short stature disorders (Open access from BioMed Central)
• TSC2db (The Cardiff-Rotterdam Tuberous Sclerosis Mutation database: Contains information on mutations in the TSC2 gene and associated disorders. (Open access from BioMed Central)
• ProQuest

Electronic Journals

• Archives of Disease in Childhood (Education and practice edition) - Provides free full text of back issues after 1 year
• Archives of Disease in Childhood (Fetal and neonatal edition) – Provides free full text of back issues after 1 year
• BioMed Central/BMC Pediatrics
• Clinical Pediatric Endocrinology
• Clinical updates in Pediatric Infectious Diseases
• Early pregnancy
• The Future of Children
• Indian Journal of Pediatrics
• Indian Pediatrics
• International Pediatrics
• The Internet journal of pediatrics and neonatology
• Journal of FAS (Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder) International
• Journal of Pediatric Surgery
• JournalWatch (Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine)
• Pediatric Asthma Virtual Journal
• Progress in reproductive health research
• Public Library of Science PLOS Medicine
• The Turkish Journal of pediatrics

Many more journals in this field, (some of which provide full text), are available from EBSCO HOST and ProQuest databases. You can access these from the library's home page (or above) by selecting databases from the menu. To find relevant journals in Ebsco Host click on the publications tab, and type in key words such as "obstetrics or gynecology" in the Browse publications box. Remember to select the b tab, and type in your key words.

Internet Resources

• e Harriet Lane Links (formerly Pediatric Points of Interest)
  provides an edited collection of pediatric resources (6190 links) on the World Wide Web”. Site is maintained and edited at the Johns Hopkins University.
• Emedicine (Huge list of online textbooks and free journal articles related to pediatrics)
• GeneralPediatrics.com – gateway for information on pediatric problems, case studies, web sites, continuing education courses, journal articles and much more
• Hardin Meta Directory of Internet Health resources
• Metatextbook of pediatric radiology
• PedsCCM: The Pediatric Critical Care Website
• Virtual Pediatric Patients: A Digital Storytelling System for Teaching Common Pediatric Problems

Academic Dept./Assoc./Institutions

• Inter-American Children's Institute

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