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A sample of the online journals available in women’s health include:

• Women's Health Issues
• American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Clinical Obstetrics & Gynecology
• Contraception
• Menopause
• Obstetrics & Gynecology

To locate all online journals available to you, search your local library.

A sample of the online books available in women’s health include

• 5 Minute Consult

  5 Minute Consult is a point-of-care tool providing information to quickly guide clinicians in diagnosis, treatment, and management of 2,000+ clinical topics. It includes algorithms to decide on lab tests and/or procedures. Also included are videos to help PT staff demonstrate for patients, and customizable patient education handouts.

• AccessMedicine

  This innovative online resource provides students, residents, clinicians and all health professionals with access to more than 60 medical titles from the best minds in medicine, updated content, thousands of images and illustrations, interactive self-assessment, case files, diagnostic tools, a comprehensive search platform, and the ability to download content to a mobile device.

• AccessObGyn

  AccessObGyn offers a new approach to obstetrics and gynecology reference and research – all in one place. Updated regularly, this comprehensive online ObGyn resource covers the entire spectrum of obstetrics and gynecology. **Note: Access to this resource will expire on September 30, 2025.

• ClinicalKey

  This clinical search engine includes access to full text books, journals, guidelines and multimedia. Contains Elsevier published content of 521 journals, 900+ clinical texts, procedure videos and much more.

• Reprotox

  Reprotox contains summaries on the effects of medications, chemicals, infections, and physical agents on pregnancy, reproduction, and development.

• Pubmed

  Bibliographic database containing millions of citations and abstracts of biomedical and life sciences literature.

• Trip Database

  The Trip Database searches curated content from vetted evidence-based sources, such as Cochrane, AHRQ, BMJ Best Practice, and federal agencies, to deliver top-tier, evidence-based healthcare information. Results are sorted into evidence-based pyramid categories for quick identification of guidelines, synopses, systematic reviews, and more.

• UpToDate (use if on the VA computer network)

  UpToDate is a guided evidence-based, clinical decision-making solution with dynamic and interactive algorithms as well as lab monographs. 
  For remote access use https://www.uptodate.com with your UTD username/password. Tip Sheet for CME/Remote Access Registration

Please check with your local library for additional databases in your subject area.

• Williams Obstetrics Study Guide

  The Williams Obstetrics Study Guide is designed to assess the comprehension and retention of information presented in Williams Obstetrics.

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