MBE 397 

Welcome to the MBE 397 page!  This page covers library resources that help you find general information and research articles for medical topics related to your homework assignment.  Besides the content on this page, notice the tabs at the top of this page will take you to additional content.  Links to additional key Library resources are listed in the box below this.

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Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering Subject Guide

Health Sciences Subject Guide

Biology Subject Guide

To access additional article databases, or to access these through the Library's main article databases page:

• Go to the Library's home page, http://library.boisestate.edu,
• Click the "Find...Articles, Databases" link located in the top, left grouping,
• Click on the first letter of the article database name (M for Medline) in the grouping under "Databases by Name",
• Click on the article database name.

Listed here are resources that can help you determine a topic and then begin searching for general information related to the disease or condition selected.  Also, noting the medical terminology being used in the article will be helpful when you are searching for a research article.

MedlinePlus

This comprehensive website is created by the National Library of Medicine to provide links to authoritive information on a wide range of medical conditions, as well as definitions and current news.  Browsing for a topic is easily done in this resource.  Note: MedlinePlus is a different resource than Medline.

Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine

Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health

Conditions and common diseases, as well as body systems and functions, are arranged alphabetically in these two resources.  They are also searchable. These encyclopedia articles may contain a description of the condition, causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatments.