These links are designed to assist those seeking medical information on the web.
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JOURNALS/PUBLICATIONS/MAGAZINES:

New England Journal of Medicine

JAMA Journal of the American Medical Association

CHEST published by American College of Chest Physicians

The Lancet

SCIENCE published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science

Journal of Clinical Oncology published by the American Society of Clinical Oncology

Blood is published by the American Society of Hematology

American Journal of Resp. & Critical Care Medicine

Respiratory Care Journal

ASSOCIATIONS/ORGANIZATIONS:

American Association of Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Rehabilitation

American Association of Respiratory Care

National Board of Respiratory Care

American College of Chest Physicians....membership is open to respiratory therapists

American Subacute Care Association

American Medical Association

American Heart Association

Cancer Care (Provides free professional help to people with all cancers.Informacion en espanol)

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

World Health Organization-for all people to attain the highest level of health.

SOCIETIES/ACADEMIES/FOUNDATINS:

National Patient Safety Foundation

American Lung Association/American Thoracic Society

Florida Society For Respiratory Care

American Society of Clinical Oncology

American Society of Hematology

Information and clinical trials for pancreatic cancer.

American Cancer Society

Americam Academy of Pediatrics

American Thoracic Society

Society of Critical Care Medicine

Spanish Society of Resp. Diseases and Thoracic Surgery This website is in spanish.

ACCREDIATATIONS:

Joint Commission on Accrediatation of Healthcare Organizations

Commission on Accrediatation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF accredits programs and services.)

Occupational Safety & Health Administration (US Department of Labor)

National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)

MEDICAL EDUCATION:

Gray's Anatomy of the human body

The Merck Manuel Online (Manuel of medical information.)

Medical Matrix

CanerNet (Supplies recent and accurate cancer information.)

American College of Cardiology

Marindales's Health Science Guide-2000

interactive CME-sponsored by the Univ. of Kentucky

NURSING LINKS:

American Journal of Nursing

Miracle Workers is an online nursing employment database

Emergency Nurses Association

American Association of Critical-Care Nurses

American Association of Colleges of Nursing

National Committee for Quality Assurance

The Institute for Safe Medication Pracitices

American Nurses Association

Nursing website

Guide to Schools offering a Masters Degree in Nursing