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Communicable Diseases

This guide directs you to a handful of key resources that will help you get started in finding information in Communicable Diseases. With a highly selective list of books, journals, databases, websites, etc., we hope to get you headed in the right direction. You can also further explore by trying a Communicable Diseases-related MetaFind search.


Books

Epidemiology and prevention of vaccine-preventable diseases
Also known as the Pink Book, this basic immunology and vaccination textbook can be downloaded chapter by chapter for screen reader compatibility.

Immunisation against infectious disease, 1996, the green book
An immunization handbook produced by the UK Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation.

Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's principles and practice of infectious diseases

Newborn screening in New York State
This guide seeks to provide the information necessary for different members of the healthcare profession to screen interactively and effectively for the eleven disorders included in the NYS Newborn Screening program.

Red book: 2003 report of the committee on infectious diseases
(Via Stat!Ref. After connecting, select Table of Contents to find the ebook title) Contains a composite summary of current American Academy of Pediatrics recommendations concerning infectious diseases in and immunizations for infants, children, and adolescents.


Databases

Global health atlas
Standardized data and statistics for infectious diseases at country, regional, and global levels. Analysis and interpretation of data are further supported through information on demography, socioeconomic conditions, and environmental factors, reflecting the range of determinants that influence patterns of infectious disease transmission.


EJournals

Clinical infectious diseases

Epidemiology and infection

Infectious disease clinics of North America

Medical microbiology and immunology

Weekly epidemiological record


Websites

CDC wonder
Provides a single point of access to a variety of CDC reports, guidelines, and numeric public health data.

Communicable Disease Prevention & Control
This site contains brief descriptions of the major Internet sites where timely information on infectious diseases and "emerging" infectious disease problems or outbreaks are routinely posted.



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