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Ovid delivers key medical, nursing, and pharmacy texts from a variety of publishers to clinicians' desktops through the Books@Ovid database. Books@Ovid offers the complete text of these sources in a highly interlinked and easily navigated graphical interface, giving quick access to crucial diagnostic, research, and reference information.

The Books@Ovid database includes full text, references, updates, and graphics from some of the most respected sources in medicine, nursing, and pharmacology. A searcher can choose to run a search in one text, selected texts, or all texts. Color diagrams, charts, and other textbook illustrations are available as thumbnails or full-sized graphics. Within an individual book's interface, single-frame or multiple-frame environments contain the retrieved text. Buttons bars on the top and side of the screen facilitate navigation and provide links to the search page and Help. Search screens provide links to Home, Logoff, Help, and the main Ovid database screen. If the user is accessing a specific textbook, links are available to the text's table of contents and to the Search and Results screens, making it easier for searchers to jump from one book section to another.

The Martindale Adverse Effects (AE) field is described in the topic-based Drug Reference Guide (Martindale). (The guide will open in a new window.)

All Fields (AF) is an alias for all of the fields which occur in the source documents, including value-added fields such as Full Text (TX).

A search of All Titles (at) will retrieve information from Book Title Word (BW), Heading Title (HD), Chapter Title (TC) and Division Title (TD).

Book Author Alternate Format (AO) contains the primary and contributing or secondary authors, as noted in the front matter of the book.

Book Author Alternate Format names appear in the format of first name followed by middle and last names.

Book Author names are phrase indexed and appear in the format of last name followed by first and middle names, or last name followed by up to two initials.

Author names are phrase indexed and appear in the format of last name followed by first and middle names, or last name followed by up to two initials. Chapter Authors can also be searched using the All Authors (AA) tag, for example aaron.aa.

The Book Editor (ED) index includes the names of all individual(s) responsible for the editorial work in a book. Editors are typically listed in the Front Matter (FM) of a book.

Searching the Book Editor field also finds Secondary Editors, such as individual(s) responsible for the technical editorial work and management in a textbook. Secondary Editors are typically listed in the first pages of the textbook (usually on the same page as the copyright statement). Types of Secondary Editors include Managing Editors, Production Coordinators/Managers, Copy Editors, Designers, Illustration Planners, Project Editors/Managers, Acquisitions Editors, Sponsoring Editors, Developmental Editors, Assistants, Indexers, Compositors, Printers, and others.

Book Editor names are phrase indexed and appear in the format of last name followed by first and middle names, or last name followed by up to two initials.

The Book Editor Alternate Format (EF) index includes the names of all individual(s) responsible for the editorial work in a book. Editors are typically listed in the front matter of a book.

Book Editor Alternate Format names appear in the format of first name followed by middle and last names.

The Edition Statement (ET) field specifies the revision number of a publication.

If your site accesses books through online subscriptions, this field indicates the most recent edition.

If your site accesses books through purchased editions, this field indicates the specific edition(s) your site has purchased.

Both online and purchased editions can be browsed and searched together in the Books@Ovid database.

The Heading Title (HD) field contains all the table of contents titles included in the main body of the text below the level of the chapter title. Heading titles may include Editors (ED), Chapter or Section Authors (CH), abbreviation, and other section headings typically found in textbooks, or may include book-specific headings.

For instance, a chapter on endocrinology might include a 1st level heading, 'Diabetes' to identify the diabetes section and second level headings such as Epidemiology, Etiology, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Follow-up. Information on the etiology of diabetes could be retrieved from such a book by searching "diabetes and etiology".hd.

Heading Titles display as part of the Full Text (TX) field.

The ICD10 (I1) field contains the code used to represent a medical condition. Typically, there is a supporting text code, which is not captured within this field. For example, the ICD10 Code for "Whooping Cough" is A37.

ICD-10 was approved in 1990 by the World Health Assembly, and replaced ICD-09 in 1994.

The ICD is the international standard diagnostic classification for all general epidemiological and many health management purposes, and is used to classify diseases and other health problems recorded on health and vital records including death certificates and hospital records.

The ICD09 (I9) field contains the International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, code used to represent a medical condition. Typically, there is a supporting text code, which is not captured within this field. For example, the ICD09 Code for "Whooping Cough" is 033.

ICD-09 was approved in 1975, and replaced by the World Health Assembly ICD-10 in 1994.

The ICD is the international standard diagnostic classification for all general epidemiological and many health management purposes, and is used to classify diseases and other health problems recorded on health and vital records including death certificates and hospital records.

Enter a descriptive word or phrase found in the institution name or address (such as harvard, rather than university). Consider using both full spellings and standard abbreviations.

The Martindale Drug Interactions (IT) field is described in the topic-based Drug Reference Guide (Martindale). (The guide will open in a new window.)

The Keyword (KW) field contains the main topics of a section, chapter, or book, as specified by the publisher.

The Martindale Drug Manufacturer Information (MI) field is described in the topic-based Drug Reference Guide (Martindale). (The guide will open in a new window.)

The Martindale Drug Precautions (PC) field is described in the topic-based Drug Reference Guide (Martindale). (The guide will open in a new window.)

The Martindale Drug Preparations (PE) field is described in the topic-based Drug Reference Guide (Martindale). (The guide will open in a new window.)

The Martindale Pharmacokinetics (PK) field is described in the topic-based Drug Reference Guide (Martindale). (The guide will open in a new window.)

Available publication type are defined as follows.

The SNOMED® (Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine) (SN) field contains a code assigned for medical nomenclature. Typically, there is a supporting text code, which is not captured within this field. For example, the SNOMED Code for "Diverticulitis" is 307496006.

SNOMED-CT is a computerized clinical terminology system developed beginning in 1965 by the College of American Pathologists, and covering clinical data for diseases, findings, and procedures.

The Martindale Drug Treatment of Adverse Effects (TR) field is described in the topic-based Drug Reference Guide (Martindale). (The guide will open in a new window.)

The Subject Category (TS) field allows the user to browse through the list of subject categories. Depending on a book's subject matter, it will be assigned to one or more categories.

Since this field contains such a large quantity of diverse information, most searches for a specific subject will result in retrieval of higher relevance if conducted in the Chapter Title (TC) or Division Title (TD) fields. Note that metadata such as book title, editor, ISBN, and publisher must all be searched separately, as they are not included in the Full Text. Additionally, front matter is not included in the Full Text as it is indexed separately in the Front Matter (FM) field.

Searching TX will search the Byline Text (BT), Book Title Word (BW), Chapter Author (CH), Caption Text (CT), Heading Title (HD), Institution (IN), Pagination (PG), Question and Answer (QA), References (RF), Chapter Title (TC), and Division Title (TD) fields.

Stopwords, which include commonly occurring words such as "of" and "the" will display in the documents but do not appear in the Full Text index.

The Martindale Drug Treatment of Adverse Effects (TR) field is described in the topic-based Drug Reference Guide (Martindale). (The guide will open in a new window.)

The Update Code (UP) field contains a 8-digit number representing the year, month and day (in YYYYMMDD format) in which documents were published in this database.

Enter the desired date in the format "YYYYMMDD" where "YYYY" corresponds to the 4-digit year, "MM" to the 2-digit month and "DD" to the day. Use truncation 199711$.up. or 1997$.up. to retrieve all the records added in a particular month or year.

Quotation marks can be used to retrieve records that contain literal strings, when the string includes special characters, such as a forward slash (/).

Quotation marks can also be used to retrieve records that contain numbers that may otherwise be confused for earlier searches. In the example, a search for 3.tc would limit the string from your third search in your search history to the Chapter Title (TC) field. By including the number in quotation marks, the search will retrieve documents with a 3 in the chapter title.

By default, the menu is set to search all books. See the Books@Ovid Main Search Page (MSP) help context for more information.

In addition to the above limits, Books@Ovid allows you to perform natural language searches on a specific book. Use the Limit to book drop down list on the Books@Ovid Main Search Page to select from the books to which your site subscribes. Select the book to search before performing the search.

By default, the menu is set to search all books. See the Books@Ovid Main Search Page (MSP) help context for more information.

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Book Editor
  Victor, Maurice; Ropper, Allan H.
Edition Statement
  7th Edition
Book Title
  Adams & Victors' Principles of Neurology
Publisher
  McGraw-Hill
Location of Publisher
  United States of America
Language
  ENGLISH
ISBN
  0-07-067497-3
Publication Type
  Text/Reference
Book Subset
  Behavioral & Social Sciences, Clinical Medicine
Subject Category
  Neurology, Internal Medicine, Primary Care/Family Medicine/General Practice, 
  Psychology
Year of Publication
  2001

Book Editor
  Yamada, Tadataka; Alpers, David H.; Kaplowitz, Neil; Laine, Loren; Owyang, 
  Chung; Powell, Don W.
Edition Statement
  4th Edition
Book Title
  Textbook of Gastroenterology
Publisher
  Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Location of Publisher
  530 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106 USA LWW.com
Language
  ENGLISH
ISBN
  0-7817-2861-4
Publication Type
  Text/Reference
Book Subset
  Clinical Medicine
Subject Category
  Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology
Year of Publication
  2003
Book Text Excerpt
  Chapter Title: PULMONARY DISORDERS
  Passage Text: PULMONARY DISORDERS Part of " CHAPTER 128 - GASTROINTESTINAL 
  MANIFESTATIONS OF SYSTEMIC DISEASES " a 1 -Antitrypsin Deficiency a 1 
  -Antitrypsin (aAT) deficiency is an autosomal recessive inherited condition 
  that is the most common genetic cause of liver disease in children. It is 
  also associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic liver 
  disease, and hepatocellular cancer in adults. The ZZ phenotype has been 
  associated most frequently with severe disease. 429 Adult patients can be 
  screened effectively by serum aAT levels. Those with an aAT level below 80 
  mg/mL should undergo aAT phenotyping. 430 Liver disease tends to manifest 
  late in life and is associated with inclusion bodies containing entangled 
  polymers of mutant Z aAT.

Score
  *****
Book Editor
  Tatro, David S.
Edition Statement
  2004 Edition
Book Title
  A to Z Drug Facts
Publisher
  Facts and Comparisons
Location of Publisher
  111 West Port Plaza, Suite 300, St. Louis, Missouri 63146-3098 
  www.drugfacts.com
Language
  ENGLISH
ISBN
  1-57439-132-1
Publication Type
  Drug Reference
Book Subset
  Behavioral & Social Sciences, Health Professions, Nursing, Clinical Medicine
Subject Category
  Pharmacy, Pharmacology, Psychopharmacology, Pharmaceuticals
Year of Publication
  2003
Book Text Excerpt
  Chapter Title: Zolmitriptan
  Passage Text: ... heat, flushing, tiredness, dizziness, heaviness, or pressure 
  occur after treatment. Advise patient that drug may cause fatigue or dizziness 
  and to use caution while driving or performing other activities requiring 
  mental alertness. Advise patient to avoid unnecessary exposure to sunlight or 
  tanning lamps and to use sunscreen and wear protective clothing to avoid 
  photosensitivity reactions. Instruct patient to continue taking prescribed 
  migraine prophylactic medications daily as directed. Advise patient not 
  currently taking a migraine prophylactic drug to discuss the use of such drugs
  with health care provider.

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