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University of Louisville EBP Tools

• Cochrane Library
• DynaMed
• Essential Evidence Plus
• First Consult (Clinical Key)

Other Resources

• Agency for Health Research and Quality--Evidence Based Practice Centers
• National Guideline Clearinghouse
• KHSL Evidence Based Practice Guide

• Clinical Key
  From dropdown menu, select FirstConsult.
• DynaMed
• Essential Evidence Plus

• Dynamed Calculators
• JAMAevidence: 12 Calculators
• Lexi-Calc: Medical Calculation Database
• MedCalc 3000

• MedlinePlus
• MicroMedex CareNotesⓇ

Stats Consultation
The School of Public Health and Information Sciences' Department of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics provides expertise in statistical data analysis in support pf research at the Health Sciences Center. Contact them at stcc@louisville.edu or visit their website @ https://louisville.edu/sphis/departments/statistical-consulting-center.

Guides

• NLM Guide to Finding and Using Health Statistics
  This course describes the range of available health statistics, identifies their sources and helps you understand how to use information about their structure as you search.
• Finding Data and Statistics
• Health Sciences Research Data Management

Local Data Resources

• Louisville Public Health Data & Reports
• Kentucky State Resources

National Data Resources & Data Sets

• World Health Organization Data Collections
• World Health Organization Global Health Observatory
• Data World
• CDC Public-Use Data Files and Documentation
• HealthData.gov
• NASA's Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC)

Statistics

• National Library of Medicine's Finding and Using Health Statistics
• CDC National Center for Health Statistics
• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Free Health Care Statistics

• Download & Learn About EndNote
  EndNote is a citation management software that makes it easier to format and organize bibliographies. You can format citations in various citation styles, export citations from databases and, insert citations & compile bibliography in Word.
• UofL Writing Center
  UofL Writing Center serves all members of the university community--undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, and staff--by working with them to improve their writing projects and develop their abilities to become more effective writers. Find out more about the Writing Center or make an appointment by visiting their site.
• National Institutes of Health Public Access
• Help with NIH Manuscript Submission Requirements