LibGuides: Translational Medicine: Home

Introduction

This is a guide to some of the most important electronic resources in the field of Translational Medicine. Contact the Faculty Librarian for more information and assistance.

New Books

Location Map

Books on basic sciences are housed on the fourth floor of the University Library.

Books on clinical subjects are mainly housed in the Medical Library.

Dictionaries & Encyclopedias

Dictionary of DNA and Genome Technology
ISBN: 9781118447581
Publication Date: 2013
Encyclopedia of Molecular Mechanisms of Disease
ISBN: 9783540671367
Publication Date: 2009
Encyclopedia of Signaling Molecules by Sangdun Choi (Editor)
ISBN: 9783319671987
Publication Date: 2018
Encyclopedic Reference of Genomics and Proteomics in Molecular Medicine
ISBN: 9783540442448
Publication Date: 2006
The SAGE Encyclopedia of Stem Cell Research
ISBN: 9781483347677
Publication Date: 2015

Key Databases

Source: http://www.horizonhealth.eu/article/road-skin-cell-stem-cell-mapped/195

MEDLINE via OvidSP
Coverage: 1946 - present
US National Library of Medicine's bibliographic database of citations and abstracts currently from approximately 5,000 biomedical journals in the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, health care systems, and preclinical sciences. Coverage extends back to 1946 in which OLDMEDLINE records are included.
Cochrane Library
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Coverage: 1996 - present
The Cochrane Library is a collection of databases that contain high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making. These databases are: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR), The Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), and Cochrane Clinical Answers (CCAs)
EMBASE
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Coverage: 1910 - present
EMBASE is a biomedical and pharmacological database containing bibliographic records with citations, abstracts and indexing derived from biomedical articles in peer reviewed journals, and is especially strong in its coverage of drug and pharmaceutical research.
PubMed
PubMed contains over 22 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, etc. PubMed citations and abstracts include the fields of biomedicine and health. PubMed (with full text) contains links to CUHK’s full-text holdings.
Web of Science
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Web of Science consists of citation databases in sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities. Multidisciplinary content covers scholarly journals, conference proceedings, books, book series, and more.
Scopus
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Coverage: 1823 - present
Includes the abstracts and references of 15,000 peer-reviewed journals across different subject disciplines.
Scifinder-n
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Coverage: 1907 - present
Provides access to Chemical Abstracts Service databases, covering chemical literature, substances, reactions, and more.

Medical Librarian

Kendy Lau

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Contact:

Li Ping Medical Library
2/F, Lui Che Woo Clinical Sciences Building, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin

(852) 35052463

PubMed

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