Clinical Trials/Medical Research Quick Guide

Can you recommend some good web sites for information on clinical trials and medical research?
- CenterWatch Clinical Trials Listing Service
  - www.centerwatch.com
  - Provides a listing of clinical trials searchable by condition and geographic location
- ClinicalTrials.gov
  - clinicaltrials.gov
  - A service of the National Institutes of Health and developed by the National Library of Medicine, provides a comprehensive listing of federally and privately supported clinical trials
- Clinical Trials (Interactive Tutorial)
  - www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/cancerclinicaltrials/htm/index.htm
Are there books about clinical trials and medical research in the Health Sciences Library?
- Gehlbach, Stephen H. Interpreting the medical literature. 4th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2002.
  W 20.5 G3lli 2002
- A guide to clinical drug research. Adam Cohen and John Posner, editors. 2nd ed. Dordrecht: Kluwer, 2000.
  QV 771 G946 2000
- Riegelman, Richard K. Studying a study and testing a test: how to read the medical evidence. 5th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 2005.
  WA 950 R554s 2005
- Textbook of clinical trials. David Machin, et al. editors. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2004.
  QV 771 T3443 2004
Are there additional resources which I might find useful?
- Cochrane Collaboration Consumer Network
  - www.cochrane.org/consumers/homepage.htm
- University of Washington Health Sciences Research Studies Seeking Volunteers
  - www.washington.edu/healthresearch/
Are there general health web sites which might also be helpful?
- MedlinePlus
  - medlineplus.org
  - From the National Library of Medicine
- Centers for Disease Control: A-Z Topics Index
  - www.cdc.gov/az.do
- MayoClinic.com
  - www.mayoclinic.com
- Merck Manual Home Edition
  - www.merck.com/mmhe
- Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  - www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mplusdictionary.html

Can you recommend some good web sites for information on clinical trials and medical research?

Are there books about clinical trials and medical research in the Health Sciences Library?

Are there additional resources which I might find useful?

Are there general health web sites which might also be helpful?