Evaluating Sources FAQ
Anyone can create professional-looking web pages that can contain any information, whether true or not. You need to critically evaluate ALL information sources, especially from the web. Techniques and details here:
Research Methods
- From Bench to Bedside: Biomedical Research and Patient Care
Video on humane animal use in biomedical research. - Overview of General Biostatistics Video on research methods such as testing, regression analysis & descriptive statistics. 57 min.
- Qualitative Methods for Health Research
- Social Research Methods Resources and links for applied social research and evaluation.
Statistical Resources
- Statistics Primer Tutorial with 5 easy to follow units covering all aspects of working with statistics.
____________ - CDC Data & Statistics Centers for Disease Control and prevention portal for public health stats.
- HHS Statistics Collection of links to federal statistics on health from the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services.
- MedlinePlus Health Statistics Links to loads of health and medical statistical sources.
- National Center for Health Statistics Statistics on health in the U.S. from the NIH.
- Statistical Abstract of the U.S.: Health & Nutrition Statistics on health expenditures and insurance coverage, medical personnel, hospitals, nursing homes, injuries, diseases, disability status, and more.
- Swivel Data: Health User-submitted data, charts & graphs you can view, download, mashup, etc.
- World Biodiversity Database taxonomic database & info system to search/browse 21 online species banks w/ taxonomic info, species names, synonyms, descriptions, illustrations & literature references.
Directories & Organizations
- American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Intute: Health and Life Sciences
- National Biological Information Infrastructure
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Science Daily: Health and Medicine
- Science.gov: Health and Medicine
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
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