E-DRUG: African Health Anthology on CD-Rom
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Dear E-druggers,
This is an exciting Reference Source which is presented in a similar
way to Medline with Abstracts where they exist (which is almost all).
It is searchable via keywords using boolean language at three levels
of specificity: novice, advanced and specialised. It is very user
friendly and operates in windows and dos applications. You may
request a free 30 day trial.
Here is a detailed description of the databases that are available on
the CD-Rom.
African Health Anthology on CD-Rom(1924-Present)
African Health Anthology (AHA) With over 300,000 records, AHA is the
premiere collection of bibliographic databases on African health
issues. AHA offers access to a unique collection of sources including
many from Africa and covering all aspects of African health issues.
NISC South Africa is pleased to publish this new collection of
bibliographic databases from Africa, Europe and the United States.
Databases on AHA include:
African Index Medicus (AIM) (1993-present) AIM's objective is to
provide improved access to published and unpublished health literature
from Africa. The database of over 6,000+ records is a cooperative
effort, produced by the membership of the Association for Health
Information Libraries in African (AHILA), and the World Health
Organization (WHO) Afro Regional Office in Brazzaville. Data for
inclusion in AHA is collated from 25 African countries
African subset of CAB Health Database (1973 to present) CAB Health
brings together the resources of two internationally renowned
databases: The human health and diseases related information from CAB
Abstracts; and the file from the Public Health and Tropical Medicine
Database. The CAB Health Database is very strong in the following
subject areas: Parasitology, communicable diseases, human nutrition,
medicinal and poisonous plants, tropical medicine and diseases,
AIDS/HIV, and community and public health. There are currently 70,000
records with abstracts and 12,000 new records are added each year. The
database is produced by CAB International in the UK.
The Medicines Information Centre Reference Database of the University
of Cape Town (1980 to present) With over 30,000 records, this
important database was compiled in response to the queries received by
the Centre from all over Southern Africa and includes the Centre's
Monthly Bulletin, InforX-Med. Emphasis is on information related to
medicines, therapeutics, and other aspects of medical science.
Community Health Information Database (CHID) (1993 to present) This
database of 11,000+ records is produced in the Medical Library of the
University of the Orange Free State, South Africa. Aimed at the broad
community as well as the information professional, CHID indexes 65
South African medical journals, as well as grey literature, pamphlets,
posters, and videos. CHID includes contact information for obtaining
specific health information in Africa.
SAMED (1976 - 1996), produced by the Medical Research Council of South
Africa (MRC) indexes publications drawn from research supported in
South Africa by the MRC. With 11,000 records, SAMED indexes journal
articles, technical reports, theses, and grey literature. SAMED covers
a wide variety of topics including TB, trauma, nutrition,
micro-toxins, public health issues, urbanization, health systems, AIDS
and HIV.
African Subset of "Medline" (1966 to present). Medline, the world's
premiere health database, is produced by the National Library of
Medicine in Bethesda, USA. Coverage includes the entire spectrum of
medical literature. Information Scientists at the South African
Medical Research Council in Cape Town have developed this Medline
subset to emphasize the publications from Africa and the health needs
of the African continent. Comments or suggestions should be forwarded
to Elizabeth Pienaar: email: epienaar@eagle.mrc.ac.za, Fax: +27 21
938-0315.
African Health subset of "WATERLIT" (1975 to present) The provision of
an uncontaminated water supply is crucial to public health. WATERLIT,
a South African database, covers all aspects of water, wastewater and
sanitation. Subjects include: water-borne diseases and parasites,
water supply & water quality, fluoridation, toxicology, sanitation,
hygiene, and the health aspects of irrigation, composting and sewage
treatment.
African Health Subset of the "Index to South African Periodicals"
(ISAP) (1987-present). The subset includes all the health and medical
journals indexed in ISAP, as well as articles on health and medical
matters from related magazines and journals. Materials indexed
include: scholarly research and popular literature in all medical and
health fields; emphasizing topics such as public health, nursing,
dentistry, veterinary science, alternative medicine and complementary
therapy.
African Health Subset of the "South African Index to Theses and
Dissertations" (1924 - presentt) This subset includes all the medical
and health related theses included in the Index to Theses and
Dissertations compiled at the University of Potchefstroom. Topics
includes all aspects of medicine, nursing, pharmacology, psychology,
public health, dentistry, and veterinary science.
For Subscription & Pricing Information contact:
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Thanks,
Tanya Boyce
Director
Medicines Information Centre
Department of Pharmacology
University of Cape Town
OBSERVATORY 7925
Tel: (021) 406 6586
Fax: (021) 448 0503
E-mail: tboyce@uctgsh1.uct.ac.za
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