Human Evolutionary Biology

Arndt von Hippel, M.D.

This Textbook Revolution exclusive demystifies anatomy and physiology for the struggling medical student.

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In Darwin's Image: How Human Biology Confirms Evolutionary Theory

Arndt von Hippel, M.D.

This Textbook Revolution exclusive tackles the evolution vs. creationism debate from a scientific viewpoint.

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Better Health Care at Half the Cost

Arndt von Hippel, M.D.

A Textbook Revolution exclusive. Dr. von Hippel takes on the healthcare industry, looking at what’s gone well and what hasn’t over the last 50 years.

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On the Origin and Development of Psychoanalysis

Sigmund Freud

A brief collection of five of Freud’s lectures, translated to English and very nicely moved to PDF, with an introduction by Raymond Fancher.

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PubMedCentral Journals

Hundreds of medical journals available free in a common format.

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Medline Plus Reference Books

Reference tools for students including a medical dictionary, medical encyclopedia with pictures and diagrams, a drug reference guide, and videos of surgical procedures.

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Tpub.com Military and Engineering documents

A site with something for everyone, with a military slant. Sections range from Combat to Meteorology to Medical to Journalism.

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the Whole Brain Atlas

Keith Johnson, MD and J Alex Becker, PhD

A detailed catalog of medical images of human brains – both healthy and diseased.

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The Global Textbook of Anesthesiology

Here’s a large anaesthesiology textbook, with each chapter written by a different author.

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Todar's Online Textbook of Bacteriology

Kenneth Todar, University of Wisconsin

An immense collection of work about bacteriology.

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Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics

“The most comprehensive, unparalleled, dynamic online medical textbook in existence,” according to the authors.

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Virtual Anaesthesia Textbook

The Virtual Anaesthesia Textbook (Virtual Anaesthesia Textbook) is a collaborative project involving many individuals around the globe. Its goal is to create and maintain, using a familiar ‘textbook’ style, a comprehensive set of links to all known anaesthesia related internet information.

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Free Health Encyclopedia

From FAQs.org, here is a very complete online-only searchable free encyclopedia, in seven volumes.

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Environmental Medicine

Chuck Stewart, MD

A book covering responses to all the medical emergencies that can happen to those who love to play outside.

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Developing Anaesthesia

An educational website focusing on anaesthesia in developing nations.

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Homeopathe International

A huge collection of online-only books and articles relating to homeopathic medicine.

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National Academies Press

A collection of more than 3,000 books, most available for reading free online.

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OnLine Pediatric Surgery Handbook

Humberto L Lugo-Vicente, MD, FACS, FAAP*

HTML or PDF version of a textbook from the publishers of the online journal Pediatric Surgery Update.

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Dr. Quinn's Online Textbook of Otolaryngology

Francis B. Quinn, Jr, MD, Series Editor

Vast but searchable collection of articles.

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Medical Microbiology, 4th ed.

Samuel Baron, MD, Editor

Searchable HTML only version of a printed microbiology textbook with each article by a different author.

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Genetests.com Educational Materials

For genetics students, this section of the GeneTests site offers an excellent interactive and illustrated dictionary, powerpoint presentations, and a list of links to other genetics resources.

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DermPath Tutor

Mary Seabury Stone, M.D. and Thomas L. Ray, M.D.

For dermatology students, this U of Iowa site has an image index, dictionary, and diagnostic tutorial, all online only.

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CHORUS: Collaborative Hypertext of Radiology

Charles E. Kahn, Jr., MD, MS, Editor

CHORUS is a “quick reference” hypertext for physicians and medical students.

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National Center for Biotech Information: Bookshelf

A huge collection of searchable books in the medical fields, viewable online only.

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Radiographic Anatomy of the Skeleton

Michael L. Richardson, MD, U of Washington

A collection of X-rays of all parts of the body for medical students to study.

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Hypertextbook of Regional Anaesthesia for Obstetrics

Editors: Stephen P. Gatt and Andrew Pybus

An online only textbook of sorts, set up for drilling down quickly to brief but detailed info on specific topics related to ob/gyn.

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Johns Hopkins AIDS Service Publications

Varies

A collection of books, some excerpts and others full texts, from the Johns Hopkins AIDS Service.

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BMJ Journal

This is the website of BMJ, (formerly the British Medical Journal). Many of their articles since 1995 are available online for free. There are also 4 textbooks (in the topics section).

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Virtual Naval Hospital

Free medical textbooks and articles in a very well organized site.

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The Electronic Textbook of Dermatology

Dr. Rhett Drugge, MD, Chief Editor

A web-only textbook for dermatologists written by the Internet Dermatological Society.

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Virtual Hospital

Parent site of the Virtual Children’s Hospital, this one has thousands of books, and offers continuing ed.

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Virtual Children's Hospital

Hundreds of books for healthcare providers, and hundreds more booklets for patients.

From the site: “Virtual Children’s Hospital is a digital health sciences library created in 1992 at the University of Iowa to help meet the information needs of health care providers and patients. The goal of the Virtual Children’s Hospital digital library is to make the Internet a useful medical reference and health promotion tool for pediatric health care providers and patients. The Virtual Children’s Hospital digital library contains hundreds of textbooks and booklets for health care providers and patients.”

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The Merck Manuals

Renowned manuals on a variety of medical topics, including veterinary care.

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Flying Publisher

Bernd Sebastian Kamps

A collection of free websites for doctors.

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Free Books 4 Doctors

A Flying Publisher Project

A large collection of free medical texts, part of the Flying Publisher organization.

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The Basics of MRI

Dr. Joseph P. Hornack, PhD., Rochester Institute of Technology

A complete online text on magnetic resonance imaging.

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