Biographies Resource Guide - LSUHSC New Orleans Libraries

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Background
Use this guide to find biographical information about living and dead physicians and nurses (United States emphasis).
Books
Recommended A bibliography of medical and biomedical biography. Catalog of biographies in the Library of the New York Academy of Medicine. Dictionary of medical biography. Directory of deceased American physicians. (1804-1929). Directory of physicians in the United States (1992 - present). Medical millennium: 1000 pioneers who have contributed to the development of medicine over the last 1000 years. The Official ABMS directory of board certified medical specialists. (1994 - present ). Who's who in America; a biographical dictionary of notable living men and women (1958 - present).	See also W 22 – Directories WZ 112 – Biographies ZWZ 112 – Bibliographies/catalogs of biographies Biographies in the circulating collection are generally located in the call number area WZ - History of Medicine. Search the INNOPAC library catalog for books on specific topics.
Databases
Biography Resource Center Biographies with related full-text articles from magazines and newspapers, thousands images, and links to vetted websites.	CINAHLplus Biographies primarily related to nursing. Limit to Biography, historical material or search the name of biographee.
Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia Over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas.	INNOPAC - library catalog Search for the name of the person or try the following subject headings: Biography, Medicine - Directories, Medicine, History - Biography; Physicians
PsycInfo Biographies primarily related to psychology. Limit to obituary or search the name of biographee.	PubMed/MEDLINE Consider using the Name of the Biographee along with the following Limits to type of article: Biography [publication type] Historical Article [publication type]
Websites
Biography Websites from LSUHSC-NO Delicious Account Selected statistics links from the LSUHSC Library. Professional Directories Websites from LSUHSC-NO Delicious Account Selected statistics links from the LSUHSC Library.

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