Respiratory Therapy Subject Guide LRC@TCC

Scope of this guide: find books, articles, and other information resources for researching topics in Respiratory Therapy.
Call number areas to browse: RC705-779
Keywords to search: lungs, pulmonary, names of respiratory diseases, respiration, breathing, types of equipment (e.g. respirators), respiratory, artificial respiration, chest, oxygen therapy

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Annual Reviews

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CINAHL

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Consumer Health Complete

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Highwire Press
Look for full-text peer-reviewed articles from a variety of disciplines, including health sciences. Noted journals include Annals of Occupational Hygiene, International Journal for Quality in Health Care, and Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences, just to name a few.

Journals@Ovid

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MEDLINE (or PubMed)

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TOXLINE
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Wiley Online Library

Find full-text journal articles, books, and access to the Cochrane Library of Systematic Reviews as well as EBM Guidelines: Evidence-Based Medicine.

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Selected resources from the Web:
American Association for Respiratory Care - Professional organization representing respiratory therapists. Includes membership and meeting information, industry news and job listings. 

AARC Clinical Practice Guidelines - Guidelines from the American Association for Respiratory Care.

Lung Disease - Information from the American Lung Association on lung cancer, tuberculosis, emphysema and pneumonia, sarcoidosis, HIV/AIDS and lung disease, and influenza.

Respiratory Care Journal Online - Access to issues of Respiratory Care Journal, the Official Journal of the AARC.