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Useful sources of health advice

This section lists organisations, websites, books and journals which can be useful sources of reliable health information.

Evidence-based healthcare sites primarily for health professionals

  • The Cochrane Database of Systematice Reviews
  • Medline via PubMed
  • Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine
  • Bandolier
  • Users' Guide to the Medical Literature

Evidence-based healthcare sites for consumers and healthcare providers

  • Ottawa Decision Aid Inventory
  • Sydney Health Decision Group
  • DISCERN
  • DiPEx
  • Informed Health Online
  • Medline Plus
  • National Centre for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
  • Best Treatments
  • National Library for Health (UK)
  • Health Insite

General government health departments and other official organisations

  • National Health Service (NHS)
  • National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
  • National Health & Medical Research Council
  • Department of Health and Ageing, Australian Government
  • New Zealand Guidelines Group
  • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
  • Travel and vaccine advice - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Media

  • MediaDoctor (Australia, Canada)
  • ABC Radio's Health Report (Australia)
  • The New York Times Health Section
  • BBC Health Section

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