disease websites
Posted By: jss on 2008-03-23
In Reply to: Disease help - mgm
Subject: disease websites
I have not used these myself but recently received them from a coworker. Hopefully they will help you. :)
http://www.bam.gov/
http://www.diseasedatabase.com/
http://www.medword.com/rardisA.html
http://www.orpha.net/consor/cgi-bin/index.php
http://www.whonamedit.com/
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Subject: Good Websites
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http://www.mtworld.com/tools_resources/lab_values.html
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