, a drug information source search engine, is a personal favorite of mine. It is very easy to use, and it contains an enormous amout and variety of information.
First of all, STAT!Ref is easy to use. Searches can be approached from different pathways. One way to go about searching is to type your keyword in the search box, which will bring up a list of all the drug information resources that have information about your keyword search. If you misspell a keyword search term, the search engine will offer a similarly spelled keyword that you might actually be looking for, and you can redo the search. Either way, you can then choose to search within any of the listed resources for the specific information you want. Another way to find information is if you know specific DI resources you want to utilize. On the home page, select the advanced search button and then select the resources that you want the search engine to filter through when you perform your keyword search (You could perform the search first and then use the advanced search option to narrow your search). Howevery you get there, when you find the resource in which you want to find information on the keyword search, you can use the left hand collapsable shortcuts to quickly find the specific info that you want to utilize. Another way to look for information in a specific resource is to click on the Title tab in the upper left corner of the home page. On the next page, select the resource you wish to search in. Collapsable shortcuts will appear under the topic you select. This way can be a little more time consuming if you do not know which category the information you are looking for is in.
Another great characteristic of STAT!Ref is that it contains a large amount and a wide variety of information that you can access within. Considering there are 44 different drug information resources to utilize within STAT!Ref, the breadth and depth of information is staggering. For example, preparations for a specific medication can be found in AHFS Drug Information, information on basic immunology can be found in Medical Immunology, and information on diseases can be found in ACP PIER & AHFS DI Essentials. These are just a few examples of the plethora of information that can be accessed in this vast drug information resource. Even if you are not sure which specific resource to seek the information you desire, the pure fact that there are so many unique resources within STAT!Ref odds are the appropriate resource will find you when you perform a specific search. How can you beat that?!
The aforementioned information about STAT!Ref are just a few of the reasons why STAT!Ref drug information source search engine is a personal favorite of mine.
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Stat!Ref is also a personal favorite of mine for drug information searching. The vast array of information and sources allows you to find information on pretty much anything you can think of searching. I also like the option of searching for information from a certain source if you know which source you want to use. Another perk to using Stat!Ref is the ease of using this source. If you want to find information about a drug, all you have to do is type the drug name in the search box and you will get results from all of the sources available that contain information on the drug. The only problem with this is with so many sources in Stat!Ref, you may get more results than you know what to do with (a good problem to have). I would recommend using Stat!Ref to anyone who wishes to find health care information.
STAT!Ref is a very nice tool when doing drug searching for research. There are tons of information available to you through this program and is ideal if you want to find as much information about something through a variety of sources. If a simple recommendation or dosage is what you are after you might feel overwhelmed by this program.
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