The Main Reading Room Journal Collection

The Reading Room journal collection consists of the latest 8 years of more than 50 medical journals from our larger collection. Current issues are available unless an ending year is noted. These journals cover biomedical and various allied subject areas.

Vistors can use LocatorPlus® to search for the full collection of journals held at the National Library of Medicine, access online journals, or make onsite requests for print journal issues.

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Subject Listing Appendix | NLM Collection Locations

* Indicates title not currently indexed in MEDLINE®

List of Journals in the Main Reading Room

ALTERNATIVES TO LABORATORY ANIMALS: ATLA: Altern Lab Anim; W1 AL992

AMERICAN FAMILY PHYSICIAN: Am Fam Physician; W1 AM397T

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION: Am J Clin Nutr; W1 AM45J

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE: Am J Med; W1 AM493; v.116(2004)-124(2011) in Reading Room

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NURSING: Am J Nurs; W1 AM495; v.104(2004)-111(2011) in Reading Room

ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE: Ann Intern Med; W1 AN605

ARCHIVES OF DERMATOLOGY: Arch Dermatol; W1 AR452N

ARCHIVES OF GENERAL PSYCHIATRY: Arch Gen Psychiatry; W1 AR455AK

ARCHIVES OF INTERNAL MEDICINE: Arch Intern Med; W1 A126; Note: Journals are shelved by call number

ARCHIVES OF NEUROLOGY: Arch Neurol; W1 AR455E

ARCHIVES OF OPHTHALMOLOGY: Arch Ophthalmol; W1 AR457CC

ARCHIVES OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY -- HEAD AND NECK SURGERY: Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg; W1 AR464P; v.130(2004)-137(2011) in Reading Room

ARCHIVES OF PATHOLOGY AND LABORATORY MEDICINE: Arch Pathol Lab Med; W1 AR468A; v.128(2004)-135(2011) in Reading Room

ARCHIVES OF PEDIATRICS AND ADOLESCENT MEDICINE: Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med; W1 AR471M; v.158(2004)-162:no.6(2008),v.165(2011)-

ARCHIVES OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION: Arch Phys Med Rehabil; W1 AR475

ARCHIVES OF SURGERY: Arch Surg; W1 A139; Note: Journals are shelved by call number

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CANCER: Cancer; W1 CA671K; Includes CANCER CYTOPATHOLOGY until 2010; v.100(2004)-117(2011) in Reading Room

CANCER CYTOPATHOLOGY: W1 CA6713K; v.118(2010)-119(2011) in Reading Room

CIRCULATION: Circulation; W1 CI743

CURRENT SURGERY: Curr Surg (-2006); ZWO 100 Q2; Continued by: JOURNAL OF SURGICAL EDUCATION; Note: Journals are shelved by call number

DIABETES: Diabetes; W1 DI151

*DEMOGRAPHIC YEARBOOK. ANNUAIRE DEMOGRAPHIQUE: W2 MU5 S7d

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*EVALUATIONS OF DRUG INTERACTIONS: W1 EV13M; Most recent edition in Reference Collection

GASTROENTEROLOGY: Gastroenterology; W1 GA458; V.126(2004)-141(2011) in Reading Room

GERIATRICS (-2009): Geriatrics; W1 GE457H; V.59(2004)-64:no.4(2009:Oct). Ceased.

*HEALTH CARE STATE RANKINGS: W1 HE3014; Most recent edition in Reference Collection

* HEALTH, UNITED STATES: W2 A N1479H

HOSPITALS AND HEALTH NETWORKS: Hosp Health Netw; W1 HO934H

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JAMA: JAMA; W1 J221

JOURNAL OF SURGICAL EDUCATION (2007- ): J Surg Educ; ZWO 100 Q2; Continues: CURRENT SURGERY; v.64(2007)-68(2011) in Reading Room; Note: Journals are shelved by call number

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY: J Am Coll Cardiol; W1 JO908K; v.43(2004)-58(2011) in Reading Room

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION: J Am Dent Assoc; W1 JO908W

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY: J Am Geriatr Soc; W1 JO909F; v.52(2004)-59(2011) in Reading Room

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION: See: JAMA

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION: J Am Vet Med Assoc; W1 JO911J

LANCET: North American Edition; W1 LA453B

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*MARYLAND STATISTICAL ABSTRACT: W2 AM3 D32M; Most recent edition in Reference Collection

MAYO CLINIC PROCEEDINGS: Mayo Clin Proc; W1 MA997V

MEDICAL ECONOMICS: Med Econ; W1 ME309H; v.81(2004)-88(2011) in Reading Room

MEDICAL LETTER ON DRUGS AND THERAPEUTICS: Med Lett Drugs Ther; W1 ME366

* MENTAL HEALTH, UNITED STATES: W2 A N2225M

* MEYLER'S SIDE EFFECTS OF DRUGS: W1 ME996S; Most recent edition in Reference Collection

MILITARY MEDICINE: Mil Med; W1 MI488

NATURE: Nature; W1 NA81; v.427(2004)-480(2011) in Reading Room

NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE: N Engl J Med; W1 NE388

NURSING RESEARCH: Nurs Res; W1 NU751

NURSING TIMES: Nurs Times; W1 NU761

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OBSTETRICAL & GYNECOLOGICAL SURVEY: Obstet Gynecol Surv; ZWP 100 O14; Note: Journals are shelved by call number

*OCCUPATIONAL OUTLOOK HANDBOOK: W1 OC588; Most recent edition in Reference Collection

*PHYSICIAN CHARACTERISTICS AND DISTRIBUTION IN THE U.S.: W1 PH775

* PHYSICIAN SOCIOECONOMIC STATISTICS (-2003): W1 PH777FJ

PUBLIC HEALTH REPORTS: Public Health Rep; W1 PU545; v.119(2004)-124(2009) in Reading Room

RADIOLOGY: Radiology; W1 RA354; v.230(2004)-261(2011) in Reading Room

REFERENCE MANUAL OF THE OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS OF THE AMERICAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION: W1 AM668D; Most recent edition in Reference Collection; NOTE: Journals are shelved by call number

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SCIENCE: Science; W1 SC653

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: Sci Am; W1 SC833

*SIDE EFFECTS OF DRUGS ANNUAL: W1 SI255B

*STATE MEDICAL LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS AND STATISTICS: W1 US830; Most recent edition in Reference Collection; Note: Journals are shelved by call number

SURVEY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY: Surv Ophthalmol; ZWW 100 S963; Note: Journals are shelved by call number

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SUBJECT LISTING APPENDIX
Reading Room Journal Collection

(Subject Headings were taken from LocatorPlus)

ACCREDITATION: Reference Manual of the Official Documents of the American Occupational Therapy Association

ADOLESCENT MEDICINE: Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

ANIMALS, LABORATORY: Alternatives to Laboratory Animals : ATLA.

BLOOD CIRCULATION: Circulation

CARDIOLOGY: Journal of the American College of Cardiology

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM: Circulation

CELL MEMBRANE--PATHOLOGY: Cancer Cytopathology

CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES: Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE: Health Care State Rankings; Health, United States; Hospitals and Health Networks

DEMOGRAPHY: Demographic Yearbook. Annuaire Demographique

DENTISTRY: Journal of the American Dental Association

DERMATOLOGY: Archives of Dermatology

DIABETES MELLITUS: Diabetes

DRUG INTERACTIONS: Evaluations of Drug Interactions

DRUG THERAPY: Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics; Meyler's Side Effects of Drugs; Side Effects of Drugs Annual

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ECONOMICS, MEDICAL: Medical Economics; Physician Socioeconomic Statistics (-2003)

FAMILY PRACTICE: American Family Physician

GASTROENTEROLOGY: Gastroenterology

GENERAL SURGERGY: Current Surgery (-2006); Journal of Surgical Education (2007- )

GERIATRICS: Geriatrics (-2009); Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

GUIDELINE: Reference Manual of the Official Documents of the American Occupational Therapy Association

GYNECOLOGY: Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey

HEAD--SURGERY: Archives of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery

HEALTH STATUS: Health, United States

HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS: Health Care State Rankings

HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION: Hospitals and Health Networks

HOSPITALS: Hospitals and Health Networks

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INTERNAL MEDICINE: Annals of Internal Medicine; Archives of Internal Medicine

LICENSURE, MEDICINE: State Medical Licensure Requirements and Statistics

MEDICINE: American Family Physician; American Journal of Medicine; Archives of Internal Medicine; JAMA; Lancet. North American Ed.; Mayo Clinic Proceedings; New England Journal of Medicine; Physician Characteristics and Distribution in the U.S.

MENTAL DISORDERS: Archives of General Psychiatry

MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES: Mental Health, United States

MILITARY MEDICINE: Military Medicine

NECK--SURGERY: Archives of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery

NEOPLASMS: Cancer

NEUROLOGY: Archives of Neurology

NURSING: American Journal of Nursing; Nursing Research; Nursing Times

NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

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OBSTETRICS: Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY: Reference Manual of the Official Documents of the American Occupational Therapy Association

OPHTHALMOLOGY: Archives of Ophthalmology; Survey of Ophthalmology

OTOLARYNGOLOGY: Archives of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery

PATHOLOGY: Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

PEDIATRICS: Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS: Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics

PHYSICAL MEDICINE: Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS: Physician Socioeconomic Statistics (-2003)

PHYSICIANS--SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION: Physician Characteristics and Distribution in the U.S.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT, MEDICAL: Physician Socioeconomic Statistics (-2003)

PSYCHIATRY: Archives of General Psychiatry

PUBLIC HEALTH: Public Health Reports

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RADIOLOGY: Radiology

REHABILITATION: Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

RESEARCH: Alternatives to Laboratory Animals: ATLA

SCIENCE: Nature; Science; Scientific American

SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS: Physician Socioeconomic Statistics (-2003)

SPECIALIZATION: Physician Characteristics and Distribution in the U.S.

STATISTICS: Demographic Yearbook. Annuaire Demographique; Health Care State Rankings; Health, United States; Maryland Statistical Abstract; Mental Health, United States; Physician Characteristics and Distribution in the U.S.; Physician Socioeconomic Statistics (-2003); State Medical Licensure Requirements and Statistics

SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE: Archives of Surgery

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TECHNOLOGY: Scientific American

VETERINARY MEDICINE: Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE: Occupational Outlook Handbook

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NLM Collection Locations

GENERAL COLLECTION: Closed Stacks - No Public Access.

Obtain an NLM Photo ID Library card.
Prepare requests at LocatorPlus workstations.
NLM staff retrieve materials for you.
Show NLM ID card to pick up items at Main Circulation Desk.

NOTE: Some General Collection materials are temporarily stored at an offsite location. You can request these items but you will not receive them the same day. The Location in LocatorPlus includes this note: Temporarily Shelved at Offsite Storage (2 work days for retrieval)

REFERENCE COLLECTION:

Self service access in the Main Reading Room.

HISTORY OF MEDICINE DIVISION (HMD): Journals published before 1871, monographs published before 1914 and audiovisuals produced before 1970.

Enter requests at any LocatorPlus workstation.
Pick up items at HMD Circulation Desk. Your signature must be on file in HMD.
History of Medicine Division is on the right as you enter the NLM Lobby.

HISTORY OF MEDICINE READING ROOM:

Self service access in the History of Medicine Reading Room.

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