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Plastic Surgery

Find all the library's resources for the restoration, reconstruction, or improvement of defective, damaged, or missing structures.

What This Guide is About

This guide features frequently-used resources in plastic surgery and reconstructive surgery that are available through the Richard D. Haines Medical Library. Our goal is to serve both students and clinicians in their education, research, and patient care efforts.

For more resources, check out our online catalog.

Specialty Databases

General Databases

PubMed

PubMed is a free resource supporting the search and retrieval of biomedical and life sciences literature with the aim of improving health–both globally and personally. PubMed contains more than 34 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites.

How do I search PubMed?

  1. Identify the key concepts for your search. 
  2. Enter the terms (or key concepts) in the search box.
  3. Press the Enter key or click Search.

For many searches, it is not necessary to use special tags or syntax. PubMed uses multiple tools to help you find relevant results.