Braunswald Atlas of Heart Diseases
This site is the online version of a classic cardiology textbook. It includes sections on hypertension, heart failure, chronic ischaemic heart disease, acute myocardial infarction and atherosclerosis. It includes dozens of clinical, radiographic, pathologic and histologic images that can be downloaded for use in presentations and lectures. Sponsored by Pfizer. Registration is required but is free. http://www.norvasc.com/professional/30braunwald.asp

Family Practice Handbook
The Family Practice Handbook (1997) is written mainly for U.S. doctors, but is peer reviewed and provides free access to a wide range of full-text information for primary care. http://www.vh.org/Providers/ClinRef/FPHandbook/FPContents.html

FreeBooks4Doctors
This site is a gateway to full-text medical books available on the Internet. Access to the links is organized by medical specialty or language (English, Spanish or German). Many of the titles are relevant for health professionals in developing countries. http://www.FreeBooks4Doctors.com/fb/special.htm

Helping Health Workers
The site links to the fulltext pdf. version of 'Helping Health Workers', a book of methods, aids, and ideas for instructors at the village level. Including hundreds of drawing and photographs, it has been written for instructors and health workers who serve the underserved in developing countries. The material is available in Spanish and is authored by David Werner and Bill Bower. http://healthwrights.org/books/helpinghwlearn.htm

Landes Bioscience Handbooks
The Landes Bioscience website contains links to over 40 fulltext medical and surgical handbooks that are resources for practical information. Also available via Eurekah.com are over 1200 chapters of current research books. Access to the developing world is free but registration is required. Contact Sara Lord for registration information. http://www.landesbioscience.com/handbooks/

Medical Student.com: Textbooks
Medical Student.com is targeted mainly to students in North America and Europe, but is increasingly international in its scope. The textbooks section contains links to online textbooks by broad subject. The site itself is a digital library of authoritative medical information designed to help all students of medicine. Links to other sites are selected by a process of peer review. http://www.medicalstudent.com/#MedicalTextbooks

Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy
The 17th edition (2001) of this basic clinical and pharmacological tool provides useful clinical information to physicians, medical students, interns, residents, nurses, pharmacists, and other health-care professionals in a concise, complete, and accurate manner. The Merck Manual covers internal medicine, paediatrics, psychiatry, obstetrics, gynaecology, dermatology, pharmacology, ophthalmology, otolaryngology, and a number of specialist subjects. http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual/

Merck Manual of Geriatrics
The 2nd edition of this publication contains links from an extensive table of contents and a keyword search engine. http://www.merck.com/pubs/mm_geriatrics/home.html

U.S. Navy 'General Medical Officer Manual'
This full-text manual describes the diagnosis and treatment of common medical conditions from allergy and anaesthesia to paediatrics and women's health. It was originally written for doctors in the U.S. Navy. http://www.vnh.org/GMO/01Contents.html

Virtual Hospital: Multi Media Textbooks
The Virtual Hospital includes a comprehensive list of medical e-books available free on the Internet. The site is maintained by the University of Iowa, U.S. http://www.vh.org/Providers/Textbooks/MultimediaTextbooks.html

Where There is No Doctor
This site links to the full-text pdf version of ‘Where There is No Doctor’, one of the most invaluable health care manuals for the developing and transitional country environment. It is especially useful for those ‘who live far from medical centers, in places where there are no doctors.’ In 23 chapters, the handbook emphasizes clinical diagnosis and treatment techniques for the front line health care worker. It is available in Spanish and was authored by David Werner. http://www.healthwrights.org/books/WTINDonline.htm

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