BME 451
Biomedical Engineering Senior Design I
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Lecture Materials
Epidemiology Data
Sources that will provide introductory information on medical terminology, as well as epidemiological information about specific disease states.
Medline Plus Medical Encyclopedia
Produced by the National Library of Medicine, Medline Plus provides reliable, up-to-date information on diseases, conditions, and treatment options.
CDC National Center for Health Statistics
The principal health statistics agency in the United States, which collects and analyzes statistical health information to help inform public policy.
CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
The MMWR is the CDC's primary medium for publication of timely, reliable, authoritative, accurate, objective, and useful public health information and recommendations.
Journal Articles
PubMed
Includes over 21 million citations for biomedical articles back to 1947. These citations are from MEDLINE and additional life science journals.
Web of Science
An excellent resource of scholarly journal articles in pure and applied sciences, including medical journals.
Compendex
Compendex is the largest and most comprehensive engineering database. It provides references to articles in scholarly journals, trade journals and conference proceedings.
Patents
Derwent Innovations Index
This resource contains information on 14.8 million patents from US and international patent granting agencies.
Company, Market, & Legal Information
Business Source Complete
Use "company profiles" link off main page to read reports on selected companies. Use "industry profiles" link off main page to read Datamonitor reports on selected industries
IBIS World
Detailed market research reports for every US industry sector.
Frost & Sullivan
In-depth market research and strategy reports on a variety of industries including healthcare.
NexisUni
Use this database to search for legal proceedings or market information.
Engineering Standards
FDA Medical Device Standards
Find information on the consensus engineering standards adopted by the FDA for evaluating medical device designs.
Finding Standards @ NCSU
A guide to accessing full text engineering standards at NC State.
FDA Regulatory Information
FDA Medical Device Databases
Full list of every FDA Medical Device database.
Device Classification
Find relevant product codes, regulation numbers, and class of device for any specific medical device.
FDA Device Advice
Explains many aspects of medical device laws, regulations, guidances, and policies, covering both premarket and postmarket topics.
Device Billing and Reimbursement
Principles of CPT® Coding
CPT® Case Studies : Examples of Procedures and Services
Coding with Modifiers : A Guide to Correct CPT and HCPCS Level II Modifier Usage
Reimbursement Overview
List of CPT Code Ranges
Citing Sources
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