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Using the Online Merck Manual

What is the Online Merck Manual? | Getting Started | Using Search Options

What is the Online Merck Manual?

The online Merck Manual is a good starting place when doing medical research. It contains essays about many diseases and other medical topics. It is also a good way to find the medical terminology used with your topic.

In our case studies, Jane is just getting started researching alcoholism. She may want to try the Merck Manual for an overview of the disease.

Getting Started

Find the Merck Manual at http://www.merckhomeedition.com/home.html.

 

Merck Manual homepage

The Search box, A-Z index and the Section lists found on the left side bar are good ways to access general information about broad topics.

Jane finds information about alcoholism by typing 'alcohol' in the search box and clicking the link for 'Alcohol' under the entry for 'Alcohol use and abuse'

Keyword search for alcohol

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Merck Manual entry for alcohol

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