Medical Lab Technology
Books, Videos/DVDs, E-books
Search the CNC Library Catalogue
There are thousands of health-related titles at the main campus library in Prince George. Search the online catalogue by keyword (e.g. medical laboratory e.g. hepatitis e.g. hematology) or browse the shelves in these call number areas.
Anatomy QM
QM 23.2 .A53 Anatomy for beginners (video)
Medicine R
RB 37 .W25 Basic clinical laboratory techniques
RB 37.6 .K47 Opportunities in clinical laboratory science careers
RC 78.4 .B66 Textbook of radiographic positioning
Microbiology QR
e.g. QR 41.2 .B382 Microbiology: with diseases by body system
Physiology QP
QP 34.5 .M27 Fundamentals of anatomy and physiology
Related collections
Ebook Reference collection - dictionaries, encyclopedias, and other quick reference sources
Gray's Basic Anatomy E-Book
Gray's Anatomy for Students E-Book
Anatomy and Physiology for Nurses at a Glance
Mosby's Pocket Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing & Health Professions
Mosby's Medical Dictionary
Reserve collection - frequently used items available on short-term loan, at the circulation desk
Statistics Canada collection - vital statistics
Journals
Topics - Go to CNC Library Journals page
The best way to find a lot of information on a topic is to search a journal index or database. Most of the Library's indexes include full-text articles, which can be retrieved at any campus station or from home with a CNC computer account.
There are thousands of online full-text journals in health. The best indexes for Medical Laboratory Technology are in:
(1) Health Bundle: Alt HealthWatch, Biomedical Reference Collection, CINAHL, Ebooks, Health Source (Consumer/Nursing/Academic), AHFS Consumer Medication Information, Medline, Academic Search Complete, Canadian Reference Centre;
(2) OVID: Evidence Based Medical Reviews, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Total Access Collection;
(3) Primal Pictures and Anatomy TV
Titles - Go to CNC Library Journals page and click on Journals
If you are looking for a specific journal, select from the A-Z list. When you click on a link, you go directly to the online journal.
Selected journals relating to Med Lab Tech
In Print at CNC Library
- Canadian journal of medical laboratory science
- Laboratory medicine
Online
This is a link to 500+ titles relating to medical laboratory technology.
Websites
Here are links to some useful med lab tech websites.
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