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  • Gartner
    Research and analysis on technology management issues and trends. Access restricted to UWNetID.
  • GenBank
    NIH genetic sequence database.
  • Genetic Toxicology Data Bank (GENETOX)
    Genetic toxicology (mutagenicity) test data from expert peer review of open scientific literature for more than 3,000 chemicals from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Archived; no longer updated.
  • Genome
    (NCBI) This resource organizes information on genomes including sequences, maps, chromosomes, assemblies, and annotations.
  • Genome Statute and Legislation Database
    National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) database of state statutes and bills introduced through U.S. state legislative sessions. Topics include employment and insurance discrimination, health insurance coverage, privacy, research, and the use of residual newborn screening specimens.
  • Global Health Data Exchange (GHDx)
    (IHME) Comprehensive catalog of surveys, censuses, vital statistics, and other health-related data.
  • Global Health Database
    (EBSCOhost) Global public health research and practice, including abstracts of journals, reports, books and conferences.
  • Global Index Medicus
    WHO regional and global indexes and directories including AIM (AFRO), LILACS (AMRO/PAHO), IMEMR (EMRO), IMSEAR (SEARO), and WPRIM (WPRO). Formerly called Global Health Library.
  • Global Think Tanks
    Research from the world’s leading policy experts, think tanks, IGOs and NGOs.
  • Grants.gov
    Grant opportunities from 26 US federal agencies. Information and tools for finding, applying and managing grants.
  • GrantSelect
    Funding opportunities from more than 5,100 sponsoring organizations. Installation of Husky OnNet is temporarily required for off-campus access.
  • Grey Literature Report
    New York Academy of Medicine Library searchable report & catalog of new publications in health services and selected public health topics. 1999-2016.

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PubMed
(MEDLINE) Major index to articles covering all aspects of medicine.
Embase
(Elsevier) Biomedical international database with strong focus on drugs and pharmacology, medical devices, clinical medicine, and basic science relevant to clinical medicine. Saving, exporting, and emailing your results and searches requires a personal Embase account. This account is free, but it is a separate step from accessing Embase with your UW NetID.
Web of Science
Multidisciplinary database covering journals in the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities, with searchable cited references.
CINAHL Complete
(Ebsco) Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature
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