JAMA now available full text

HEAL-WA has just added JAMA to its collection of full text journals. Published by the American Medical Association, JAMA is a highly cited weekly medical journal that publishes peer-reviewed original medical research findings and editorial opinion. Its key objective is to promote the science and art of medicine and the betterment of public health.

You can access full text articles from JAMA going back to 1998 through MEDLINE with Full Text, Dynamed, or the eJournals tab.

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