2012年 · 第51卷第11期

Founded in 1947, the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) is a leading international non-profit organization with more than 52,000 members, mainly composed of nursing practitioners who are Respiratory therapists and auxiliary physicians. The association is funded by the American Thoracic Society (ATS), the American College of Thoracic Physicians (ACCP), and the American College of Anesthesiologists (ASA). AARC hosts two journals: Respiratory Care, which mainly publishes original research papers and thematic case reports such as chest X-graphy, lung function testing, and blood gas analysis, and AARCTimes Magazine; The latter is a journalism fact magazine. AARC holds the International Respiratory Annual Conference every year, attracting more than 6,000 respiratory therapists and related practitioners from all over the world to meet and discuss. AARC also hosts other academic conferences, teaching programs and symposiums each year.

Founded in 1977, the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) is the first Society in the field of bone and Mineral Research. Its purpose is to encourage clinical and scientific scholars to participate in the Research of bone and Mineral metabolism, promote the development of bone and Mineral Research, and accelerate the transformation of basic Research results into clinical practice.

The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) aims to advance Rheumatology using education, research, and practice support programs to provide physicians, health professionals, and scientists with professional information resources on Rheumatology.

The NOAH (New York Online Access to Health) website was initiated by the City Library of New York in 1994 to combine resources from multiple types of medical libraries to provide users with high-quality Health care information. The website is found, screened, and organized by New York librarians and health care experts. The full-text health care information is recently published, accurate and unbiased medical resources. The website editorial board is responsible for all topics and links screened and used. The languages are predominantly English and Spanish.