Wikipedia:WikiProject Medicine/Resources#Guidelines

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Guidelines

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Wikipedia is an encyclopedia and has a distinct style that may take some time getting used to.
It is important that articles use the best sources and content is given due weight. Different from scientific papers, Wikipedia medical and health content is preferably sourced to secondary sources over primary sources. Citing a review article is preferred over an original trial.
To get you started and to explain why this is important here are a number of guides and guidelines:

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Reliable Sources (medicine)		Manual of Style (medicine-related articles)
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Conflicts of Interest		How to edit

:Our guides complement Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines and take great care to explain why they are relevant.

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The Wikipedia Medical Library

The Wikipedia Library grants Wikipedians who have 500+ edits, account age 6+ months, and meet some other criteria free access to certain academic journals. As of February 2021, it provides instant access to 26 journals, and you can request individual access to journals such as the BMJ, Cochrane Library, and Science Direct (SD includes access to The Lancet).

Found a source that you can't access? Check out the: Resource Exchange
Or try an Interlibrary loan
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