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Our Sources and References

All of the medical content in NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital's Health Library was developed by our expert faculty and staff or provided by Greystone.Net, a healthcare and Internet corporation. Greystone employs a highly skilled team of medical and RN writers and obtains the most up-to-date health information from government, private and professional healthcare organizations.

Information for our Health Library  is researched through multiple sources, including:

• Government agencies (i.e. CDC, NIH institutes)
• National private agencies (i.e. American Heart Association)
• Professional organizations (i.e. AMA)
• Professional specialty organizations (i.e. American College of...)
• Studies published in peer-reviewed journals
• Medical textbooks

For example, references for our information on Digestive and Liver Disorders include:

• American Academy of Pediatrics
• American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck
• American Pseudo-Obstruction and Hirschsprung's Disease Society
• CHERUBS: The Association of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Research, Advocacy, and Support
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• The Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America
• The Pull-thru Network, a chapter of the United Ostomy Association
• National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse
• National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease

Links to specific references, sources, or organizations appear in the right-hand column for each Health Library entry.