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.
