Medicine, Health & Consumer Health
BEST BETS: ARTICLE DATABASES
MEDICINE AND HEALTH
Listed below are key databases that cover medicine and heath as defined as:
Medicine - The medical literature that deals with the practice of diagnosing, treating and preventing disease.
Health - The health of the population as a whole; the science of protecting the health of families and communities.
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Academic Search PremierMultidisciplinary full-text database with peer reviewed journals, magazines and other resources from 1975 forward.
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CINAHLIndexing for top nursing and allied health journals, including publications from the National League for Nursing and the American Nurses Association. Covers nursing, biomedicine, consumer health, alternative medicine, and more. Coverage: 1982-current.
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Health Reference Center--AcademicMulti-source database to full text nursing and allied health journals, magazines, newsletters, reference works and multimedia. Coverage from 1980 forward.
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Medline (CSA)Citations and abstracts from biomedical and life science journals including Medical Subject Headings. Coverage from 1946.
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APA PsycInfoSelect full-text coverage of professional, academic literature in psychology and related disciplines. 1644 to present, with most materials published in the 20th and 21st centuries.
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SPORTDiscusAbstracts and citations for journal and book literature on sports science, including dance medicine and kinesiology. Includes links to full text when available.
CONSUMER HEALTH
Listed here are key resources that cover consumer health as defined as:
Consumer Health - Medicine and health from a layperson's perspective.
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MedlinePlusThe National Institutes of Health's Web site for patients and their families and friends. It contains information about diseases, conditions, and wellness issues in plain language.
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WebMDHealth information service for consumers, physicians, and other health professionals. It features numerous links to specific health conditions as well as product-specific ads.
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Health & Wellness Resource CenterFull-text materials, abstracts and citations to patient and consumer health information found in journals, magazines, pamphlets and reference works.