Recommended Databases: Health and Medicine
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BioMed Central
BioMed Central provided free access to the peer-reviewed biological and medical research it publishes. Papers published in BioMed Central's journals are also included in PubMed. |
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Health
Source: Nursing/Academic Version via Ebsco
Covers nutrition, exercise, medical self-care, drugs
and alcohol, and much more. In addition, provides full text
for 1,000+ pamphlets and 23 books. MORE
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Abstracts: 1984+
Full text: 1990+ |
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PubMed
A service of the National Library of Medicine, provides access to over 12 million MEDLINE citations back to the mid-1960's. |
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Web
of Science: Science Citation Index Expanded
Produced by the Institute for Scientific Information
(ISI) this multidisciplinary database covers 5,900 major journals
across more than 150 scientific disciplines. MORE
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1983+ |
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Academic
Search Elite via Ebsco
Broad coverage —including biological sciences, economics, communications,
computer sciences, engineering, language and linguistics, arts
and literature, medical sciences and women's studies. MORE DETAILS... |
Abstracts: 1984+
Full text: 1990+ |
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Bacteriology Abstracts (Microbiology B) via CSA Illumina (Environmental Sciences and Pollution Mgt database)
Covers bacterial immunology, vaccinations, antibiotics, immunology. |
1982+ |
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Cochrane
Library
A single source forreliable systematic, up-to-date summaries
of reliable evidence of the benefits and risks of healthcare.
Cochrane Reviews are intended to help people make practical
decisions.
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Contemporary
Women's Issues via FirstSearch
Focuses on timely and relevant topics and meaningful issues
for women, including health, human rights, the work place,
legal status, and more. MORE ABOUT FIRSTSEARCH DATABASES...
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1992+ |
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Current Contents Connect
A multidisciplinary current awareness Web resource providing access to complete bibliographic information from over 8,000 of the world's leading scholarly journals and more than 2,000 books. MORE DETAILS... |
1998+ |
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Dissertations & Theses via Proquest
The database includes citations for materials ranging from the first U.S. dissertation, accepted in 1861, to those accepted as recently as last semester; those published from 1980 forward also include 350- word abstracts, written by the author. Citations for master's theses from 1988 forward include 150-word abstracts. Of the millions of titles listed, UMI offers over 1.8 million in full text.
The database represents the work of authors from over 1,000 North American graduate schools and European universities. MORE DETAILS... |
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ebrary
A collection of 13,000+ electronic books (ebooks) online. Strong
in key academic subject areas including Business & Economics,
Computers, Technology & Engineering, Humanities, Life &
Physical Sciences, and Social and Behavioral Sciences. MORE
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eMedicine
"...comprises the largest and most current Clinical Knowledge Base available to physicians and other healthcare professionals."
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Harrison's Online via AccessMedicine
The complete contents of Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine,
16th Edition. The first edition of Harrison's Principles of Internal
Medicine was published more than half a century ago. Over the decades,
this textbook has evolved to reflect the continuing advances in the
field of internal medicine and to meet the growing information base
required of medical students and clinical practitioners. Harrison's
continues to define the practice of medicine-encompassing all the
essential aspects - basic science, pathophysiology, clinical
signs/symptoms, diagnosis, and up-to-date treatment. |
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Health and Safety Science Abstracts via CSA Illumina (Environmental Sciences and Pollution Mgt database)
Covers environmental health, occupational safety, pesticides, toxicology, emergency management, security, accidents . |
1981+ |
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Health & Wellness Resource Center
Find magazines, journals, newspapers and information on: Fitness, Pregnancy, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health and Safety, Alcohol and Drug abuse, Prescription Drugs, Herbal remedies, and alternative or complementary treatments, etc. MORE DETAILS... |
1980+
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Health
Source: Consumer Edition via Ebsco
Consumer health information on many health topics including
drugs & alcohol, aging, fitness, nutrition & dietetics,
health, sports medicine and more.
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Full text: 1985+ |
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Human Population & Natural Resource Management via CSA Illumina (Environmental Sciences and Pollution Mgt database)
Covers human population, control, and effect on natural resource management. |
1995+ |
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ISI Proceedings
Updated weekly, ISI Proceedings provides Web access to bibliographic information and author abstracts from papers delivered at prestigious international conferences, symposia, seminars, colloquia, workshops, and conventions. MORE DETAILS... |
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MEDLINE
via Pubmed
Covers all areas of biomedicine and corresponds to the print
Index Medicus, Index to Dental Literature, and International
Nursing Index.
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1966+ |
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Optics InfoBase
InfoBase is the Optical Society of America's online database of both current and past volumes of all its journals. It also contains recent proceedings from OSA conferences. MORE DETAILS... |
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PapersFirst
via FirstSearch
Provides access to individual papers presented at worldwide
meetings, conferences, expositions, workshops, congresses,
and symposia. MORE
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1993+ |
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PsycARTICLES
via Ebsco
PsycARTICLES is an online database containing full-text articles
from 49 peer reviewed journals published by APA and allied organizations.
Covers general psychology and specialized basic, applied, clinical,
and theoretical research in psychology. MORE DETAILS... |
1987+ |
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PsycINFO
via Ebsco
PsycINFO extensively covers psychological literature and includes
relevant materials from related disciplines such as medicine,
psychiatry, education, social work, law, criminology, social
science, and organizational behavior. MORE DETAILS...
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1967+ |
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Science
Direct via Elsevier
Access to the full text of 1,000+ scientific, technical, medical,
mathematical, management and social science journals from Elsevier.
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1995+ |
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Scientific American Archive Online
Scientific American Archive Online is a comprehensive, searchable science and technology resource containing the full text and graphics of every Scientific American issue from 1993 to the present. In addition, the newly introduced Scientific American Mind monthly title will also be included. Among the topics covered in the archive are: health and medicine, cosmology and astronomy, chemistry, life sciences, physics, oceanography, medicine, mathematics, archaeology, and much more. MORE DETAILS... |
1993+ |
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Toxicology Abstracts via CSA Illumina (Environmental Sciences and Pollution Mgt database)
Covers pharmaceuticals, chemicals, contaminants. |
1981+ |
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TOXLINE via the National Library of Medicine
Covers the toxicological, pharmacological, biochemical, and physiological effects of drugs and other chemicals. |
1965+ |
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