Health Professions HLTHST/KINES 297
A guide of resources for Health Professions Residential College Seminar
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Top Databases for Health Sciences:
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- CINAHL with Full-textThe electronic version of the Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literatuere provides authoritative coverage of the professional literature, includes direct access to full-text for many sources.
- The Cochrane LibraryIt includes reliable evidence from Cochrane and other systematic reviews, clinical trials, and more in order to better inform healthcare decision-making.
Related Library Health Sciences Databases
Select databases based on their content and intended audience. Consumer databases might not contain research articles but simple authoritative information which may also meet your needs. Ebooks are also available from some of the resources listed below.
- Google ScholarScholarly articles, documents, dissertations and theses.
- Gale eBooks (Ebooks)Contains links to 8 medical related electronic encyclodpedias.
- Health Source - Consumer Edition (Public Oriented)A rich collection of consumer health information. This resource provides access to nearly 80 full text, consumer health magazines, as wells as over 1000 health related pamphlets
- Health Source - Nursing/Academic Edition (Academic Oriented)Provides nearly 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. Also featured are abstracts and indexing for nearly 850 journals. Coverage of nursing and allied health is particularly strong.
- Medline PlusA government gateway to medical information. A great resource for everyone.
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- Occupational Outlook HandbookProvides info on: the training and education needed, earnings, expected job prospects, what workers do on the job, working conditions, etc.