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Welcome to the Health Studies Research Guide. Here you will find information to point you in the right direction as you do research and work on your assignments. Within the guide you will find information on things like:

Books	eBooks
Journal Articles	Citing Sources
Using One Resource to Find More	Useful Online Resources

Public Health Related:

CQ Researcher This link opens in a new window
In-depth reports and background information on major current topics and policy issues.
Covering such topics as: social programs, health, social trends, criminal justice, education, the environment, technology, and the economy. Complete summaries, pros and cons, bibliographies and background information are included in each report.; Full-text reports; charts; 1923 - present
Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
Full-text of major newspapers with separate resources for environment, government, statistics, and legal information
Online access to current and back issues of major newspapers, journals, newsletters, and news sources from around the world. Full-text of legal materials (court cases, legislation, statutes, regulations, law reviews, and more). Congressional information back to 1789.; Full-text; Varies by title; 1980 - present
PAIS Index This link opens in a new window
Major index of research on national and international public policies.
Abstracts; 1972 - current; Includes academic resources as well as government reports and think tank documents.
Policy File Index This link opens in a new window
Covers all public policy issues, drawing its content from public policy think tanks, university research programs, research organizations and publishers, including the Hoover Institution, International Monetary Fund, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, RAND Corporation, and the World Bank.
Citations and abstracts; 1990 - present
Political Science Complete This link opens in a new window
Provides full-text articles, papers and books relating to political science
Full-text; Major resource for scholarly research relating to political theory, political behavior, public policy, law, international relations, comparative politics and non-governmental organizations.
PsycINFO This link opens in a new window
Journal articles and other research literature in psychology and related disciplines
International index to journal articles, book chapters and books, dissertations and technical reports related to all areas of psychology and related disciplines.; Citations, abstracts, and some linked full-text; 1806 - present; very few records prior to 1890
Social Science Citation Index This link opens in a new window
Index to scholarly journal articles in the social sciences
Comprehensive citation index to peer reviewed scholarly journals in 50 social sciences disciplines.; Citations and abstracts; 1976 - present; Excellent coverage of articles' cited references and times cited.
Social Sciences Full Text This link opens in a new window
Broadest resource of scholarly research on human cultural, social, environmental and political behaviors
Covers a variety of social sciences including: Anthropology, Criminal Justice, Criminology, Economics, Environmental Studies, Ethics, Family Studies, Gender Studies, Geography, Gerontology, International Relations, Minority Studies, Policy Sciences, Political Science, Psychology, Public Welfare, Social Work, and Sociology.; Full-text, abstracts, and citations; Full-text & abstracts: 1995 - present; Citations: 1907 - present
Social Science Research Network (SSRN) This link opens in a new window
Repository of scholarly papers and abstracts in the social sciences; working papers and other papers are posted pre-publication to facilitate rapid dissemination of information.

Health Sciences Related:

Medline This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive index to biomedical literature
Provides authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more. Created by the National Library of Medicine, MEDLINE uses MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) indexing with tree, tree hierarchy, subheadings and explosion capabilities to search citations from over 4,800 current biomedical journals. Also encompasses those areas of the life sciences, behavioral sciences, chemical sciences, and bioengineering needed by health professionals and others engaged in basic research and clinical care, public health, health policy development, or related educational activities. Covers life sciences vital to biomedical practitioners, researchers, and educators, including aspects of biology, environmental science, marine biology, plant and animal science as well as biophysics and chemistry.; Citations and abstracts; 1946 - present
Annual Reviews This link opens in a new window
Literature reviews prepared annually providing an overview of primary research material within the Biological, Medical, Physical, and Social Sciences.
Electronic access to the reviews with links into Medline and Web of Knowledge from the bibliographies; Full-text: 1996 - present; Table of Contents: 1986-1995
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Archive of scholarly journal literature
Interdisciplinary journal archive of titles in the arts, botany, business, ecology, general science, history, mathematics, and the social sciences. Many journal runs go back to the 19th century and before with subject coverage going back to the medieval period and up to within 3-5 years of current (depending on journal title).; Full-text and full image; Varies by title; current within 3-5 years; Coverage is constantly expanding with the addition of more scholarly journals to the collection. Moving wall publishes to within 3-5 years of most titles that are still in publication.
Web of Science Core Collection This link opens in a new window
Citation and keyword index to scholarly journals in the liberal arts & sciences
Comprehensive citation database with multidisciplinary coverage of journals in the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities, as well as international proceedings coverage. The database covers approximately 160 disciplines ranging from Agriculture to Zoology.; Citations and abstracts; 1976 - present; Includes Arts & Humanities Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index and Science Citation Index Expanded.
PubMed This link opens in a new window
A free search engine maintained by the United States National Library of Medicine (NLM) accessing primarily the MEDLINE database of references and abstracts on life sciences and biomedical topics.

MedlinePlus
MedlinePlus is an online health information resource for patients and their families and friends. Subset of medline, and part of the NNLM library.

Background information & key reference works for health studies

Use encyclopedias and dictionaries to obtain an overview of your subject, an understanding of basic concepts, a summary of key issues, and definitions. Articles frequently include bibliographies and may refer you to other entries on related topics:

AccessScience (the online edition of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology)
Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment - 52 ed.
REFERENCE RC71 .A14 2013
Dorland's Medical Dictionary
REFERENCE R121 .D73 2007
Encyclopedia of Bioethics - 3rd ed.
QH332. E52 2004 or online
Encyclopedia of Cancer - 2nd ed.
REFERENCE RC262 .E558 2002
Encyclopedia of Genetics
REFERENCE QH427 .E532 2002
Encyclopedia of Immunology
REFERENCE QR180.4 .E53 1998
Encyclopedia of Medical Anthropology, Health and Illness in the World's Cultures
RA418 .E354 2004 or online
Encyclopedia of Microbiology
REFERENCE QR9 .E53 2009
Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine - 2nd ed.
Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
REFERENCE RC41 .G35 2002 or online
Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders
REFERENCE RC437 .G35 2003
Gray's Atlas of Anatomy
REFERENCE QM25 .G72 2008
Infectious Diseases: In Context
REFERENCE RC111 .I516 2008

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