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Main Database Page Alphabetical List of Databases
Health, Medicine, & Nursing:
Databases and Electronic Resources |
Databases
Electronic Versions of Reference Sources
Best Websites
Databases
Medical General Nursing & Allied Health
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| Health & Wellness Resource Center (Gale) |
Provides access to medical reference works, journal & magazine articles, and informative pamphlets from authoritative bodies like the American Cancer Society |
| Health Reference Center Academic (InfoTrac) |
Most comprehensive source for articles in the peer-reviewed medical journals |
| ProQuest Medical Sciences (Nursing & Allied Health) |
Broad coverage of peer-reviewed medical journals, with special strength in nursing and allied health |
| Health Source - Consumer Edition |
Rich collection of consumer health information, with such topics as medical sciences, food sciences, nutrition, child care, sports medicine, and general health |
General Databases with Good Medical Coverage |
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Academic Search Premier
Academic OneFile |
These broad-based interdisciplinary databases provide access to a wide range of both popular and academic (peer-reviewed) journals from all of the health and medical fields |
| General Reference Center |
Good coverage of the more popular magazines that feature articles on consumer health and well being. |
| Nursing & Allied Health |
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| CINAHL Plus with Full Text |
Provides the most comprehensive coverage of journals (mostly peer-reviewed) in nursing & allied health |
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
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Articles from more than 500 peer-reviewed journals from many medical disciplines; also featheres the Lexi-PAL Drug Guide, which covers drug patient education sheets with more that 4,700 brand names |
| ProQuest Medical Sciences (Nursing & Allied Health) |
Broad coverage of peer-reviewed medical journals, with special strength in nursing and allied health |
Nursing Resource Center
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Geared specifically to the needs of nursing students; drawing from reference works, handbooks, and journal articles, it provides disease overviews, plus information on assessment, diagnostics, interventions, care plans, drug overviews, and animations showing how diseases & conditions affect the human body |
| Reference Group Searches |
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| Gale Group Search: Medicine |
Simultaneously search many encyclopedic reference sets from Gale Research: Medicine, Cancer, Genetic Disorders, Drugs, Alternative Medicine, Nursing/Allied Health |
| Oxford Group Search: Medicine |
Simultaneously search numerous Oxford reference works: Medicine, Drugs, Sports Medicine, Nutrition |
| Credo Group Search: Medicine |
Simultaneously search about 25 medical dictionaries and reference sets from various publishers |
| Medical Dictionaries |
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| Medical Encyclopedias |
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| Drugs & Pharmaceuticals |
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| MedlinePlus Drugs & Supplements |
Comprehensive source for finding data sheets on brand name and prescription pharmaceuticals, supplements, and herbs: uses, dosages, side effects, etc. |
| An A-Z of Medicinal Drugs |
Covers over-the-counter, generic & prescription medications; uses, side effects, precautions, interactions |
| Royal Society of Medicine: Medicines |
Descriptions of over-the-counter and prescription medications |
| Drugs and Controlled Substances |
Detailed information on the physiological and psychological effects of addictive drugs and substances (illegal, over-the-counter, prescription) |
| Alternative Medicine |
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Best Websites
GGovernment Agencies Non-Government Organizations Diseases & Conditions, A-Z Pharmaceutical Information Health Statistics
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The information from these government websites can be considered authoritative and highly reliable |
Non-Government Organizations |
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These are among the most authoritative and reliable non-government websites |
Diseases & Conditions,
A-Z
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These easy-to-browse A-Z listings provide access to in-depth, authoritative descriptions of specific diseases & conditions, with links to other authoritative sites; data mostly from government agencies and non-profit organizations |
| Pharmaceutical Information |
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