Articles - Health Sciences Research Databases - SWU 498 Introduction to Health Practice

Top Research Databases

Pubmed
Primary database of information in the medical and health sciences fields. Includes articles from all areas of health, allied health, medicine, nursing, nutrition, and biomedical sciences.
CINAHL
Primary database of nursing and allied health information.
Cochrane Library
The Cochrane library provides access to evidence based research including cochrane systematic reviews and clincial trials. It also provides information on the effects of interventions in health care and evidence to support health care decisions.
PsycInfo
Find articles and information related to the topic of psychology, behavioral health, and related fields.

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More Health Related Databases

SPORTDiscus
Covers all aspects of sport, physical fitness, sport science and recreation. Includes sports medicine, exercise psychology, biomechanics, psychology, training, coaching, physical education, and other sport and fitness related topics.
Physical Education Index
Search to retrieve journal citations on biomechanics, kinesiology, coaching, curriculum, dance, health, history, law, measurement-evaluation, motor learning, patients pertaining to sporting goods and exercise equipment, perception, philosophy, physical education, physical fitness, physical therapy, recreation, research, sports activities, sports psychology, sport sociology, sports, sports medicine, teaching methods, and training.
Web of Science
Database of citations to thousands of articles in the sciences as well as other fields.
Scopus
Scopus is a database of peer-reviewed literature and web sources with tools to track, analyze, and visualize research. Includes many articles in the Health Sciences & Hard Sciences.

General

Academic Search Premier
General database that has articles and other types of information on a variety of topics.
Google Scholar
General research database with articles and other types of information on a variety of topics.

Business & Education

ABI/Inform
It includes articles from thousands of English-language publications worldwide covering business, management, and related areas as well as case studies, annual reports, Experian company credit information, country reports, industry reports, commodity reports, conference papers, and dissertations.
ERIC
Premier U.S. database of education literature including articles and reports in education.
Education Full Text
A fulltext database that covers topics such as teaching methods, literacy standards, adult and continuing education, classroom management, school administration and evaluation methods of both students and teachers

Legislation

Proquest Congressional
Access to federal legislative bills, statutes, committee hearings, committee reports, and voting history while also covering executive branch documents and executive orders.
Proquest Legislative Insight
Documents the legislative history of laws enacted by the U.S. Congress with links to relevant documents including the enacted public laws and related bills; Congressional Record excerpts; and committee hearings, reports, and documents.

Statistics

Proquest Statistical Insight
Includes indexes of statistical information produced by the state governments & selected private organizations

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