Databases
- Most Important Health Databases
- Related Databases
- Statistics
- News and Legislation
- Citation Index
- Dissertations
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Most Important Health Databases
- PubMed
- The leading source for articles from medical and health-related journals.
- (1950s-present)
- More info
- CINAHL
- Nursing, nursing education, and allied health topics 1937-present.
Related Databases
Find literature from other fields (psychology, education, social work) or more literature on a particular population (seniors, women, families)
PsycINFO- Guide to psychological literature.
- Includes topics such as stress, community health, mental health and behavioral issues.
- (1872 to present)
- More info
- ERIC
- Guide to education literature.
- Includes topics such as child health, health promotion, health education, and health services.
- (1987-present)
- More info on ERIC via EBSCO
- More info on ERIC via Institute of Education Science
- Sociological Abstracts
- Guide to journal articles, books, and more in sociology, social psychology, social work, community development.
- (1963 - present)
- More info
- Social Work Abstracts
- Guide to social work and related literature (child and family welfare, sociology, crime and delinquency, and community health).
- (1977-present)
- More info
- PAIS International
- Public affairs-global public policy and social issues.
- (1972-present)
- More info
- PAIS Archive
- Public affairs-global public policy and social issues.
- (1937-1976)
- Popline
- Provides citations and abstracts on population, family planning, and related fields
- (1970-present)
- More info
- Gender Studies
- Women's, men's, and sexual diversity studies.
- (1972-present)
- More info
- Family and Society Studies Worldwide
- Popular issues, research, policy, and practice literature in the fields of family science, human development, and social work.
- 1970-present
- More info on Family and Society Studies Worldwide
- eHraf World Cultures
- Full text, scholarly literature from anthropology (the study of human cultures and physical characteristics) and ethnology (the study of a particular society or culture)
- Many cultural groups are included (for instance, there are 10 cultural groups listed for Afghanistan).
- Browse to the culture of interest, then read the Cultural Summary. These usually include information on kinship, social organization, religion, and medicine.
- More info
- AgeLine
- Physical and social gerontology.
- (1978-present)
- More info
- Academic Search Premier
- Interdisciplinary index of scholarly journals, trade magazines and popular magazines.
- Includes health topics.
- (1990-present for many titles)
- More info
- SportDiscus
- Practical and research literature on sport, physical fitness and physical education.
- Includes health promotion and injury epidemiology.
- (1975-present)
- More info
- HealthSource: Nursing/Academic
- Includes some of the journals and topics covered in CINAHL, but greater emphasis on news sources such as Women's Health Weekly, AIDS weekly, etc.
- (1984-present)
- More info
- AIDSearch
- AIDS and related topics.
- (1980-present)
- More info
- Biological Abstracts (BIOSIS)
- Indexes over 4,000 life science journals.
- (1969-present)
- More info
- The Cochrane Library
- Thousands of evidence-based medicine literature reviews.
- Very clinically focused, but also includes health promotion and community intervention, smoking cessation, reproductive health, obesity prevention and more.
- Reviews are indexed in CINAHL
- More info
- Agricola
- Guide to agricultural literature compiled by the National Agricultural Library.
- (1970-preseent)
- More info on Agricola via FirstSearch
- More info on Agricola via the National Agricultural Library
- Health and Psychosocial Instruments (HAPI)
- Provides descriptions of questionnaires, tests, and other types of measurements used in the health and psychosocial sciences.
- More info on Health and Psychosocial Instruments (HAPI)
If you don't find the information that you need in one of the following databases, you might want to browse databases recommended for Social Work, Educational Leadership and Cultural Foundations, Psychology, Women's and Gender Studies, Gerontology, Political Science, Nursing, or Nutrition
Statistics
Euromonitor - International marketing database. Now has health and health care information for many countries! You do NOT need to log in when you see the welcome page. Once in, choose Health from the sidebar to choose topics and countries or choose Countries from the top bar to read a reports by country.
See Web Sites for other statistics sources.
News and Legislation
- LexisNexis Academic
- Covers over 350 U.S. and international papers, and news transcripts.
- Ethnic News Watch
- News from the ethnic, minority, and native press, 1990s-present.
- More info
- For more newspaper sources, see the Jackson Library Newspaper Guide
- Lexis - Nexis Congressional
- Search or browse U.S. congressional information (bills, laws, testimony).
- More info
- CQ Weekly
- Weekly summaries of U.S. Congressional activity
- 1983 to present
- More information on CQ Weekly
Citation Index
Guide to when, where, and how often articles have been cited
- Web of Science
- Citation indexes covering the sciences and social sciences.
- 1955-present
- More info
Dissertations
- Dissertation Abstracts
- Indexes dissertations and some masters theses
- 1861-present, primarily U.S.
- More info
- Dissertations & Theses@UNCG
- Online full text of UNCG dissertations and theses published after 1996.
- Abstracts available for earlier years.
- More info
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