Most Useful Databases
MEDLINE
with Full Text
A comprehensive database for medicine
and the biosciences. See our How
to Search MEDLINE guide. (Some full-text).
Academic
Search Complete
A multi-disciplinary database of
journals, magazines, book chapters, and government reports.
(Some full-text).
Consumer
Health Complete
Health information from magazines,
journals, dictionaries, encyclopedias, and other sources. (Full-text).
Gale
Virtual Reference Library
Basic information on almost any
topic from specialized encyclopedias, dictionaries, and handbooks.
(Full-text).
Health
and Wellness Resource Center
Consumer information on health
and fitness, pregnancy, nutrition, diseases, occupational safety,
and more. (Some full-text).
JAMA
: The Journal of the American Medical Association
An online archive of this top
medical journal from 1998 to present. (Full-text).
PubMed
A comprehensive database for medicine
and the biosciences. See MEDLINE
for the full-text version. (Citations only).
Stat!Ref
Electronic textbooks and reference
books in medicine and psychology. (Full-text).
Web
of Science
An index of high impact research
journals in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences. (Citations
only).
Other Databases
Alt
HealthWatch
Magazines, newsletters, and journals
in alternative or traditional medicine. (Full-text).
Business
Source Complete
A database of business journals
and magazines, company profiles, country reports, industry profiles,
and market research reports. (Some full-text).
Center
for Disease Control
Health and safety information from
the U.S. government. (Full-text).
Center
for Disease Control : Minority Populations
Health facts by ethnic group, disability,
age, gender, and economic status. (Full-text).
Drugs
and Controlled Substances
Facts about over-the-counter, prescription,
and illegal drugs. (Full-text).
Gale
Encyclopedia of Multicultural America
Essays on ethnic groups with facts
about health issues. (Full-text).
ebrary
Electronic books in almost every
field. Features include full-text searching, bookmarks, and
personal notes. (Full-text).
Free software is required: download
ebrary Reader™
Google
Scholar
An Internet search engine for scholarly
journals, books, preprints, and theses with links to UHD-purchased
content.
healthfinder
U.S. government guide to diseases,
health organizations, drugs, and more. (Full-text).
InterliHealth
Consumer health information reviewed
by leading medical and dental experts. (Full-text).
Health
Reference Center
Journals and magazines in nursing
and healthcare. (Some full-text).
Health
Source - Consumer Edition
Consumer-oriented information
from health magazines and journals, pamphlets, books, and a
medical dictionary. (Some full-text).
Health
Source - Nursing/Academic Edition
Scholarly journals in nursing,
healthcare, and related fields with a medical dictionary and
drug information. (Some full-text).
HighWire
Press
Journals in the sciences, the social sciences, education, and criminal justice. (Some full-text).
UHD Library subscribes
to selected full-text content in HighWire Press.
MEDLINEplus
Health Information
Information on diseases, drugs,
health-related social problems, and wellness issues. (Internet
links).
MedicLatina
Spanish-language medical journals
from Latin America. (Full-text).
Natural
& Alternative Treatments
Information about health conditions,
herbs and supplements, alternative therapies, and functional
foods. (Full-text).
netLibrary
Electronic books from academic,
professional, and popular publishers. (Full-text).
OmniFile
A multi-disciplinary index of
journal and magazine articles from 1982 to present. (Some full-text).
Opposing
Viewpoints Resource Center
Essays on controversial topics
from books in the Opposing Viewpoints series, the Current Controversies
series, and the At Issue series. Additional content includes
magazines, journals, news, primary sources, statistics, multimedia,
and web sites. (Full-text).
SAGE
Journals Online
Journals in communications, criminology,
education, health, management, political science, psychology,
and sociology. (Full-text).
ScienceDirect
An index of journals and books
from a top publisher in the sciences, the social sciences, and
business. (Some full-text).
UHD Library subscribes to selected
full-text content in ScienceDirect.
WorldCat
A catalog of 58 million books,
dissertations, sound recordings, and videos available in libraries.
(Citations only).
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