Health Research Guide
Find Books | Find Articles | Encyclopedias & Reference | Web Sites | Associations
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Find Books
- Library Catalog (CLIC)
- The "Creighton Libraries Information Catalog" of books and other
materials. Includes more than 35,000 e-books from the
ebrary Academic Collection.
http://clic.creighton.edu/ -
WorldCat
- Search for books and other materials in thousands of libraries worldwide.
Find Articles
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Academic Search Premier
- Articles from thousands of magazines and journals in many different
subjects, including health and fitness (1970s-present).
Some Full Text -
Medline (EBSCO) or
PubMed
- Articles from thousands of journals in medicine and biomedicine, from
the National Library of Medicine (1950-present). Compare EBSCO's
Medline.
Some Full Text - Medscape
- Articles for health professionals as well as consumers. Registration
required.
http://www.medscape.com
All Full Text -
PsycINFO
- Articles from several thousand journals in psychology and related
fields, plus books, book chapters, and dissertations (1887-present).
Some Full Text
Encyclopedias & Reference
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Encyclopedia of Human Nutrition
- Electronic version of this four-volume set from Elsevier.
- Encyclopedia of Nutrition and Good Health
- "A-to-Z guide to all aspects of nutrition and maintaining a healthful
diet."
Reference Collection RA 784 R646 2003 -
Gale Virtual Reference Library: Health
- Encyclopedias of nutrition and well-being, drugs and controlled substances, and bioethics.
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Magill's Medical Guide
- "Edited essays on diseases, disorders, treatments, procedures, specialties, and anatomy" from Salem Press. Available until January, 2011.
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Oxford Reference Online: Food & Drink
- Online dictionaries of food, drink, fitness, exercise, diet, and nutrition.
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Oxford Reference Online: Medicine
- Includes the Oxford Companion to the Body and dictionaries of medicine, drugs, nursing, and psychology.
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Sex and Sexuality
- Three-volume set covering trends and issues in sexuality today, sexual function and dysfunction, sexual deviation, and sexual offenses.
- Wellness Encyclopedia
- Includes longevity, nutrition, exercise, self-care, environment and
safety.
Reference Collection RA 776 W436
Web Sites
- CDC National Prevention Information Network
- Provides FAQs and general information on preventing HIV/AIDS and
sexually transmitted diseases.
http://www.cdcnpin.org/ - Go Ask Alice!
- Q&A service from Columbia University on "relationships, sexuality,
sexual health, emotional health, fitness, nutrition, alcohol, nicotine
and other drugs, and general health."
http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/ - Healthfinder
- Federal site recognized for "the best government and nonprofit
health and human services information on the Internet." HONcode
certified.
http://www.healthfinder.gov/ - International Food Information Council
- Information on food safety and nutrition for use by consumers,
educators, health professionals, journalists, and government officials.
http://ific.org - Mayo Health Oasis
- Provides information on diseases, conditions, drugs, first aid, and
general health. HONcode certified.
http://www.mayohealth.org/home - MedlinePlus
- Medical encyclopedia and extensive information on drugs and diseases
from the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of
Health.
http://www.medlineplus.gov/ - WebMD Health
- Public portal created for consumers, with information on diseases
and conditions, and a physician locator. Free registration required.
http://www.webmd.com
Associations & Organizations
- American College Health Association
- http://www.acha.org/
- Health On the Net Foundation (HON)
- http://www.hon.ch/
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- http://www.cdc.gov/
- National Center for Health Statistics
- http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/
- World Health Organization
- http://www.who.int/en/
