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Nursing and Allied Health Resources
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- Description: The Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature® (CINAHL) features more than 1 million records from 1982 to the present and contains citations for nearly 2,600 key journals, of which more than 1,800 are currently indexed. CINAHL also indexes a wide variety of other instructional and educational materials. This trial includes full-text access to some of the indexed articles. (Indexes and abstracts, Periodical articles)
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- Description: The Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature® (CINAHL) features more than 1 million records from 1982 to the present and contains citations for nearly 2,600 key journals, of which more than 1,800 are currently indexed. CINAHL also indexes a wide variety of other instructional and educational materials. (Indexes and abstracts)
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- Description: A companion database to CINAHL, it is intended to provide current awareness of new journal articles, and includes a rotating file of limited bibliographic information (no subject searching), which are available to searchers only for the time when these articles are being assigned additional indexing. (Indexes and abstracts)
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- Description: Provides full-text access to the majority of 5,000 news, business/financial, medical and legal publications including newspapers, magazines, wire services, federal and state statutes and court opinions. (Periodical articles)
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- Description: Search the full collection of journals, magazines and newspapers for information on a broad range of general reference subjects. (Periodical articles)
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- Description: WilsonWeb, the HW Wilson Information Retrieval System for the Internet, is a comprehensive search tool that simplifies access to information stored in databases. You can enter searches as single terms, phrases, or complex Boolean search strings, then display the retrieved records, and print, save, or email the results. You can browse lists of terms and use the Thesaurus to search for concepts. In addition, you can customize the display of results and refine your search by combining or extending searches. (Periodical articles)
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Books
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- Description: Covers the range of topics related to addiction for researchers in grade six and above. Approximately 200 articles cover everything from binge drinking to the role of genetics in addictive behaviors. Also included are additional articles on media representation, drug use in schools, herbal supplements, and more. (e-Books)
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- Description: This single-volume resource provides detailed information on the physiological and psychological effects of addictive drugs and substances, from illegal drugs to commonly abused classes of prescription and over-the-counter drugs. Entries cover the name of the drug, including official, street, variant and historical names; an overview of the substance; statistical analysis of the growth and decline of the use of the drug; mental, physiological and long-term effects of use; treatment and rehabilitation options; and much more. (e-Books)
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- Description: This edition is a complete revision of the Dartmouth Medal-winning set first published in 1995. Covering a wealth of topics on the ethics of health professions, animal research, population control and the environment, the set helps researchers to consider the impact of new scientific knowledge and its potential to harm or benefit present and future generations. (e-Books)
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- Description: Update to the MLR first edition of 1995. The content emphasis is on updating of both topics and statistics across a broad spectrum. Specifically addressing the new frontiers that have opened in the area of addictive studies, the volumes explore not only the biological basis for addiction, but also recent enhancements in diagnosis and treatment. (e-Books)
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- Description: Aimed at the nonspecialist reader interested in health and medicinal issues, this set is appropriate for upper class high school and university students, professionals, and public library patrons. Examines topics as broad in range as environmental health, drug abuse, epidemiology, nutrition, demographics, and diseases. Includes overviews, definitions, and biographical entries. (e-Books)
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- Description: Presents current, unbiased information on alternative and complementary medical practices, including reflexology, acupressure, acupuncture, chelation therapy, kinesiology, yoga, chiropractic, Feldenkrais, polarity therapy, detoxification, naturopathy, Chinese medicine, biofeedback, Ayurveda, and osteopathy. Information on recommended therapies for specific disorders and diseases, medicinal uses for plants and herbs, are balanced by conclusions of studies on efficacy and analysis of current levels of acceptance by traditional scientists and doctors. (e-Books)
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- Description: Comprehensive survey of 120 cancers, cancer drugs, traditional and alternative treatments, side effects and diagnostic procedures. (e-Books)
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- Description: The set, which covers every major body system, is arranged into five main entry types: Diseases and Disorders; Development; Immunizations; Drugs; and Procedures. With a distinct emphasis on the health issues affecting children under the age of four, the Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health provides a much-needed service to new parents and promises to be a frequently used resource in any library. (e-Books)
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- Description: Provides clear, complete information on genetic disorders, including conditions, tests, procedures, treatments and therapies, in articles that are both comprehensive and easy to understand in language accessible to laypersons. (e-Books)
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- Description: Includes information on more than 1,600 medical disorders and concepts. Each article includes in-depth discussion of causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatments, procedures, and other related topics. Written for a general audience with an authoritative tone. (e-Books)
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- Description: Includes information on more than 1,600 medical disorders and concepts. Each article includes in-depth discussion of causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatments, procedures, and other related topics. Written for a general audience with an authoritative tone. (e-Books)
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- Description: Includes entries for all 150 disorders classified in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, text revision (DSM-IV-TR). Also features entries for prescription, alternative, and over-the-counter drugs, as well as the various therapies used to treat mental disorders. (e-Books)
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- Description: Provides in-depth coverage of neurological diseases and disorders, including stroke, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson disease, Tourette Syndrome, Alzheimer's disease, cerebral palsy, vertigo, amnesia and epilepsy. Related topics include communication aids, electric personal assistive mobility devices, medications for treating neurological diseases and conditions, understanding the needs of Alzheimer patient caregivers and more. (e-Books)
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- Description: Written especially for patients and allied health care students by experts in the field, this encyclopedia covers approximately 450 surgical procedures and related topics, such as anesthetics, medications, and postoperative care. Entries include definition, purpose, demographic information, diagnosis/preparation, aftercare, risks, morbidity, and mortality rates, alternatives, and more. (e-Books)
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- Description: Examines the relationship between food and health on a historical, national, and personal level. Analyzes how nutrition has affected quality of life, health, and fitness in various countries at different times in history. Looks at the connections between diet and such diseases as beri-beri and scurvy, and the role nutrition plays in conditions such as weight and height increases, diabetes, and obesity. Historical as well as contemporary methods of treatment are presented from an international viewpoint. Also included are biographies of influential figures in the field of nutrition and medicine, dietary trends within various cultures, profiles of major organizations such as UNICEF and the World Health Organization, and much more. (e-Books)
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- Description: Provides thousands of books online from the world's leading publishers as well as sophisticated technnology to assist with the research process. (e-Books)
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Best of the Web
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- Description: Facilitates access to current patient/clinician information, specific to HIV/AIDS and preserves for future generations a global history of the disease with a historical news and treatment database. (General Reference)
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- Description: An informational portal for and about the health of Native Peoples of the United States. (Government documents)
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- Description: The online resource supporting the ANA. The ANA is the only full-service professional organization representing the nation's 2.9 million registered nurses (RNs) through its 54 constituent member associations. The ANA advances the nursing profession by fostering high standards of nursing practice, promoting the economic and general welfare of nurses in the workplace, projecting a positive and realistic view of nursing, and by lobbying the Congress and regulatory agencies on health care issues affecting nurses and the public. (General reference)
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- Description: A widely read source of information about bioethics. (General reference)
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- Description: The Web prescence of a consumer watchdog in America's healthcare system. CDER's best-known job is to evaluate new drugs before they can be sold. The Center's review of new drug applications not only prevents quackery, but it provides doctors and patients with the information they need to use medicines wisely. (Government documents)
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- Description: Promotes health and disease and disability prevention among workers through basic and applied research, outreach and education. (General reference)
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- Description: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is one of the 13 major operating components of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which is the principal agency in the United States government for protecting the health and safety of all Americans and for providing essential human services, especially for those people who are least able to help themselves. (Government documents)
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- Description: A subset of the PubMed database focusing on complementary and alternative medicine. (General reference)
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- Description: A gateway to selected drug information from the National Library of Medicine and other key government agencies. (General reference)
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- Description: Contains information about cultural beliefs, medical issues and other related issues pertinent to the health care of recent immigrants. (General reference)
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- Description: An international membership organization dedicated to meeting changing technology needs of today's nursing educators and healthcare professionals. FITNE is committed to creating innovative, interactive media and e-learning solutions that solve real world problems. (General reference)
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- Description: A reference for the promotion of worldwide health. (Government documents)
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- Description: An independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit bioethics research institute founded in 1969 to explore fundamental and emerging questions in health care, biotechnology, and the environment. (General reference)
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- Description: Recognized as a key resource for finding the best government and nonprofit health and human services information on the Internet. (Government documents)
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- Description: An online resource for herbal news and information. (General reference)
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- Description: A national resource library for medicine, including dental science, nursing science and health care. (General reference)
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- Description: One of the world's largest history of medicine collections. It collects, preserves, and makes available to researchers and the public, print and non-print materials that document the history of medicine, health, and disease in all time periods and cultures. (Government documents)
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- Description: Comprehensive, up-to-date information on HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention, and policy from the University of California San Francisco School of Medicine. (General reference)
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- Description: An annotated multimedia listing of prose, poetry, film, video and art that was developed to be a dynamic, accessible, comprehensive resource for teaching and research in the medical humanities, and for use in health/pre-health, graduate and undergraduate liberal arts and social science settings. (General reference)
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- Description: A free catalogue of evaluated, high quality Internet resources and websites relating to the history of medicine and allied sciences, covering all aspects of the history of health and development of medical knowledge. MedHist is updated regularly and has an intended audience of students and staff working within the further and higher education sectors. (General reference)
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- Description: Directs users to information to help answer health questions. MedlinePlus brings together authoritative information from the National Library of Medicine, the National Institutes of Health, and other government agencies and health-related organizations. (General reference)
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- Description: A global research-driven pharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, manufactures and markets vaccines and medicines to address medical needs and publishes freely accessible health information. (General reference)
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- Description: A source of information about the health of the U.S. population including statistical information that can be used to guide actions and policies to improve the health of individuals. (Government documents)
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- Description: Provides information about mental health for users of mental health services and their families, the general public, policy makers, providers, and the media. (Government documents)
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- Description: A resource related to the issue of patient safety. (General reference)
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- Description: A specialized collection of books, journals, newspaper articles, legal materials, regulations, codes, government publications, and other relevant documents concerned with issues in biomedical and professional ethics. (General reference)
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- Description: A gateway to an abundance of disability- and rehabilitation-oriented information. (General reference)
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- Description: A reliable and current information resource on women's health today including information on pregnancy, breastfeeding, body image, HIV/AIDS, girls health, heart health, menopause and hormone therapy, mental health, quitting smoking, and violence against women. (Government documents)
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- Description: Designed to teach human anatomy to students of the health professions, including undergraduate medical, health sciences, and nursing students. (General reference)
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- Description: An index of Internet neuroscience resources that also publishes original material in all areas of the neurosciences. (General reference)
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- Description: Designed to direct individuals toward the healthiest diet possible. The Nutrition Source explores the latest science about healthy eating for adults. (General reference)
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- Description: Provides easy, online access to government information on food and human nutrition for consumers. (Government documents)
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- Description: Includes over 16 million citations from MEDLINE and other life science journals for biomedical articles back to the 1950s. PubMed includes links to full text articles and other related resources. (Government documents)
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- Description: Search for keywords, side effects, drug interactions, drug information, drug names, pill id, imprint codes, NDC codes, medical terminology, and Patient Information from a single page. (General reference)
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- Description: Databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, environmental health, and toxic releases. (Government documents)
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- Description: Transcultural and Multicultural Health Links. (General reference)
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- Description: Includes WHOLIS, the World Health Organization library database. WHOLIS indexes all WHO publications from 1948 onwards and articles from WHO-produced journals and technical documents from 1985 to the present. An on-site card catalogue provides access to the pre-1986 technical documents. (General reference)
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