Review articles pull together previously published original research, saving you time and effort. If you find a review, be sure to do a comprehensive search to see if additional research was published after the review article came out.
Provides access to MEDLINE and OLDMEDLINE, the National Library of Medicine's databases of bibliographic citations and abstracts for the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, health care systems and preclinical sciences. Also provides access and links to the integrated molecular biology databases maintained by the National Center for Biotechnology Information.
Health Source: Academic/Nursing Edition covers nursing and allied health topics, including nutrition, pediatric nursing, critical care, mental health, nursing management, medical law and more. It provides full-text coverage for over 100 peer-reviewed journals, and indexing and abstracts for more than 900 publications. Access is provided courtesy of the New Jersey State Library.
Search default is a keyword search in "Title, Abstract or Keywords" fields. The search box is in the upper right corner of the page.
On results screen, systematic reviews or protocols published by the Cochrane Collaboration will be displayed. Other types of reviews and documents can be selected using the tabs above the results. Use the "More" tabs to see references to reviews from other sources.
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), through its Evidence-Based Practice Centers (EPCs), sponsors the development of various reports to assist public- and private-sector organizations in their efforts to improve the quality of healthcare in the United States.
These reports are free to access, and can be searched from this site. Scroll down on the page for the link to the search interface.
Comprehensive international database of psychology. Provides citations and abstracts from the academic, research and practice literature in psychology, and includes materials from related disciplines such as medicine, psychiatry, education, social work and criminology.
ERIC, the Education Resource Information Center, contains more than 1,300,000 records and links to more than 317,000 full-text documents dating back to 1966. Search Strategy: Use ERIC Descriptors for best results. ERIC Descriptors may be found in the ERIC Thesaurus. ERIC Descriptors include: United States History, Lesson Plans, Units of Study, Geography Instruction, Social Studies, Elementary Education, etc.
Google's search engine that purports to search only scholarly literature. It is not clear how Google defines "scholarly" or exactly how they decide what to include. Useful for grey literature, but approach with caution.
This rich collection of consumer health and health education information provides access to full-text consumer health magazines and reference books. It also includes searchable full text for current health pamphlets, and access to a medical dictionary. Access to this resource is provided courtesy of the NJ State Library.
Created by NYU Grossman School of Medicine's Department of Population Health, and with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the City Health Dashboard offers data on over 40 measures of health and drivers of health for over 950 cities across the U.S. – all cities over population 50,000 plus a growing set of smaller places.
Project Tycho® is a project at the University of Pittsburgh to advance the availability and use of public health data for science and policy making. Currently, the Project Tycho® database includes data from all weekly notifiable disease reports for the United States dating back to 1888.
FastStats provides quick access to data from the National Center for Health Statistics. Topics include diseases and conditions, injuries, life stages and populations, health care and insurance, births, and deaths.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is the agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that leads public health efforts to advance the behavioral health of the nation.
"The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is the nation's premier system of health-related telephone surveys that collect state data about U.S. residents regarding their health-related risk behaviors, chronic health conditions, and use of preventive services."
Health, United States is an annual report from NCHS on trends in health statistics.
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This interactive site makes available state and country wide health data so that researchers, students, policy makers, grant writers, etc. can fully explore the key issues and concerns of health.