Nursing & Allied Health Databases

Database Full Text Coverage

CINAHL Plus with Full Text Authentication Required Tutorial available
Provides indexing for 3,001 journals from the fields of nursing and allied health, with indexing back to 1937.

some 1937 -

Proquest Nursing & Allied Health Source Authentication Required
Full text articles from over 550 nursing and allied health publications.

some 1986 -

Health Reference Center Academic Authentication Required
Contains nursing, medical, allied health, and consumer health journals.

some 1980 -

MEDLINE with Full Text (EBSCOhost) Authentication Required
Provides full text for nearly 1,200 journals indexed in the National Library of Medicine's MEDLINE. This database contains full text for many of the most used journals in the MEDLINE index - with no embargo and abstracts from over 4,800 current biomedical journals in a wide range of fields. Full-text coverage dates back to 1965.

all 1965-

Health Sciences: A SAGE Full-Text Collection Authentication Required
The full text of 26 journals published by SAGE and participating societies. Subjects covered include nursing, social studies of health, health services & administration, community/public health nursing, aging and gerontology, physical medicine & rehabilitation, mental disorders & learning disabilities, health education & health promotion.

all varies

Health and Wellness Resource Center Authentication Required
Provides access to medical, allied health, and consumer health journals.

some varies

Natural Standard Authentication Required
Evidence-based information on dietary supplements (including herbs, vitamins, and minerals), functional foods, diets, complementary practices (modalities), exercises, and medical conditions.

all varies

MedlinePlus
A large, encyclopedia-like database with excellent patient information on diseases, conditions, clinical trials, hospitals, and other areas of medicine and dentistry.

most current

MEDLINE/PubMed
The premier database of world biomedical literature on clinical medicine and preclinical research. PubMed provides more updated content.

some 1966 -

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association Authentication Required
Online version of JAMA.

all 1998 -

New England Journal of Medicine Authentication Required
Online version of the weekly general medical journal. Full text from 1993 - current.

all 1975 -

Science Authentication Required
Online version of the journal Science published by the AAAS.

all 1997 -

Alt HealthWatch Authentication Required
Provides full text articles for more than 180 international, and often peer-reviewed journals and reports covering complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness.

most 1984-

Consumer Health Complete Authentication Required
CHC provides content covering all areas of health and wellness from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated medicine. Covers topics such as aging, cancer, diabetes, drugs & alcohol, fitness, nutrition & dietetics, children's health, men & women's health, etc. Provides full text for more than 200 health reference books and encyclopedias.

some  

Health Source: Consumer Edition Authentication Required
Provides access to nearly 80 full text, consumer health magazines covering health topics including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health.

some  

Health Source: Nursing / Academic Edition Authentication Required
Provides access to nearly 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition also features the Lexi-PAL Drug Guide, which covers 1,300 generic drug patient education sheets with more than 4,700 brand names.

some  

Merck Index Online Authentication Required
Full text encyclopedia of chemicals, drugs, and biological substances. 14th ed.

most 2006

Salem Health
Online version of Magill's Medical Guide. This authoritative reference source helps bridge the gap between medical encyclopedias for professionals and popular self-help guides. It is an up-to-date and easy-to-use compendium of medical information suitable for student research as well as use by general readers, including patients and caregivers. The Guide covers diseases, disorders, treatments, procedures, specialties, anatomy, biology, and issues in an A-Z format, with sidebars addressing recent developments in medicine and concise information boxes for all diseases and disorders.

all 2008

HighWire Press: Free Online Full-Text Articles
Free full-text access to over 1 million articles in over 300 journals in bioscience and related subject areas.

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