Health Sciences Databases
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- CINAHL Full Text EBSCO
- Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature. Indexes over 2,737 journals including full text for over 320 journals. Some publications back to 1982. Includes legal cases, clinical innovations, critical paths, drug records, research instruments
- The Cochrane Library Full Text John Wiley and Sons Ltd.
- The Cochrane Library is a collection of databases that contain high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making. In addition to Cochrane reviews, The Cochrane Library provides other sources of reliable information, from other systematic review abstracts, technology assessments, economic evaluations and individual clinical trials.
- Dictionary of Public Health Full Text Oxford University Press
- An alphabetical listing of almost 5,000 words and phrases used in public health science and practice.
- Directory of Open Access Journals Full Text Lund University Libraries
- Free, full text, scientific and scholarly journal articles on a wide array of subjects.
- Health Source - Nursing/Academic Edition Full Text EBSCO
- Indexes over 825 publications on medical subjects including over 548 full text journals.
- InfoTrac Nursing and Allied Health Collection Full Text Thomson Gale
- Nearly 400 titles dedicated to the Health field.
- Infotrac Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Collection Full Text Thomson Gale
- A collection including over 100 titles covering the fields of physical therapy and sports medicine.
- MEDLINE Full Text EBSCO
- Indexes over 3,800 biomedical journals published in over 70 countries. Maintained by the National Library of Medicine.
- SAGE Premium Publications Online Full Text Sage
- Search full text journals in the fields of business, humanities, social science, science, and technology.
- SportDiscus Full Text EBSCO
- Over 400 sports & sports medicine journals.
Additional Resources
- Academic OneFile Full Text Thomson Gale
- Peer-reviewed, full-text articles from leading journals and reference sources covering physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, and literature.
- Oxford Dictionary of Genetics Full Text Oxford University Press
- Dictionary covering the disciplines of genetics, molecular biology, cell biology, medicine, and botany
- An A-Z of Medicinal Drugs Full Text Oxford University Press
- Reference on the wide range of medicines available today.
- Food and Fitness: A Dictionary of Diet and Exercise Full Text Oxford University Press
- Dictionary covering matters relating to diet and exercise
- Oxford Dictionary of Food and Nutrition Full Text Oxford University Press
- Non-technical guide to the terms encountered on food labels, in advertising, or in the media.
- Oxford Reference Online: Medicine Full Text Oxford University Press
- Homepage to Oxford dictionaries covering several aspects of medicine, such as drugs, nursing, psychology, and sports medicine.
- Oxford Dictionary of Nursing Full Text Oxford University Press
- Dictionary that provides comprehensive and authoritative coverage of the ever-expanding vocabulary of the nursing professions.
- Clinical Pharmacology Full Text EBSCO
- Articles on prescription drugs, supplements, over-the-counter products and investigational drugs. Drugs may be searched by generic or brand names.
- PsycARTICLES Full Text EBSCO
- Full text of 55 journals published by APA (American Psychological Association), the Canadian Psychological Association, and Hogrefe & Huber. Back as far as 1986.
- PsycINFO Index only EBSCO
- Indexes over 2,000 psychology journals, some as far back as 1887.
- Highwire Press Full Text Highwire Press
- Free, full text, scientific and scholarly journal articles on a wide array of subjects.
- Biomedical Reference Collection Full Text EBSCO
- Full text for 105 journals. Some publications back to 1985. Designed for doctors, research scientists, students, and clinical specialists.
- Health Source - Consumer Edition Full Text EBSCO
- Indexes 286 publications, 1065 pamphlets, and 135 reference books on health.
- Pre-CINAHL Full Text EBSCO
- Companion database to CINAHL, Pre-CINAHL provides current awareness of new articles awaiting more detailed indexing.
- PLoS Hub for Clinical Trials Full Text Public Library of Science
- Journal articles that relate to clinical trials. The Hub is a site for researchers to share their views and build a dynamic, interactive community.
- PLoS Medicine Full Text Public Library of Science
- Open-access, peer-reviewed medical journal published monthly online by the Public Library of Science (PLoS), a nonprofit organization. The inaugural issue was published on 19 October 2004.
Other resources
- Nursing Theorists
- Bibliographies from Cardinal Stritch Library on leading nursing theorists.
Nursing
- allnurses.com
- Internurse.com
- National League for Nursing
- Nursing Theory Link Page
- From Department of Nursing Clayton State University.
- Nursing World
- From the American Nurses Association
- Wisconsin Nurses Association
- Wisconsin Student Nurses Association
Medical
- American Cancer Society
- American Family Physician
- Full text journal.
- American Medical Association
- Cancer Mortality Maps and Graphs
- From the National Cancer Institute.
- Center for Disease Control and Prevention Page
- Center for Inherited Disease Research (CIDR)
- Drug Info Zone
- Health e-Careers
- healthfinder
- From the US Department of Health and Human Services.
- Mayo Clinic
- MedlinePlus
- National Cancer Institute
- National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
- National Institutes of Health
- National Library of Medicine
- PhRMA: Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
- Street Drug Slang Dictionary
- Indiana Prevention Resource Center
- Wisconsin AIDS/HIV Program