Other Guides on Specific Disciplines and Topics in the Health Sciences
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Recreation Management & Physical Education
Highlighting a Few Journals on Health
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New England Journal of Medicine
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JAMA Journal of the American Medical AssociationCall Number: Online -
The LancetCall Number: Online -
BMJ British Medical JournalCall Number: Online -
American Journal of Public HealthCall Number: Online -
Health AffairsCall Number: Online
Best Databases for Health
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Google ScholarGood for finding full text, for "Cited by," and for topic searches. Not usually used for systematic reviews.
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Cochrane LibraryEspecially for Cochrane's systematic reviews, but this also includes CENTRAL, Cochrane's database of randomized and quasi-randomized trials. Use CENTRAL for doing systematic reviews.
There are many other choices: PsycINFO, SportDISCUS, and more.
APPsearch (on main page) contains most of these, so it's advantageous to search them all together there, sometimes.
It's a good practice to start by looking for reviews. Include the word "review" or the phrase "systematic review" with your other search words. PubMed, CINAHL, and PsycINFO allow you to limit results to only systematic reviews.
Searching For DOIs
Have a DOI and need to find out the article?
Type or paste a DOI name (e.g., 10.1000/182) into the text box below.
Health Reference Sources -- Symptoms & Tests
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Lippincott Nursing ManualsOnline and at RT51 .B78 on 1st and 3rd Floors.
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Merck ManualOnline
But we also have a copy in 1st Floor Reference RC55 .M4 -
Merck Manual -- Consumer VersionFree online for consumers. Probably a bit simpler to use.
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John Wiswell
Contact:
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Contact -- John Wiswell
John Wiswell 
Health Sciences Librarian
wiswellj@appstate.edu
Available for students, faculty, and staff.
Grey Literature
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The CDC -- Centers for Disease Control and PreventionOften a good place to start on any health topic
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Institute for Health Metrics and EvaluationUseful data and graphics. Global health.
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National Academy of Medicine publicationsLots of useful reports
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U.S. Health in International Perspective: Shorter Lives, Poorer HealthAn Institute of Medicine report. 2013.
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Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care"The Dartmouth Atlas Project has documented glaring variations in how medical resources are distributed and used in the United States."
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ATSDR Toxic Substances PortalIncludes ATSDR Public Health Statements