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UMD Libraries Databases

To find full text of articles, search the following databases available also in Database Finder through the UMD Libraries web site (click on Find Databases tab to get started).

Looking for a specific journal or article? Check Journal Finder, and/or Citation Finder.

Begin with:

Academic Search Ultimate is multi-disciplinary database providing information for nearly every area of academic study. Video tutorials
CINAHL covers nursing, biomedicine, health sciences librarianship, alternative complementary medicine, consumer health and allied health disciplines.
PubMed comprised of citations for biomedical literature from Medline, life science journals, and online books. Video tutorials

Explore further:

BioMed Central is an STM (Science Technology and Medicine) publisher of peer–reviewed open access journals.
Environmental Science Collection covers all aspects of environmental sciences. Video tutorials
POPLINE is the world's largest database on reproductive health. Search Tips
ScienceDirect contains electronic book and journal titles covering the fields of science, technology and medicine. Video tutorials
Web of Science is a multidisciplinary database.

Doing research off-campus? Try out the UMD Libraries reload button ! Add the button to your browser's bookmark toolbar (see instructions here), and whenever you come across a journal you think you should be able to access, click the button to reload the page through the UMD Libraries proxy.

Federal Web Sites

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for health statistics, travelers' health guides, information on diseases, and health topics.
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) homepage for background and regulatory information about treatments, food and cosmetics, and radiological health.
Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC) for dietary guidance information for health or disease control.
US Preventive Services Task Force for recommendations from an independent group of national experts in prevention and evidence-based medicine.
Healthfinder.gov for consumer health information and tools.
USA.gov for links to more government health information.

For more health web sites, click here.

Evaluating medical/health information on the free Internet:

MedlinePlus Evaluating Internet Health Information Video tutorial (National Library of Medicine)
How to Find Good Information Online Podcast (AHRQ: Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research)

Health and Medical Statistics

To find statistics, check Health and Medical Statistics guide.

Keep in mind that sources used to compile health and medical data include:

Clinical studies - prospective and retrospective
Medical literature (journals)
Hospital discharge records (National Hospital Discharge Survey)
Government records showing amounts spent on Medicare and Medicaid
Insurance company records
Censuses
Death investigations by coroners and medical examiners
Surveillance by public health departments and universities
Reports from clinics, hospitals, doctors, and other healthcare practitioners by the Centers for Disease Control and other health-related agencies
Sampling and surveys by the National Center for Health Statistics and other agencies
Disease registries
Interviews

Questions?

If you need assistance with developing your research question or finding resources for your topic, contact your librarian:

Nedelina Tchangalova, Public Health Librarian, nedelina@umd.edu