AgricolaLinks to an external site. provides citations to journal articles, book chapters, monographs, conference proceedings, and other materials on a range of agricultural topics.
CINAHLLinks to an external site. provides journals on nursing, biomedicine, alternative complementary medicine, consumer health and 17 allied health disciplines.
EnergyWire Links to an external site.provides coverage on the business and political issues surrounding the rapidly expanding unconventional energy industry in the United States and around the world.
ScienceDirect contains electronic book and journal titles covering the fields of science, technology and medicine.
For assistance developing your research strategies, or finding resources for your topic, or any other questions, please contact Environmental Sciences subject specialist - Isabella Baxter - ibaxter@umd.edu
UMD Agricultural Extension ServiceLinks to an external site. provides educational programs and problem-solving assistance are available to citizens and are based on the research and experience of land grant universities such as the University of Maryland, College Park.
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?
For assistance developing your research strategies, or finding resources for your topic, or any other questions, please contact public health specialist: