LibGuides: PUBH.3011: Program Planning in Health Promotion: UML Health Databases

It is a good idea to start with Article Quick Search. You will be searching nearly all the library's databases at once. If you have a narrow topic or a particular article in mind, your approach will be different.

Health Databases

MEDLINE This link opens in a new window
Citations and abstracts covering medicine, nursing, dentistry, and much more.
Coverage: 1860 - current
PsycINFO This link opens in a new window
Content from journals, books, dissertations, and reports related to psychology.
Coverage: 1887 to present
CINAHL Plus with Full Text This link opens in a new window
A core research tool for nursing and allied health fields. Provides full text for over 770 of the journals indexed in CINAHL, including many of the most heavily used titles, beginning in 1962.

Coverage: 1937 - present
Cochrane Collection This link opens in a new window
The Cochrane Collection combines several databases providing high-quality, independent evidence to inform health care decision-making including: the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and the Cochrane Methodology Register. Coverage: 1982 - present
Sociology Database This link opens in a new window
Full text from over 180 international journals covering sociology and social work.
Coverage: 1986 - current
Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts (ASSIA) This link opens in a new window
Collects citations from academic journals covering health, social services, psychology, and related subjects. An targeted collection of information related specifically to academic and practical uses of social sciences, particularly in policy and human services.

Publication dates: 1987-Current
Nursing and Allied Health Collection This link opens in a new window
Over 600 peer-reviewed full-text journals.
Coverage: 1980 - current
The Nursing and Allied Health Collection, from Gale publishing, evolved from the "Cumulated Index in Nursing & Allied Health Literaure" (CINAHL) started in the 1940s with coverage dating from the 1890s to current and includes fulltext from journal articles, magazines, conference papers, and books covering specialized care, treatment and patient management.
Health and Wellness Resource Center This link opens in a new window
Includes nearly 400 health/medical journals, numerous reference volumes, and over 700 health videos.
Health Reference Center Academic This link opens in a new window
Contains content from journals, pamphlets, reference books, and health and fitness magazines.
Coverage: 1980 - current
Ovid Journals (full text content) This link opens in a new window
Full text access to over 120 publications in 100+ specialty areas. Exclusive access to the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). Coverage 1860 - current.
PubMed This link opens in a new window
PubMed comprises more than 19 million citations for biomedical articles from MEDLINE and life science journals. Citations may include links to full-text articles from PubMed Central or publisher web sites.

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