Suggested Resources for Medicine and Health

Indexes & Databases to Articles
Good places to start your research ...

Info	Database Name	Access	Database Description
	Medical & Pharmacy Students only		The Biomedical Library should be your first stop for your research.
	PubMed -- UMD Students, Staff & Faculty		Indexes articles on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, and health care. Full text access to articles subscribed to by UMD Library.

Indexes & Databases to Articles
For further research ...

 

Info	Database Name	Access	Database Description
	Academic OneFile		Interdisciplinary index of major academic periodicals. Partially paid for by Electronic Library of Minnesota.
	Academic Search Premier		Interdisciplinary index to academic journals; provides full-content for over 3400 titles. Paid for by Electronic Library of Minnesota.
	IBIDS - International Bibliographic Information on Dietary Supplements		Indexes/abstracts for international scientific journals on the topic of dietary supplements, including vitamins, minerals, herbal and botanical supplements from the Office of Dietary Supplements at the NIH.
	PsycINFO		Indexes more than 1,400 journals on psychology, psychiatry, sociology, education, linguistics and physiology.
	PubMed -- Public Version		Index to articles on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, and health care.
	Science Direct (Elsevier)		Full text of selected journals and selected reference books published by Elsevier. Full text indexing available for all Elsevier journals from v. 1, issue 1.
	SciFinder		Comprehensive database of chemical literature and patents. Web version available. If you are off campus or using the campus wireless network, you must use the web version.
	SPORTDiscus with Full Text		Exercise, physiology, coaching, and sports medicine.
	Web of Knowledge		You can search all three of the following databases at one time: "Web of Science", "Biological Abstracts" and "BIOSIS Previews". This database will not work in Internet Explorer 9. Please us another browser (e.g. Safari, Firefox, Chrome).

 

 

Web Sites

 

Healthfinder

Contains resources on a wide range of health topics selected from over 1,600 government and non-profit organizations.

HIV InSite

Comprehensive, up-to-date information on HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention, and policy from the University of California San Francisco.

MedlinePlus

Provides consumer-level information about diseases, conditions and wellness issues. Produced by the National Library of Medicine.

National Center for Health Statistics

Compiled statistical information pertaining to the United States. Produced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

USDA Nutrient Data Laboratory

Access to food composition databases (US foods only), along with ways to acquire, evaluate, compile and disseminate this information

USDA's MyPlate

Information and tools related to the newly revised food pyramid, now a plate. Produced by the Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion.

 

Research Help

 

  

For searching assistance or help using any of the above databases, contact:

Sunshine Carter, Life Sciences Librarian

Email:scarter@d.umn.edu

Phone:218-726-6693

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