LibGuides: Applied Health Sciences: Articles

Medical Databases

ACSM's Access Public Information
The American College of Sports Medicine has information about health, exercise, substance abuse, weight loss and many more topics.

BioMedCentral This link opens in a new window
An independent publishing house committed to providing immediate free access to peer-reviewed biomedical research.
Alt-HealthWatch This link opens in a new window
Focuses on the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness.
CINAHL This link opens in a new window
A large research database for nursing and allied health literature. Lots of full text, cited reference lists, author affiliation info, evidence-based care sheets, and more.
Consumer Health Complete This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive resource for consumer-oriented health content. It is designed to support patients' information needs and foster an overall understanding of health-related topics. Consumer Health Complete provides content covering all areas of health and wellness from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated medicine. In addition, Consumer Health Complete includes the Clinical Reference System and the Lexi-PAL Drug Guide, which provides access to up-to-date, concise and clinically relevant drug monographs.
PubMed MEDLINE This link opens in a new window
PubMed, a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine, contains over 17 million citations from MEDLINE and other life science journals. Coverage goes back to the 1950s. PubMed also includes links to full-text articles and MeSH subject headings.
Scopus This link opens in a new window
Scopus offers broad coverage of scientific, technical, medical, and social sciences literature, including 100% Medline title coverage.

Education Databases

Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window
Academic Search Premier is a large scholarly, multi-disciplinary, full-text database that provides full-text journal coverage for nearly all academic areas of study--including the social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, physics, chemistry, language and linguistics, arts and literature, medical sciences, ethnic studies, etc.
ERIC (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window
Published by the Dept of Education, this database indexes articles (EJ#), books, theses, and documents (ED#) on all topics related to education. Start here first for all your education related research. For tips on how to search ERIC more effectively, consult this guide.
Sports Medicine & Education Index This link opens in a new window
Covers physical education curricula, sports medicine, dance and more. Includes sport law, kinesiology, motor learning, recreation, standardized fitness tests, sports equipment, business and marketing, coaching and training, and sport sociology/psychology.
Professional Development Collection This link opens in a new window
Designed for professional educators, this database provides a highly specialized collection of nearly 520 high quality education journals, including more than 350 peer-reviewed titles. This database also contains more than 200 educational reports.
ProQuest Education Journals This link opens in a new window
ProQuest Education Journals features top educational publications on primary, secondary, and higher education as well as special education, home schooling, and adult education.
PsycINFO This link opens in a new window
Provides access to international literature in psychology and related disciplines. Published by the APA.