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Electronic Databases: Nursing, Public Health and Medicine
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|  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) via NC LIVE
Coverage: Information regarding health promotion and disease prevention
CINHAL w/Full Text via EBSCOhost via NC LIVE
| Coverage: Indexing for 2,717 journals and full text for 320 journals. PDF backfiles to 1982 are also included. Covers nursing, biomedicine, health sciences librarianship, alternative/ complementary medicine, consumer health and 17 allied health disciplines. Offers access to health care books, nursing dissertations, selected conference proceedings, standards of practice, educational software, audiovisuals and book chapters. |
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 CQ Researcher Online via CQ Press
| Coverage: Provides original, comprehensive reporting and analysis on issues shaping our
world. Each 12,000-word report is a unique work, investigated and written by a seasoned
journalist. Published 44 times a year, CQ Researcher reports offer in-depth, non-biased
coverage of political and social issues, with regular reports on topics in health, international
affairs, education, the environment, technology, and the U.S. economy. |
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 GPO Access via US Government Publications Office
| Coverage: GPO Access is a service of the U.S. Government Printing Office that provides free electronic access to a wealth of important information products produced by the Federal Government. The information provided on this site is the official, published version and the information retrieved from GPO Access can be used without restriction, unless specifically noted. This free service is funded by the Federal Depository Library Program and has grown out of Public Law 103-40, known as the Government Printing Office Electronic Information Enhancement Act of 1993. |
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Health
Source: Consumer Edition via EBSCOhost
| Coverage: Provides consumer oriented information
on many health topics including the medical sciences,
food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine,
and general health. Includes searchable full text for
over 150 consumer health journals, abstracts and indexing
for nearly 175 general health, nutrition and professional
health care publications, and thousands of essays covering
eight major health related subjects, including adult
health, behavioral health, cardiology, drug and medication
information, pediatric health, senior health, women's
health and sports medicine. |
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Health
Source: Nursing/Academic Edition via EBSCOhost
| Coverage: Provides more than 400 scholarly
full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines.
Also featured are abstracts and indexing for over 500
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Healthfinder via NC
LIVE
Coverage: A gateway consumer health information web site whose goal is "to improve
consumer access to selected health information from government agencies, their many partner
organizations, and other reliable sources that serve the public interest." A variety of menu lists
on its home page link to online journals, medical dictionaries, minority health, as well as
prevention and self-care. The developer/sponsor of this site is the Office of Disease Prevention
and Health Promotion, Department of Health and Human Services with other listed agencies.
HIV InSite via NC LIVE
Coverage: A project of the University of California, San Francisco AIDS Research Institute.
Designed as a gateway to in-depth information about particular aspects of HIV/AIDS, it provides
numerous links to many authoritative sites. |
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Lab Tests Online via NC LIVE
| Coverage: Lab Tests Online has been designed to help you, as a patient or family caregiver, to better understand the many clinical lab tests that are part of routine care as well as diagnosis and treatment of a broad range of conditions and diseases. If you are a medical professional, this site can serve as a quick reference tool or as a resource for keeping up with advances in laboratory science. |
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| Mayo Clinic Health Oasis via NC LIVE
Coverage: An excellent consumer source of information. Editors of the site include over 1,200
physicians, scientists, writers and educators at the Mayo Clinic, a non-profit institution with
more than 100 years of history in patient care, medical research and education. The site is an
extension of the Mayo Clinic commitment to provide health education to patients and the
general public.
MEDLINEplus
via National Library of Medicine
| Coverage: MEDLINEplus has extensive information
for health professionals and consumers from the National
Institutes of Health and other trusted sources on hundreds
of diseases and conditions. There are also lists of
hospitals and physicians, a medical encyclopedia and
dictionaries, health information in Spanish, extensive
information on prescription and nonprescription drugs,
health information from the media, and links to thousands
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MedlinePlus Drugs & Supplements via National Library of Medicine
| Coverage: Guide to prescription and over-the-counter medications provided by the United States Pharmacopeia. |
Merck Manual Home Edition via NC LIVE
| Coverage: As part of its commitment to ensuring that all who need and want medical information can get it, Merck provides the content of their Merck Manuals on the web for free . Registration is not required, and use is unlimited. The web publications are continuously updated to ensure that the information is as up-to-date as possible. |
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National Cancer Institute via NC LIVE
| Coverage: For the general public, patients, and health professionals, we offer consumer-oriented information on a wide range of topics as well as comprehensive descriptions of our research programs and clinical trials. Scientists will find detailed information on specific areas of research interest and funding opportunities. |
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine via NC LIVE
| Coverage: Explores complementary and alternative healing practices such as aromatherapy, accupuncture, and herbal medicine. Offers resources and pamphlets. |
National Institute of Mental Health via NC LIVE
| Coverage: Symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of various mental illnesses. Included are brochures and information sheets, reports, press releases, and fact sheets. |
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National Women's Health Information Center (NWHIC) via NC LIVE
Coverage: A population specialty site for women. It is a relatively new gateway site of health
information for consumers, health care professionals, researchers, and educators and is
sponsored by the U.S. Public Health Service's Office on Women's Health. It provides access to a
variety of women's federal resources in addition to those in the private sector.
NC Health Info via NC LIVE
Coverage: NC Health Info allows people to search for web sites of local health services across
the state of North Carolina. Covering topics from Alzheimer's Disease to yoga, NC Health Info
serves to connect people to health services (health care providers, support groups, wellness
programs, etc.) in their local community. Through integrated links with MedlinePlus, a
comprehensive consumer health web site from the National Library of Medicine, users can
also access quality, up to date information on over 600 health conditions and diseases as
well as wellness topics, drug information, and more.
 North Carolina Public Health via NC LIVE
Coverage: Provides a site covering a wide range of programs and services, all aimed toward
protecting and improving the health of the people who live and work in North Carolina. Includes
information such as fish consumption advisories, ozone levels, pfisteria health precautions,
links to local health departments, how to get birth certificates, etc.
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PsychINFO
(Psychology) via NC LIVE.
| Coverage: Indexes and abstracts over 1300
journals in psychology and related disciplines from
1887 to present. |
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PubMed
via NC LIVE
| Coverage: A service of the National Library
of Medicine, PubMed provides access to over 11 million
citations from MEDLINE and additional life science journals.
PubMed includes links to many sites providing full text
articles and other related resources. |
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| Salem Health: Magill's Medical Guide via Salem Press
Coverage: It provides the complete 1,017 articles, 644 sidebars, hundreds of photographs, illustrations, indexes, appendixes, and directories. It is a perfect mix of accessibility and depth, providing general readers with an authoritative reference source that helps bridge the gap between medical encyclopedias for professional and popular self-help guides. It is an up-to-date and easy-to-use compendium of medical information suitable for student research as well as use by general readers, including patients and caregivers.
Science Citation Index Expanded via Web of Science
| Coverage: A multidisciplinary index to the journal literature of the sciences. It fully indexes 5,900 major journals across 150 scientific disciplines. Provides access to current information and retrospective data from 1945 forward. Some of the disciplines covered include: Agriculture, Neuroscience, Biochemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Physics, and Mathematics. |
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State Center for Health Statistics via NC LIVE
Coverage: SCHS is responsible for data collection and research, production of reports, and
maintenance of a comprehensive collection of health statistics. They have published a wide
variety of reports in the past and are in the process of adding them to their Web site. Currently
included are several compilations of mortality statistics (including one devoted to cancer), the
"North Carolina Pocket Guide" of health statistics, "Vital Facts about Life in North Carolina", and
a start toward providing pregnancy and birth statistics. |
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