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Nursing & Health Studies Databases

MEDLINE (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Created by the United States National Library of Medicine, MEDLINE is an authoritative bibliographic database containing citations and abstracts for biomedical and health journals used by health care professionals, nurses, clinicians and researchers. This link searches on the EBSCO platform.
CINAHL Complete This link opens in a new window
Provides full text for more than 600 of the 3,000 current nursing and allied health journals and other medical publications indexed in CINAHL. Hosted on the EBSCOhost platform.
Health & Medical Collection (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
Clinical and biomedical, consumer health, health administration, etc. - journal articles.
PubMed This link opens in a new window
PubMed comprises more than 27 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites. Click on the "Full Text @ MU Library" to check for full text access.
Cochrane Library This link opens in a new window
A collection of several evidenced-based health care databases. Note: Full text can only be accessed by one user at a time. If you have trouble accessing full text, please try again later.
ScienceDirect This link opens in a new window
Full text scientific, technical and medical articles from Elsevier Publishing.
SPORTDiscus (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
SPORTDiscus is the definitive database for sports and sports medicine research. Subjects covered include nutrition, physical therapy, fitness, occupational health, exercise physiology and kinesiology. Hosted on the EBSCOhost platform.

Journals

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Diseases & Conditions
Facts on common diseases and conditions.
National Health Statistics Reports
CDC: Cholesterol
CDC: Concussions

Health Background Information & Statistics

Sports Organizations

Most sports have associations/organizations that offer information on student athlete safety. They may also provide statistics on injuries. Use these sources for background information on your topic.

Mental Health

Mentalhealth.gov
Provides one-stop access to U.S. government mental health and mental health problems information. Some of the topics covered: anxiety, behavior, eating, substance use, and mood disorders; OCD; personality, psychotic, and trauma and stress-related disorders; and suicidal behavior.
Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders
What to look for in mental health disorders.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA)
National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) 2018 Annual Report. Statistics on use.

Google Scholar Search

Google Scholar does not allow you to filter your results to peer-reviewed journals. If you use Google Scholar, remember to check for peer-review by putting the journal title into Ulrichsweb.

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