EHSM 315
Researching Health Sciences Topics
***Need more help understanding Epidemiology Basics? Check out this e-book published by the British Medical Journal: Epidemiology for the Uninitiated. The First Chapter - What is Epidemiology is very useful!
Also, Medpage Today's Guide to Biostatistics may prove to be helpful.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) links
- CDC Homepage
- Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR): You will notice that there is a search box at the top of this page. If you are interested in a particular topic, such as diabetes, you can use the search box to find CDC studies within the MMWR on your selected subject.
- Back issues of MMWR
Other CDC Publications
Recommended Journals for Finding an Article in Your Major
All of the journals linked below are available online. In general the journal homepage's should allow you to search within the journal for a topic of interest. Some journals have multiple full text options. If there is a full text option that appears easiest to search, it is noted by the journal name. For more information on linking out to the full text of the journal online, please see the Sample Journal Link-out below this section.
- Clinical Lab Sciences:
Laboratory Medicine
or
Medical Laboratory Observer (*Use InfoTrac Onefile link to search within this journal) - Dental Hygiene:
Journal of Dental Hygiene (*Use InfoTrac Onefile link to search within this journal)
or
Journal of Dental Research - Health Care Systems Administration:
Journal of Healthcare Management (*Use Proquest ABI/INFORM Global link to search within this journal)or
American Journal of Medical Quality (*Use InfoTrac Onefile link to search within this journal or the Sage Premier link) - Medical Records:
Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association
or
International Journal of Medical Informatics - Nuclear Medicine:
Clinical Imaging
or
Journal of Nuclear Medicine - Nursing:
The American Journal of Nursing
or
Journal of Emergency Nursing - Pharmacy:
American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy
or
Journal of Clinical Pharmacology (*Use InfoTrac Onefile link to search within this journal or the Sage Premier link) - Radiography:
Diagnostic Imaging (*Use InfoTrac Onefile link to search within this journal)
or
Radiography - Respiratory Care:
Respiratory Care
or
Chest - Sonography:
Journal of Clinical Ultrasound
or
Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography
Note: If you are having difficulties finding statistical information in the selected journals for your field, please consider searching on topics relevant to your discipline in one of the following journals: Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), New England Journal of Medicine, or American Journal of Epidemiology
Sample Journal Link-out
APA Help
- APA Quick Reference Style Guide: A brief 2 page printable handout
- Northern Michigan University's APA style guide: An excellent resource for current APA guidelines, including a section specifically for Health and Medical Resources.
- The Purdue Owl APA guide: Another excellent resource for APA style.
- Online Resources links for APA style
Any more questions? Contact: Alison (Ali) Konieczny / Email / Phone: 231-591-3696 / Office: FLITE 315
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Last update: December 5, 2008