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Beginning your research:
To find journal and newspaper articles:
(Please note: These resources provide full text items and citations. Full text furnishes the entire article; citations direct you to where you may find the actual article in a printed resource or another database.)
    Journal databases:
  • EBSCOhost consumer health-oriented databases - Select one of the following databases from the list displayed
    • Alt-HealthWatch
    • Clinical Reference Systems
    • Health Source: Consumer Edition
    • USP DI Volume II Advice for Patients (drug information)
  • MEDLINEplus (for quality literature written for the consumer)
  • PubMed (for quality professional health and medical literature)


  • Newspapers:
  • ProQuest - searches a variety of newspapers including the following titles:
    • Deseret News (through Eccles Library)
    • Salt Lake Tribune (through Eccles Library)
    • New York Times (through Marriott Library)
    • USA Today (through Marriott Library)
    • Wall Street Journal (through Marriott Library)
    • Washington Post (through Marriott Library)

To find statistics:
A few good websites to start your research:

Helpful tutorials and evaluation Guides:
  
 Did you know?
Class Evaluation Link 
Be sure to click Submit when done, then click Exit this survey link in the upper right corner.

Who Named It? is a biographical dictionary of medical eponyms.

TRIP Database 
can help health professionals easily find the highest-quality material available on the web - to support evidence based practice.

Use Skype to Connect with Colleagues 

LibraryThing.com Tag and keep track of your favorite books.

DynaMed is an evidence-based clinical reference tool for use at the 'point-of-care'. Available in PDA.




 
 
 
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