Research Guides: Yuma Nursing Library Resources: Identifying Scholarly Resources

Health Topics

There are several sites which can provide information on health topics. I suggest you use one of the following:

1. Centers for Disease Control, Center for Global Health, click on Global Health Issues and then pick which disease or issue you would like to research.

2. World Health Organization (WHO) spotlights 10 health issues to track. This website describes all 10 issues.

3. MedlinePlus international Health, scroll down to Start Here for a list of links to specific topics to research.

Databases

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Academic Search Complete is multi-disciplinary database that includes peer-reviewed journal articles, magazine articles, newspaper articles, and more.
AccessMedicine This link opens in a new window
Provides instant access to multimedia and core medical textbooks, including Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment and Harrisons Principles of Internal Medicine.
APA PsycArticles This link opens in a new window
Database of full-text, peer-reviewed journal articles for psychology research.
CINAHL Plus This link opens in a new window
Article database covering the fields of nursing and allied health. CINAHL also includes Evidence-Based Care Sheets and Quick Lessons which provide concise overviews of diseases and conditions and outline the most effective treatment options.
Health & Medicine eBooks (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
The collection spans topics from nursing, allied health, psychology, diseases, anatomy/physiology, biology, chemical engineering and much more.
MEDLINE (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
The most comprehensive medical database. This resource covers medicine, dentistry, nursing, physical therapy, biomedical research, clinical practice, administration, policy issues, and health care services. This version utilizes the EBSCO interface with the option to search across multiple EBSCO databases.
ScienceDirect Journals This link opens in a new window
Database of peer-reviewed journal articles and books for the sciences and social sciences.
UpToDate This link opens in a new window
Physician-authored clinical decision support resource used by clinicians to make point-of-care decisions. (In support of healthcare education in Arizona, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona has sponsored this for your use.)

Finding Country Information

CIA: The World Factbook is organized by country and provides political, geographic, economic, and sociological summaries.
U.S. State Department Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets allows you to select year and country which provide details on diplomatic relationship plus links to several different other government services including health related resources.
Cultural Atlas provides comprehensive information on Australia's migrant populations.
BBC News Country Profiles includes audio and video clips from the BBC providing historical, economic, and political perspectives.
Country Reports from the Economist recent news articles, country profiles, forecasts, fact sheets, and economic data.
World Bank collects and provides background information and up to date reports on all countries.

Statistics

Statistics are funny and they can be tricky to use. You have to know who is collecting the data and for what purpose. Here are some sites you may wish to use. Always consider the purpose behind the collection of the data. If the methodology is not explained in how the data is collected and why it is used, be suspicious.

World Health Organization, The Global Health Observatory, World Health Statistics - you may download the data or just annual reports or specific topical reports from this site.

WHO, Data Collections - unique reports

World Bank, HealthStats

Eurostat, Healthcare expenditure statistics

OECD (Organization for Economic Development) Health Statistics

Our World in Data, Global Health