All resources listed are available to Penn State students using an Access ID and password. Additional e-resources are available on the E-Resource A-Z list and via the subject lists. For assistance, contact Judy Sandt at jsandt@psu.edu.
MEDICAL RESOURCES
MD Consult includes medical reference books, articles, drug information, practice guidelines, and patient handouts, which provide fairly in-depth overviews of health conditions.
about this databaseMedline Plus provides information on diseases and drugs from authoritative websites as well as medical reference sources. Check Health Topics and the Medical Encyclopedia for in-depth information on diseases.
about this databaseSTATRef offers the full text of medical reference books and textbooks. Search Books, choose Titles by Discipline, and then Nursing or Physicians Assistant sources for basic information on health issues.
about this databaseCINAHL (Current Issues in Nursing and Allied Health Literature) - Use this ProQuest format resource to find articles in nursing and other health fields.
about this databasePubMed is the most comprehensive index to medical journal articles.
PubMed Online Tutorial
about this databaseIBIDS indexes articles related to dietary supplements.
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PSYCHOLOGICAL & SOCIOLOGICAL RESOURCES
PsycINFO is the most comprehensive database of psychology artitcles, with coverage of 1800 journals from 1840 until today.
about this databaseJStor covers a wide range of topics including psychology and sociology. All articles are available in full text .pdf format.
about this databaseSociological Abstracts - To search this resource and Social Services Abstracts (below) at the same time, click Change - Specific Databases.
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BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES
HEALTH STATISTICS RESOURCES
Centers for Disease Control - Choose FastStats A-Z (on the left) for statistics listed by topic.
MD Consult - Statistics related to a health condition can often be found in a comprehensive version of the patient handouts.
STATRef - Do a search and then click on Point of Care to access Griffith's 5-Minute Clinical Consult
Statistical Abstracts of the United States includes statistics on some health issues, including asthma, cancer, diabetes, etc.
PA Dept. of Health Bureau of Health Statistics and Research is a good source of information but can be difficult to navigate. The E-Guide offers links and directions.
Penn State University Libraries' Online Reference Shelf: Statistics - Begin with the Health & Safety link at the top of the screen.
APA STYLE WRITING RESOURCES
Diana Hacker's Research & Documentation Online: APA Style - Use the menu on the left to view in-text format, reference list format, manuscript format, or a sample paper.
Online Citations Aids - Enter the title, author, etc. and these sites will automatically format the citation in APA style.
Last updated, September 2007