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Health Sciences: Home

Contains links to key databases, journals, books, and web sites related to research in the Health Sciences.

Health Sciences Journals

Important Resources and Databases

CINAHL This link opens in a new window
Index of nursing and allied health literature dating back to 1981.
BIOSIS Citation Index This link opens in a new window Contains citations to items in journals, books, conference proceedings, and technical reports, in all areas of the life sciences and biology. Encompasses over 5,300 journal titles and 22 million records with coverage back to 1926. BIOSIS Citation Index combines the Biological Abstracts journal material as well as additional book, patent, and meeting content that is critical to life sciences research. BIOSIS Citation Index also allows for the added Web of Science specialized indexing, which helps the researcher discover what items their content cited and what items cited their content.
Cochrane Library This link opens in a new window Collection of databases that contain high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision making.
MEDLINE (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window Indexes over 4,600 journals in the medical and health sciences. Links to full-text where available.
MEDLINE (PubMed) This link opens in a new window National Library of Medicine's free version of Medline
Web of Science This link opens in a new window Web of Science, a database that provides quick and powerful access to the world's leading citation databases and sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities research content. (Includes: Grants Index [1953-present], BIOSIS Citation Index [1926-present], KCI-Korean Journal Database [1980-present], Medline [1950-present], Preprints Citation Index [1991-present], ProQuest Dissertations and Abstracts [1637-present], SciELO Citation Index [2002-present], Web of Science Core Collection: Science Citation Index Expanded [1900-present]).

Web of Science Research Guide
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Webpage which provides further information on the depth and types of resources available in the Web of Science.
Book Catalog Cowles library's online catalog of books and ebooks.
Journals Direct access to Cowles Library's journal collection. Search by title or browse by subject. Electronic journals are available through this link.

Visible Body This link opens in a new window 3D interactive anatomy, physiology, and pathology visualizations and animations. Note: Requires registration with your Drake email address.

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Interlibrary Loan (ILL)
Free to all Drake faculty, staff, and students. If there are books, book chapters, or articles that we don't have access to at Cowles, we can almost always get access to these items via another library. Order your items through Interlibrary Loan.
WorldCat.org
Search libraries across the country. The "Check for Full Text @ Drake" link will take you to an InterLibrary Loan request form.

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