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Accessing Databases
If you are off campus and would like to access the libraries electronic resources, including the databases, you will need to verify that you are a current student, faculty member, or a staff member. Then a window will open that you will have to put in your user name and password. Please follow these directions:
- Students: Log in with your NetID username and password. This username/password is the same one that you use to log into campus computers, e-mail, NetStorage,etc. This in not your EagleNet account for class registration.
- Faculty / Staff: Log in using your EWU email username and password.
For problems with research, contact the Reference Desk at (509) 359-2263. For problems with your NetID account, contact IT Help Desk at (509) 359-2247 or see their Web site [http://access.ewu.edu/OIT/Services/Help-Desk.xml].
Databases for All Health Professions
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Health/Medicine Databases: CINAHL, MEDLINE & Health Sources (EBSCOhost)Search four health/medicine databases simultaneously: the Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature, MEDLINE, Health Source Consumer and Health Source Academic.
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PubMed -- 1946-presentComprehensive index to all aspects of medicine back to 1946. Freely available from the National Library of Medicine, PubMed includes all MEDLINE content, plus additional selected biomedical sources. Look for the "Check for Full Text at EWU" button within individual PubMed records.
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MEDLINE (EBSCOhost) -- 1946-presentComprehensive index to all aspects of medicine, covering journals and some titles include full-text.
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CINAHL Complete (EBSCOhost) -- 1937-presentCINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature) which indexes journals as far back as 1937, is now "Complete" with over 1300 full-text journals. Also includes citations to books, dissertations, and conference proceedings.
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Health Source - Nursing/Academic Edition (EBSCOhost)Access to journals, magazines, and more, plus additional indexing. Includes the Lexi-PAL Drug Guide.
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Cochrane LibraryIncludes: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (called Cochrane Reviews); DARE: Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (Other Reviews); Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (Clinical Trials); Cochrane Methodology Register (Methods Studies); Health Technology Assessment Database (Technology Assessment); and NHS Economic Evaluation Database (Economic Evaluations).
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PsycInfo - APA (EBSCOhost) -- 1806-presentA large and comprehensive index of peer-reviewed psychology journals, plus selected book chapters, books, and dissertations, in some cases back to the 1800's. Produced by the American Psychological Association.
Pediatric Occupational and Physical Therapy
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OT SeekerFree, Australia-based database with abstracts of systematic reviews and randomized controlled trials relevant to occupational therapy. Trials have been critically appraised and rated to assist you in evaluating their validity and interpretability.
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Physical Therapy JournalsArticles from leading physical therapy journals, including Neurology and Spine.
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SPORTDiscus with Full Text (EBSCOhost)Database for sports, fitness, sports medicine, and physical education. Articles from journals and magazines going back to 1985. Also includes selective indexing for around additional journals, plus assorted books and conference proceedings.
Pediatric Dental Hygiene
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American Physiological Society (APS) JournalsFull-text access to American Journal of Physiology 1898-1977, as well as the seven individual sections of AJP from 1977-1997. Also provideds full-text access to six other APS journals, except for the most recent year.
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ScienceDirectArticles from journals that are mainly medical or scientific and indexing for additional journals.
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Health Source - Consumer Edition (EBSCOhost)Articles from consumer health magazines, plus health-related pamphlets and reference books.
Pediatric Public Health
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National Center for Health StatisticsStatistical arm of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services & CDC, offers data mainly down to the state level
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Centers for Disease Control's FastStatsQuick data on major illnesses
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Health, United StatesAnnual compilation with data on the nature and extent of the health, illness, and disability of the U.S. population, as well as family formation, growth, and dissolution (marriages and divorces); and vital events (i.e., births and deaths)
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Washington State Health DataFrom the Washington State Department of Health
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Idaho Health StatisticsFrom the Idaho Department of Health & Welfare
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WHO Data and StatisticsHealth data from the World Health Organization. Includes data on environmental risk factors
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Research & Data Analysis DivisionDepartment of Social & Health Services' data on their services (food stamps, alcohol and drug treatment, etc.)
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Child Welfare Information Gateway StatisticsData on welfare, foster children, adoption, etc.
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Social Security Administration Data (2000-present, or 1962-present SSA 1.22/2 & HE 3.3/3)Statistics on the impact and operations of the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income programs and on the earnings of the working and beneficiary populations
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Washington Kids CountAnnual publication from the Human Services Policy Center that compiles statistics on the children and families in Washington
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CINAHL Complete (EBSCOhost) -- 1937-presentCINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature) which indexes journals as far back as 1937, is now "Complete" with over 1300 full-text journals. Also includes citations to books, dissertations, and conference proceedings.
Pediatric Nursing
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MedlinePlusFree, authoritative information from the National Library of Medicine, the National Institutes of Health, other government agencies, and health-related organizations. Preformulated MEDLINE searches are included to access journal articles.
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MEDLINE (EBSCOhost) -- 1946-presentComprehensive index to all aspects of medicine, covering journals and some titles include full-text.
Pediatric Communications Disorders
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SAGE Journals OnlineArticles from social science & humanities journals, back to 1999. Indexing only for articles older than 1999 & some journals this library does not subscribe to.
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Communication & Mass Media Complete (EBSCOhost)Scholarly articles, trade publications and more in the fields of communications, mass media and related subjects. Selected core titles are indexed back to the first issue.
Setting Up a RefWorks Account
"Online bibliographic citation manager," meaning it will help you collect, organize and cite your sources. Click the link below and set up an individual account. [More information]
- RefWorks
Online bibliographic citation manager. After registration, you can use this program to import references from research databases into folders, then format them in any of more than 100 citation styles.