Health Topics Research (Mrs. Delory)
eBooks and Databases
Follett Shelf
Follow the link and enter your 4-digit student ID as username and password.
The health topics reference eBooks available are shown below.
Need instructions on using Follett Shelf eBooks for the first time? Check out Ms. McCall's step-by-step tutorial here.
Follow the link and enter your 4-digit student ID as username and password.
The health topics reference eBooks available are shown below.
Need instructions on using Follett Shelf eBooks for the first time? Check out Ms. McCall's step-by-step tutorial here.
Encyclopedia of Diseases and Disorders, pub. by Marshall Cavendish (2011)
Contains over two hundred A-Z entries that provide information about the causes, symptoms, treatments, and prevention of infectious and noninfectious diseases, and mental disorders. Includes photographs and illustrations, a glossary, and resources for further study.
Contains over two hundred A-Z entries that provide information about the causes, symptoms, treatments, and prevention of infectious and noninfectious diseases, and mental disorders. Includes photographs and illustrations, a glossary, and resources for further study.
Diseases, Disorders and Injuries pub. by Marshall Cavendish (2011)
Alphabetically arranged entries provide an overview of various diseases, disorders, and injuries, with information on their causes, symptoms, and treatment.
To access these eBook titles, click on the Follett Shelf link above.
Alphabetically arranged entries provide an overview of various diseases, disorders, and injuries, with information on their causes, symptoms, and treatment.
To access these eBook titles, click on the Follett Shelf link above.
Selected Print Resources
The Learning Commons has a number of books about health topics, but will not have coverage on everything, like new, evolving topics such as electronic cigarettes.
Your research topic will determine which resources will be best for you. The titles below are good for the beginning stages of selecting a topic and gathering information; they are overviews, or books that offer small summaries of information on many different subjects.
The Learning Commons has a number of books about health topics, but will not have coverage on everything, like new, evolving topics such as electronic cigarettes.
Your research topic will determine which resources will be best for you. The titles below are good for the beginning stages of selecting a topic and gathering information; they are overviews, or books that offer small summaries of information on many different subjects.
- R 610 ENC V. 1-18 - Encyclopedia of Family Health, pub. by Marshall Cavendish (2005)
- R 610.3 ENC V. 1-16 - Encyclopedia of Health, pub. by Marshall Cavendish (2003)
- REF 616 SIC V. 1-4 - Sick! Diseases and disorders, injuries and infections by David E. Newton (1999)
Use the online catalog search bar to perform more specific searches. Most Health Topics overview and single subject books will be in the 610-618 nonfiction section, but for books about specific health topics, search the online catalog link above using keywords in a Subject search.
Databases
While seeking information about your topic, you may be interested in reading journal articles about your topic that's been written by field experts on the most up-to-date leads. Use keywords to search and narrow search to "full-text" articles only.
These sources will help will fill in gaps of information for newer topics (like e-cigarettes) that we do not have books about.
While seeking information about your topic, you may be interested in reading journal articles about your topic that's been written by field experts on the most up-to-date leads. Use keywords to search and narrow search to "full-text" articles only.
These sources will help will fill in gaps of information for newer topics (like e-cigarettes) that we do not have books about.
Citations
You must provide a citation for each source of information. To develop online citations using EasyBib, find info here.
You must provide a citation for each source of information. To develop online citations using EasyBib, find info here.