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  CINAHL Plus with Full Text (EBSCOhost) Authentication Required Brought to you by the University of Wisconsin System Resource Guide
    Coverage: 1937 to present. Updated: monthly.
With indexing and abstracts for 3,024 nursing journals, CINAHL Plus with Full Text covers nursing, biomedicine, alternative/complementary medicine, consumer health and 17 allied health disciplines. Content includes books, dissertations, selected conference proceedings, standards of practice, and evidence-based care sheets. Full-text is available for more than 560 journals.
  Cochrane Collection Plus (EBSCOhost) Authentication Required 
    Coverage: 1996 - present
Cochrane Collection Plus provides information and evidence to support decisions of health care professionals and is a collection of six databases: Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL - Clinical Trials), Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR), Cochrane Methodology Register (CMR - Methods Studies), Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE), Health Technology Assessments (HTA), and the NHS Economic Evaluation Database (NHSEED).
  Health Professions Databases via EBSCOhost Authentication Required 
This cluster of EBSCOhost databases allows you to search 13 health professions databases at one time:
Alt HealthWatch | Health Source - Consumer Edition | CINAHL Plus with Full Text | Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials | Cochrance Database of Systematic Reviews | Lexi-PALS Drug Guide | Cochrane Methodology Register | Health Technology Assessments | Health Source: Consumer Edition | Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition | MEDLINE | NHS Economic Evaluation Database | PsycINFO
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  Journals@OVID (OVID) Authentication Required 
Journals@Ovid is a single database that contains the Ovid Full Text and graphics of every full text journal offered by Ovid. Use the GetTeXt link to request articles from journals to which we do not subscribe. Or, limit your search to Your Journals@Ovid, a subset of the full database that contains only Murphy Library's current OVID subscriptions (American Journal of Occupational Therapy, American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine, Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews, Journal of Cardiopulmonary Research and Prevention, Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research, Medicine and Science in Sports & Exercise, OTJR, Pediatric Physical Therapy, and Strength and Conditioning Journal).
  MEDLINE (EBSCOhost) Authentication Required Brought to you by BadgerLink 
    Coverage: 1950 to present. Updated: daily.
Essentially equivalent to PubMed. From the National Library of Medicine, U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services. Authoritative information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more. Over 4,800 current biomedical journals are indexed. Uses MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Incorporates PREMEDLINE, OLDMEDLINE, AIDSLINE & more.
  OT Search (AOTA) Authentication Required 
OT Search (published by The American Occupational Therapy Association) indexes articles from more than 60 scholarly journals and magazines on topics such as physiotherapy, anatomy and physiology, medical chemistry, drugs, psychology, diagnostics and more. OT Search also indexes monographs, dissertations and theses, conference proceedings and audiovisual materials. Coverage for most titles begins in the 1980s. Coverage varies by titles. No full text is available.
  ScienceDirect College Edition (Elsevier) Authentication Required 
Online access to an extensive collection of full text from journals and reference collections published by Elsevier.
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  Alt HealthWatch (EBSCOhost) Authentication Required Brought to you by BadgerLink 
    Varies by journal; view title list
This database includes articles on the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness. It includes full text articles for more than 180 international, and often peer-reviewed journals and reports.
  Biomedical Reference Collection: Basic Edition (EBSCOhost)Authentication Required Brought to you by BadgerLink 
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    1985 to present. Updated: daily.
Full text for more than 100 periodicals covering clinical medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, pre-clinical sciences and the health care system.
  Chemoreception Abstracts (ProQuest/CSA) Authentication Required Resource Guide
    Coverage: 1982 to present. Updated: quarterly.
Citations and abstracts of journal articles in topics such as: the neurobiology, chemistry, and physiology of taste, smell, internal chemoreception, and chemotaxis.
  CSA Neurosciences Abstracts (ProQuest/CSA) Authentication Required 
    Coverage: 1982 to present. Updated: monthly.
Citation and abstracts from journal articles covering all aspects of vertebrate and invertebrate neuroscience, emphasizing basic research studies but also including neural diseases such as Alzheimer's.
  Health Source: Consumer (EBSCOhost) Authentication Required Brought to you by BadgerLink 
    Coverage: 1984 to present. Updated: daily.
Indexes over 300 periodicals covering medical sciences, food and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine, and general health.
  MD Consult (Elsevier) Authentication Required Brought to you by the University of Wisconsin - Madison 
    Coverage: Varies by publication type. Updated: daily.
Comprehensive clinical information for medical professionals/students plus instant access to continuously updated, evidence-based support for patient education, diagnosis, and management. Includes a combination of full text journals, full text books, medical reports, clinical updates, drug information, patient handouts and more.
  Nursing & Allied Health Collection: Basic Edition (EBSCOhost)Authentication Required Brought to you by BadgerLink 
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    Coverage: 1985 to present. Updated: daily.
Full text for more than 100 periodicals 80 of which are peer reviewed covering topics such as nursing, biomedicine, health sciences, consumer health and allied health disciplines.
  Nursing Consult (Elsevier) Authentication Required Brought to you by the University of Wisconsin - Madison 
    Coverage: Varies by publication type. Updated: daily.
Comprehensive clinical information for nursing professionals/students plus instant access to continuously updated, evidence-based support for patient education, diagnosis, and management. Includes a combination of full text journals, full text books, medical reports, clinical updates, drug information, patient handouts and more. Coverage: Varies by publication type.
  PsycINFO (EBSCOhost) Authentication Required 
    Coverage: 1887 to present. Updated: monthly.
Contains citations and abstracts of journal articles, book chapters, and books in the field of psychology or in the psychological aspects of many related disciplines. Full text articles from over 300 articles are available via links from PsycINFO to other EBSCOhost databases; 51 journals are available via links in PsycINFO to PsycARTICLES.
  Science Accelerator U.S. Government Resource Resource Guide
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Find scientific research & development results, project descriptions, and more.  This search engine covers individual government databases including: Information Bridge, E-Print Network, Science Conference Proceedings, R&D Accomplishments, Energy Citations Database, R&D Project Summaries, EPA Science Inventory (SI), NIH Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects (CRISP), NSF Award Abstracts, SBA Technology Resources Network (TECH-Net), USDA Current Research Information System (CRIS), DOepatents, and EnergyFiles.
  Science Citation Index Expanded (Thomson) Authentication Required Brought to you by the University of Wisconsin System 
    Coverage: 1987 to present. Updated: weekly.
Indexes more than 5,700 major journals across 164 scientific disciplines. Can also be used to find other articles citing a specific article (footnotes in reverse).
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  SPORTDiscus with Full Text (EBSCOhost) Authentication Required 
    Coverage: 1975 - present. Updated: monthly.
Provides citations and abstracts to periodical articles, books, conference proceedings, and research papers. Topics covered include sports medicine, exercise physiology, biomechanics, psychology, training, coaching, and physical education.
This resource is limited to 4 simultaneous users. If access is unavailable, please try again later.
  Toxicology Abstracts (ProQuest/CSA) Authentication Required Resource Guide
    Coverage: 1981 to present. Updated: monthly.
Topics such as the effects of alcohol and smoking, drug abuse, hydrocarbon studies, nitrosamines, radiation and radioactive materials.
  TOXLINE (ProQuest/CSA) Authentication Required Resource Guide
    Coverage: last 5 years + current year. Updated monthly.
From the National Library of Medicine, U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services. Covers all areas of toxicology, including chemicals and pharmaceuticals, pesticides, environmental pollutants, and mutagens and teratogens. (This version of TOXLINE does not contain information from Chemical Abstracts Service, BIOSIS, or International Pharmaceutical Abstracts.)

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  Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost) Authentication Required Brought to you by BadgerLink Resource Guide
    Coverage: 1975 to present. Updated: Daily.
Provides access to citations and abstracts for over 8,000 magazines and journals, with full text access to over half these titles. For scholarly publications, full text is available for more than 3,600 titles covering subjects such as social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, and ethnic studies.
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  CQ Researcher (CQ Press) Authentication Required Brought to you by the University of Wisconsin System 
    Coverage: Past 15 years to present. Updated: weekly.
Full-text articles on the most current and controversial issues of the day with complete summaries, insight into two sides of the issues, bibliographies and more.
Quick Tips: How to browse for topic ideas. | How to get quick citations | How to cite APA style using KnightCite
  JSTOR Authentication Required 
    Coverage: varies (some 19th century) to 2001.
Access to the full text of over 490 scholarly journals from a variety of disciplines. Coverage: varies (some 19th century) to 2001.
  LexisNexis Academic (LexisNexis) Authentication Required Brought to you by the University of Wisconsin System 
Over 5,600 full text sources.
News: 350 newspapers, 400 magazines/journals, 600 newsletters, broadcast transcripts, campus news, wire services.
Business: news, accounting literature, company information, directories.
Legal Research: secondary literature, case law, codes & regulations, tax law, international legal materials, patent research, career information.
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  MasterFILE Premier (EBSCOhost) Authentication Required Brought to you by BadgerLink 
    Coverage: 1984 to present. Updated: daily.
Full-text from nearly 3,000 general reference, business, consumer health, general science, and multi-cultural periodicals.
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    Periodicals

  Health Professions Periodicals
A title list of the library's individual periodical subscriptions in Health Professions. Many more Health Professions related periodicals are available through the library's article databases.
  Occupational Therapy Periodicals
A title list of the library's individual periodical subscriptions in Occupational Therapy. Many more OT related periodicals are available through the library's article databases.
  Science Online (Science) Authentication Required 
    Coverage: 1997 to present. Updated: weekly.
A weekly online publication that covers scientific training, career development, and the science job market. Includes the online version of Science Magazine. One of the most well read journals in the field. Published the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Also provides access to free content such as ScienceCareers.org, STKE, and the four most recent weeks of ScienceNOW news stories.

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  Burger's Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Discovery (Wiley InterScience) Authentication Required 
    Coverage: articles posted online from 2003 to present. Updated: monthly.
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An online equivalent of the six volume print reference work, this resource covers areas of traditional and new biology. Topics include: drug discovery and development, cardiovascular agents and endocrines, autacoids, chemotherapeutic agents, and nervous system agents.
  Clinical Pharmacology (EBSCOhost) Authentication Required Brought to you by BadgerLink 
    Coverage: current. Updated: quarterly.
Provides access to up-to-date, concise, and clinically-relevant drug monographs for all U.S. prescription drugs, hard-to-find herbal and nutritional supplements, over-the-counter products and new drugs and those under investigation.
  Consumer Health Complete (EBSCOhost) Authentication Required Brought to you by BadgerLink 
    Varies by e-book or resource; view title list.
Includes full text for 200 health reference books as well as evidence-based health results, drug patient education sheets, medical images and diagrams, over 800 physician-generated videos on general, women's, and men's health; healthy aging; consumer health pamphlets; full text from over 500 consumer health periodicals; and over 240 animations.
  Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine, 3rd Edition (Gale) Authentication Required 
    Coverage: complete text and images from the 3rd edition of the print encyclopedia. Last Updated: 2009.
This e-book covers all aspects of alternative medicine including therapies, conditions/diseases, herbs/plants, and people. Entries cover alternative and complementary medical practices, diseases/conditions, herbs and remedies, therapies, biographies of pioneers in the field, and analysis of acceptance by scientists and doctors.
  Encyclopedia of Bioethics (Gale) Authentication Required 
    Coverage: complete text and images from the 5 volume print edition. Last Updated: 2004.
This e-book includes 480 entries on topics such as ethics of health professionals, animal research, population control and the environment, cloning, privacy and censorship on the Web, stem cell research, same-sex marriage, and much more. Coverage: complete text and images from the 5 volume print edition.
Note: The 5 volume print version is available in Murphy Library's reference collection; call no. QH332 .E52 2004
  Encyclopedia of Diets (Gale) Authentication Required 
    Last Updated: 2007
This resource includes information on special diets such as a Gluten-free or high protein diet, dieting and popular weight-loss programs such as the Atkins Diet, dietary concerns, nutritional basics, and some effects of a person's dietary choices on one's health. The Encyclopedia presents an overview of all topics in a standardized, balanced format. Not intended to be an endorsement of any one diet or lifestyle, the topics presented will be organized around the development and history of a diet, its basic principles, any key figures that influence the trend, and any public or regulatory concerns associated with the practice.
  Encyclopedia of Epidemiology (Sage) Authentication Required 
This encyclopedia includes articles on epidemiology and many topics from related fields such as biostatistics, health psychology, and health economics. Each article includes nontechnical summaries recommendations for further reading.
  Encyclopedia of Global Health (Sage) Authentication Required 
    Last Updated: 2008.
This e-book includes over 1,200 articles on health topics: physical and mental health * biographies of major doctors and researchers * profiles of medical institutions * organizations and corporations * descriptions of drugs and operations * national health policies. This resource also includes health status by country, mortality rates of infectious and non-communicable diseases, and a glossary of health definitions.
  Encyclopedia of Medicine (Gale) Authentication Required 
    Coverage: complete text and images from the 3rd edition of the print encyclopedia. Last Updated: 2006.
Written for a general audience, this e-book includes comprehensive information on more than 1,700 topics. Articles on diseases/disorders and their corresponding test/treatment range from a few paragraphs to multiple pages. Disease/disorder entries include definitions, descriptions, causes and symptoms, diagnosis, common and alternative treatment, prognosis, and prevention. Test/treatment entries also include definitions and descriptions, but also include the purpose and rationale behind the treatment, preparation, aftercare, risks, normal and abnormal results. Biographical information and historical sidebars are included throughout.
  Encyclopedia of Mental Health (Gale) Authentication Required 
    Coverage: complete text and images from the 2nd edition of the print encyclopedia. Last Updated: 2007.
This e-book includes detailed information on mental disorders and conditions written for a general audience with entries for all 150 disorders classified in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, text revision (DSM-IV-TR). It also features entries for prescription, alternative and over-the-counter drugs, as well as the various therapies used to treat mental disorders.
  Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health (Gale) Authentication Required 
    Coverage: complete text and images from the 5 volume print edition. Last Updated: 2006.
Written for students and professionals, this e-book covers all major health professions such as physical therapy, occupational therapy, pharmacology, and nutrition. The encyclopedia includes 850 entries on body systems and functions, conditions and diseases, issues, theories, techniques and practices, as well as devices and equipment.
  Encyclopedia of Obesity (Sage) Authentication Required 
    2008
This e-book includes nearly 500 entries on obesity and related health conditions including molecular biology, psychology, medicine, public health and policy, food science, environmental health, and pharmaceuticals. Articles also address topics for a changing society that is slowly adapting to accommodate obesity, including recent lawsuits, new options for medical and dietary treatment, and the importance of prevention in children. Themes include: Biological or Genetic Contributors * Children * Dietary Interventions * Disordered Eating * Environmental Contributors * Health Implications * Medical Treatments * New Research * Behavior * Ethnicity/Race * Public Health Crisis * Psychological Influences/Outcomes * Societal Influences * Women * Worldwide Prevalence of Obesity.
  Encyclopedia of Virology (Elsevier) Authentication Required 
    2008 edition
This e-reference book covers biological, molecular, and medical topics concerning viruses in animals, plants, bacteria and insects. This edition takes into account the new developments in virology research and includes information on emerging diseases such as avian flu, SARS and West Nile as well as the ability of some viruses to be used as agents of bioterrorism. Edited by leading Virologists Mahy and van Regenmortel.
  Medicine E-Book Cluster (Gale) Authentication Required 
This cluster of electronic reference books allows you to search 4 titles at one time: Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine | Encyclopedia of Medicine | Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health | Encyclopedia of Mental Health.
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    Featured Reference Books @ Murphy Library

  American Hospital Association Guide to the Health Care Field
    2007
  Exploring Health Care Careers
    2nd ed., 2 volumes, 2002
  Health Professions: Career and Education Directory
    35th ed., 2007-2008
  Medical and Health Information Directory
    20th ed., 3 volumes, 2007
  Medical School Admission Requirements, United States and Canada
    2007

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    Directories

  Physicians Assistant Programs Directory Authentication Required 
    Coverage: accredited programs in the U.S. Updated: Ongoing; as program information is revised.
Published by the Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA), this resource provides access to profiles for physician assistant education programs and post-graduate opportunities in the United States. Coverage: accredited programs in the U.S.
Note: Mediated access only, please ask for assistance at the Reference Desk.

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  Micromedex (Thomson) Authentication Required 
This resource includes information to support clinical practice. Users can search for drug information and interactions, disease/condition overviews, alternative medicine information, and patient education materials. Also included are a variety of calculators such as measurements (e.g. BMI), drug dosing tools, and antidote calculators. Information in this resource comes from: DRUGDEX® System, CareNotes, PDR, POISINDEX®,DISEASEDEX™ and many other sources.
- Quick Tip: How to cite info from this resource: Look for "HOW TO REFERENCE THE THOMSON HEALTHCARE LICENSED SOLUTIONS" on this web page.
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    Dissertations & Theses

  OregonPDF in Health & Performance
OregonPDF is a collection of graduate research studies (theses and dissertations) on movement and physical activity. Topics include physical activity, physical fitness, activities of daily living, work, sport and athletics, recreation, dance, and play. Study participants include children, adults; elderly, individuals with disabilities, injury or disease; and athletes. Citations and abstracts are included with links to full text PDFs. Coverage: At least 1996 to present. Updated annually with 100+ new theses/dissertations.

Find Statistics

    Statistical & Data Sources

  Health Scorecard Project (La Crosse Medical Health Science Consortium)
Health Scorecard allows users to view, sort, graph, and compare selected state and federal government population and health data from 20 area counties, three area states, or the nation as a whole. Make comparisons side-by-side, view trends across years, or compare data to state and national benchmarks.

Use Free Web Resources

    Websites (free, public sites)

  Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
  Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
  DailyMed
  DIRLINE
(NLM's Directory of Information Resources Online)
  Drug Information Portal
  Genetics Home Reference
  Health.gov
  healthfinder
  MedlinePlus
  MedPix Medical Image Database
Note- MedPix uses a self-signed security certificate that your web browser may initially reject. It is safe to accept/install the certificate and continue to the site.
  National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
  National Guideline Clearinghouse
  Nutrition.gov
  Public Health Image Library (PHIL)
  Science.gov
  Wisconsin Health Statistics

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