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Research Guides: Public Health: Articles & Databases

WebCINAHL Plus with Full Text CINAHL Plus with Full Text is an online source for full text nursing and allied health journals, providing full text for more than 560 journals indexed in CINAHL. This database contains 600,000 full-text articles dating back to 1937, as well as searchable cited references, legal cases, clinical innovations, critical paths, drug …

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Research Guides: Public Health: Tests and Measurement Instruments

WebMeasurement Tools in Patient Education by Barbara Klug Redman Named a 2013 Doody's Core Title This book provides a compendium of patient teaching tools for use in all areas of health care practice. They can be used for: Assessment of patient's educational needs Evaluation of effectiveness of patient teaching Tracking effectiveness …

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Research Guides: Public Health: Searching Strategies

Web1. Divide your research question into concepts and connect them with the Boolean operator AND. s moking AND youth. 2. Brainstorm some synonyms and connect them with the Boolean operator OR: smoking OR tobacco OR “pipe smoking”, etc.

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Research Guides: Public Health: Health Behavior Theory

WebThis book describes influential theories of health related behaviors, the process of shaping behaviors, and the effects of ecological factors on behavior. The guide addresses the ways in which theory and models can be used in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of health promotion programs. Theories covered include: …

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Qualitative Research

WebQualitative Methods for Health Research by Judith Green; Nicki Thorogood Qualitative Methods for Health Research is a practical introduction to designing, conducting and appraising qualitative research in areas such as public health, health services research, nursing and health promotion. This book will be useful for professionals and …

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Research Guides: Public Health: Literature Review

WebGuide to selected resources in Public Health. Professional Academic Writing in the Humanities and Social Sciences by Susan MacDonald In Professional Academic Writing in the Humanities and Social Sciences, Susan Peck MacDonald tackles important and often controversial contemporary questions regarding the rhetoric of inquiry, the …

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Health Sciences Libraries in DC area

WebEastern Shore Area Health Education Center Learning Resource Center 814 Chesapeake Drive Cambridge, MD 21613 410-221-2600 Eastern Shore Hospital Center

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Research Guides: Health and Medical Statistics: Home

WebIntroduction. This is a guide to important reference sources in the field of Health and Medical Statistics. If you need more information and assistance, email or phone the subject specialist of this guide. Explore the health data and statistics from U.S. government agencies, public health organizations, and health sciences libraries.

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Research Guides: Public Health: Evidence-Based Medicine

WebChapter 2 breaks down the pyramid into synthesized sources, pre-appraised sources and primary studies, and provides example sources for each. This book addresses the common criticisms of evidence-based healthcare, dispelling many of its myths and misconceptions, while providing a pragmatic framework for testing the validity of healthcare literature.

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Research Guides: Public Health: Types of Resources

WebGuide to selected resources in Public Health. This 2 min. video describes the information cycle and various forms of output at each stage. It emphasizes that information can be found in various formats, either paper or electronic, and that the format is less important than the information itself.

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Research Guides: Public Health: History of Medicine

WebConsult the Research Using Primary Sources Guide . This guide will clarify how to locate, access, and use primary sources, particularly at the University of Maryland. Check the CDC's Diseases & Conditions A-Z index. This list will help you to identify an illness, injury or disease to get started with your class assignment.. Identify a report or a …

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Stay Current with Research

WebCurrent Public Health Information. Discover daily updates on new public health research and funding by subscribing to the following RSS feeds. Many organizations, databases and electronic journals offer RSS feeds, look for the RSS feed icon . Registration may be required. Organizations RSS Feeds. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention …

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Statistics by subject

WebThis guide provides print and electronic resources for finding data and statistics in health and medicine.

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Books on different types of professional writing

WebEffective Writing for Health Professionals by Megan-Jane Johnstone Health professionals are increasingly expected to conduct and publish their research, apply for grants, write newsletters, liaise with the media, present conference papers and contribute articles to professional journals. Writing well is an essential professional skill and writing …

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