Top Article Databases for Health Sciences
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Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new windowIncludes journals in the social sciences, humanities, general science, multicultural studies and education. This is a great place to get started or to research topics that span different disciplines.
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CINAHL Complete This link opens in a new windowCovers nursing, biomedicine, alternative medicine, consumer health and other allied health disciplines. Provides full text access to journal articles, book chapters, conference proceedings, research instruments and clinical trials.
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APA PsycInfo This link opens in a new windowIndexes journals, dissertations, books and book chapters in all areas of psychology. Many full-text articles; some articles have abstracts only.
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PubMed This link opens in a new windowIndexes biomedical journals from MEDLINE and additional life science journals. Also links to molecular biology databases of DNA/protein sequences and 3-D structure data. Freely available to the public.
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Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition This link opens in a new window
Indexes scholarly journals in many medical disciplines; with full text. Dates Covered: 1984-present.
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Health Source: Consumer Edition This link opens in a new window
Indexes consumer health magazines, newsletters, and pamphlets; also provides drug information and includes the Merriam-Webster's Medical Desk Dictionary.
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ScienceDirect This link opens in a new windowFull text articles for well over 1,000 journals in science, health and the social sciences.
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Sociological Abstracts (ProQuest) This link opens in a new windowCovers sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. The database provides abstracts of journal articles, books, book chapters, dissertations, and conference papers. Good resource for topics intersecting health and social sciences.
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SPORTDiscus This link opens in a new window
SPORTDiscus is the main database for finding Physical Activity & Exercise related literature. It contains more than 670 full-text journals, Books, Book chapters, Conference proceedings, Journal articles and more.
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UpToDate This link opens in a new windowFind physician-authored evidence-based information intended to support clinical decision-making at the point-of-care.
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Web of Science Core Collection This link opens in a new window
Provides access to cited reference searching within a large number of the most prestigious, high impact research journals in the world.
Effective June 30, 2025, this resource is no longer available to DePaul University. Similar alternative resources include Scopus. Visit our Cancellations page to learn more. If you have any questions, please contact John Leeker. -
MathSciNet (via EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window
Provides access to the AMS's two publications: Mathematical Reviews and Current Mathematical Publications. Includes abstracts from more than 3100 mathematical journals and many thousands of books, conference proceedings, theses, and technical reports indexes.
Dates Covered: 1940-present.
