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Information on Database Resources ....
There are several databases that you will find useful in locating journal article literature on the topic of minority health. Databases such as Medline, the Cummulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) and HealthSTAR may be searched in order to find journal articles relating to the health of minorities. Additional databases may also be useful for topics in education, psychology, sociology, social work, etc. The MSU Libraries has a list of the databases it offers in the health sciences, as well as a list of databases in other subject areas that may also prove useful in your research.
For assistance with these databases or any other questions you may have, consult a Librarian.
Primarily you will be using one of
the following databases:
MEDLINE
is produced by the National Library of Medicine and includes citations
from approximately 3800 journals. The coverage is from 1966 to the present.
It is particularly useful for clinical medicine and biomedical research.
CINAHL stands
for the Cumulated Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature. The
primary focus is clinical and practical applications from nursing and
allied health publications.
HEALTHSTAR
is from the National Library of Medicine and indexes the hospital and
health administration/health policy journals. It is particularly good
for looking at managed care issues and similar topics.
PsychInfo
contains the summaries of over 1300 journals, of books, of dessertaions
and technical reports in psychology and related fields, in over 30 languages
from 50 countries.
All of these databases are available through MSU libraries Electronic Reseources. Information Retrieval Software. You can obtain the software for the Electronic Reference Library particular to your operating system (WinSPIRS for a Windows interface or MacSPIRS for the Macintosh). You may also search through a Web interface (WebSPIRS).
HOW TO FIND SIMILAR MATERIALS
The MSU Libraries online catalog MAGIC system is the place to go to locate books and journal titles related to minority health and owned at MSU.
In the Catalog, the following subject
headings will be useful. These subject headings will also be useful
when searching the catalogs of other libraries.
| Health and race | Indians of North America--Diseases |
| Ethnic groups--Diseases | Indians of North America--Health and Hygiene |
| Ethnic groups--Medical care | Indians of North America--Medical care |
| Medical anthropology | Indians of North America--Mental health |
| Afro-Americans--Diseases | Minorities--Diseases. |
| Afro-Americans--Health and hygiene | Minorities--Health and hygiene |
| Afro-Americans--Medical care | Minorities--Medical care |
| Afro-Americans--Mental health | Minorities--Mental health |
| Asian Americans--Diseases | Pacific Islanders--Diseases. |
| Asian Americans--Health and hygiene | Pacific Islanders--Health and hygiene |
| Asian Americans--Medical care | Pacific Islanders--Medical care |
| Asian Americans--Mental health | Pacific Islanders--Mental health |
| Hispanic Americans--Diseases | |
| Hispanic Americans--Health and hygiene | |
| Hispanic Americans--Medical care | |
| Hispanic Americans--Mental health |
