Parkland Library | Health Reference Center Academic

With more than 700 sources, this database provides access to the full-text and images of respected nursing, allied health and medical journals, plus a wide variety of personal health information sources. Use this database to find articles on: Fitness, Pregnancy, Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health and Safety, Alcohol and Drug abuse, HMOs, Prescription Drugs, etc. It includes consumer health magazines, articles and reference books.

Users have several different ways to search the service:

Subject Guide is useful for locating articles by topic.

Relevance Search allows users to find articles by matching words in titles, citations, and abstracts, or in the entire text. The result list starts with the best matches according to how and where the words occur in articles.

Keyword Search allows you to browse for articles by matching words in titles, citations, and abstracts, or in the entire text. The result list runs from newest to oldest.

Advanced Search is useful for narrowing your search results, by using any of several indexes, alone or in combination.

Journal Search is useful for locating articles from a specific issue of a journal or newspaper. The results list displays in page number order.

The material contained in this database is intended for informational purposes only. For nursing and allied health students, medical students, professionals and laypersons.

In order to access this service you must enter your library barcode number.

If you need searching or technical assistance a member of our Reference Staff will be happy to assist you. Please contact the Reference Desk during our hours of operation at (954) 757- 4200.

Coverage: Full text or Abstracts. 1980 - Present.
Produced By: Thompson - Gale
Access: Home access available for Parkland Cardholders Only.