Using Articles
Articles are a valuable resource in any research paper or project. Articles (as opposed to books) generally possess the following characteristics:
- Shorter length
- Currency of information
- Focus on a specific aspect of a topic
Suggested Keywords
Universal Healthcare
Try different combinations of these keywords as you search for information.
Check the subject headings/descriptors for individual articles in your searches and repeat your search using these terms. Please note, subject headings are not consistent across databases.
Health Insurance
Medical Care
Medical Policy
Healthcare reform
Public Health
Recommended Article Databases
General Interest Databases (cover a variety of subjects/topics)
- Academic Search Premier (EBSCO Host) - Includes both scholarly and popular sources, updated daily.
- Academic OneFile (InfoTrac) - Includes both scholarly and popular sources, updated daily.
Discipline Specific Databases (focus on a specific discipline or collection of related disciplines)
- Health Source (EBSCO Host) - To search for consumer health literature including scholarly journals, general health care magazines, reference books, and pamphlets select "Consumer Edition". For refereed materials choose the "Nursing/Academic Edition."
- PubMed - Identifies articles in basic and clinical biomedical research as well as in psychology other allied health fields.
- MEDLINE Plus - Identifies consumer information about health-related topics.
- SocINDEX (EBSCO Host) - Identifies articles in all areas of sociology including anthropology, criminology, ethnic & racial studies, gender studies, politics, religion, rural sociology, social psychology, and urban studies.
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