A selected list of resources in the University Libraries for research in health, wellness, and wellness management. Access the guide directly at http://bsu.libguides.com/wellness
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Searching for Articles
The databases below are good places to start looking for articles related to physical wellness. These and more can be found on the Ball State University Libraries databases list.
Key database for the nursing and allied health professions.
Description: Key database for the nursing and allied health professions, which indexes more than 4,100 peer reviewed journals including the publications of the National League for Nursing and the American Nurses' Association.
The database allows you to limit your search to Evidence-Based Practice resources. Time Period: 1981 to present Sources: Indexes more than 5,400 journals, magazines, and trade publications and provides the full of 70 titles. Subject Headings: Health, Mobile, Science (Nursing) Scholarly or Popular: Scholarly Primary Materials: Abstracts, Case Studies, Citations, Conference Papers, Dissertation and Theses, Journal Articles Information Included: Abstracts,Full Text,Citations FindIt@BALL STATE: Yes Print Equivalent: None Publisher: EBSCO Updates: Monthly Number of Simultaneous Users: Unlimited
PubMed is the premier index of medical journal articles.
Description:PubMed was created by National Library of Medicine in 1996. It includes all of MEDLINE plus citations which have not had MeSH terms assigned and "ahead of Print" articles. It also includes some full text articles. Time Period: 1946 to present Sources: Provides indexing for more than 5,200 journals. Subject Headings: Health, Psychology, Science Scholarly or Popular: Scholarly Primary Materials: Journal Articles Information Included: Abstracts, Citations, Full Text FindIt@BALL STATE: No Print Equivalent: None Publisher: National Library of Medicine Updates: Daily Number of Simultaneous Users: Unlimited
This database contains 3D models of the human body which can be rotated 360 degrees.
Description: This database contains 3D models of the human body which can be rotated 360 degrees. Layers can also be exposed by peeling them back. To view models click on any of the 8 modules including: Anatomy for Exercise, Anatomy for Yoga, Anatomy for Otolaryngology, Audiology, Functional Anatomy; Interactive Learning Activities for SLP, Speech Language Pathology; and Sports Injuries: Foot 2/e. Time Period: Current Sources: Contains 8 learning modules with 1,000's of 3D images. Subject Headings: Health, Science (Otolaryngology, Audiology, Speech Language Pathology, Anatomy for Exercise, Sports Injuries) Scholarly or Popular: Scholarly Primary Materials: Images Information Included: Full Text FindIt@BALL STATE: No Print Equivalent: None Publisher: Teton Data Systems Updates: NA Number of Simultaneous Users: Unlimited