Databases
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Alt HealthWatch
EBSCOhost. Full text for over 180 publications (many peer-reviewed) covering alternative and complementary medicine.
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CINAHL Plus with Full Text
EBSCOhost. Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health. Use the Age Groups menu and select "Aged, 65+ years" or "Aged, 80 and over" to limit your search to items affecting one or more of these age groups. The most comprehensive source for nursing and allied health journals. 1981 to the present.
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Gale Virtual Reference Library
GVRL is a database of 27 encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. Look here for biology, chemistry, nursing and medicine, sociology, history, education, law, and more.
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Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
EBSCOhost. Scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. Coverage of nursing and allied health is particularly strong. Also includes Merriam-Webster's Medical Desk Dictionary.
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EBSCOhost
Search from a wide range of research databases for magazine and journal articles. Updated daily.
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Medline
EBSCOhost. Covers the international literature on biomedicine, including allied health. Citations available from 1965 - present; some full text.
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TOPICsearch
EBSCOhost. Explore social, political & economic issues, scientific discoveries, and other popular topics discussed in today's classrooms. Citations include Lexile reading levels.
Suggested Catalog Searches
aging
aging -- moral and ethical aspects
elder abuse
geriatrics
gerontology
memory and aging
nursing home
older people -- health and hygiene
older people -- United States
retirement -- United States
nutrition and aging
Journals & Websites
- Aging & Mental Health
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Peer-reviewed journal covering the biological, psychological and social aspects of aging as they relate to mental health.
- Aging Male
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Providing peer-reviewed research papers and other educational and research materials.
- AgingStats.gov
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Established in 1986, this site brings together resources from Federal agencies that share an interest in improving aging-related data. Here you will find reports, statistics, and workshop presentations and papers.
- Experiemental Aging Research
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Peer-reviewed research articles, book reviews, monographs, and papers on the aging process from a psychological and psychobiological perspective. Focus on experimental psychology, neuropsychology, psychobiology, work research, ergonomics, and behavioral medicine.
- AHRQ: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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The Elderly Healthcare page from AHRQ includes press releases, evidence reports, effectiveness reviews, and research results on topics in healthcare for the aged.
- Journal of Aging Studies
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Scholarly articles related to the aging experience. Journal focuses on aging from the perspective of social and behavioral sciences.
- National Institute on Aging
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Programs, publications, press releases, budget updates, employment and training info, links to related sites.
- Psychology and Aging
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Research articles focusing on applied, biobehavioral, clinical, educational, experimental, methodological, or psychosocial aspects of adult development and aging.
- U.S. Administration on Aging
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Site contains a wide array of information on older persons and services for the elderly. Several resource rooms focusing on such topics as Alzheimer’s Disease and caregiving are available.
- U.S. Census Bureau
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Age Data of the United States provides census information specific to age groups, generations such as Baby Boomers, and other age-related breakdowns.
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Make sure to check out the resources on Aging, including statistics; hospitals and nursing homes; Medicare and Medicaid; and suggested resources for caregivers.
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration
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The Information for Seniors page has numerous articles, brochures and other publications with information for older people on a wide range of health issues, including arthritis, cancer, health fraud, and nutrition.
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