Subject Guide with Search Tips for Diseases
Books and Media | Articles | Internet
These sources provide a good beginning. Some contain general discussion or an
overview. This kind of background
will often suggest topics, jargon, or keywords for further research.
American Medical Association complete medical
encyclopedia / medical editors, Jerrold B. Leikin, Martin S. Lipsky
RC81 .A2 A497 2003 REFERENCE,
Magill's medical guide by Anne Chang.
RC41 .M34 2005 REFERENCE, San Marcos
REFERENCE, Escondido Center
The Merck manual of medical information, Mark H. Beers, editor-in-chief
RC81 .M535 2003 REFERENCE,
Mosby's medical, nursing, & allied health dictionary by Douglas M. Anderson. [et al.]
R121 .M89 2002 REFERENCE, San Marcos
REFERENCE,
Books and Media
Use the
Suggested Subject
Headings
Medicine, Popular
Disease
Diseases
AIDS : opposing viewpoints / Tamara L. Roleff, book editor
RA643.8 .A42 2003 San Marcos Campus Library STACKS
Alzheimer's disease : unraveling the mystery
/ National Institute on Aging/ National Institutes of Health
RC523.A49 2002 San Marcos Campus Library STACKS
Easy for you to say : q & a's for teens living with chronic
illness or disability / Miriam Kaufman
RJ380 .K385 2005 San Marcos Campus Library STACKS
The forgetting
[videorecording] : a portrait of Alzheimer's : stories of love, courage and
hope
RC523 .F67 2004 San Marcos Campus Library MEDIA
CIRCULATING
The new 8-week cholesterol cure : the ultimate program for
preventing heart disease / Robert E. Kowalski
RC685 .C6 K69 2002 San Marcos Campus Library STACKS
The new Harvard guide to
women's health by Karen J. Carlson, et.al.
RA778 .C2164 2004 San Marcos Campus Library STACKS
Plague time
: how germs cause cancer, heart disease, and other deadly ailments / Paul W. Ewald
RB156
.E93 2002 San
Marcos Campus Library STACKS
Professional guide to
diseases
RT65 .P69 2001 Escondido Center CIRCULATING
Articles are usually identified
by using online research databases or printed indexes. Printed indexes are especially helpful
for older material. Journal,
magazine, and newspaper articles can supply the latest information on a topic
and often contain details not available elsewhere. NOTE: Passwords required to use off-campus http://www.palomar.edu/library/OnlineDatabases/offcampus.htm
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EBSCOhost http://prozy.palomar.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.asp?profile=web
EBSCOhost provides access to several databases including
magazine, journal and newspaper articles.
For a guide on how to search EBSCOhost, go to Using EBSCOhost at http://www.palomar.edu/library/OnlineDatabases/ebsco.htm
Internet
Basic internet Search
Strategies - Use a directory, subject portal, or search engine to focus your
Internet search. In addition
to those listed below, find more sites on the Palomar
- Mayo Clinic www.mayoclinic.com
Information on health topics. Includes articles on diseases and conditions. - Centers for Disease Control www.cdc.gov
Wealth of information on health and diseases from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an agency of the federal government.
Organizations can provide valuable information on
specific diseases.
Some examples are:
- American Diabetes Association http://www.diabetes.org/home.jsp
- American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/home/index.asp
- Gateway to the Internet http://www.aids.org/
- The Librarians’ Index to the Internet is a valuable resource on diseases:
http://search.lii.org/index.jsp?more=SubTopic4
Information on Citation Styles – In order to create a bibliography for your research
paper, you will need to follow the rules of a specific style. For a list of styles and information on
how to use them, go to http://www.palomar.edu/library/ResearchAids/SubjectGuides/WritingStyles.htm
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