HBSC3041 Health, Culture and Society  

Use the journal search box to find journal subscriptions:

Use the Modify Search limit command on any keyword search to find electronic books, internet sites, music CDs, DVD's and more.

Searching for books and ebooks?

Find books on your topic area using a keyword search.  Add terms to narrow the search by another concept (prevention, treatment, nutrition...). The links below will illustrate similar searches in our collection.

Books are great sources for background and general information.  They will not have the most current research, use journal articles to find that.

diabetes exercise

stroke prevention try searching cardiovascular disease also.

Many of our books are fully online:

Alzheimer's disease (eBooks only).  Limit any search by eBook, hit the modify button, to find books accessable on the Internet.

Merck Manuals -  Five volumes of this classic are online.

Presents the full text of five medical manuals: The Merck manual of medical information (home ed.), The Merck manual of diagnosis and therapy, The Merck manual of geriatrics, The Merck Veterinary manual, and The Merck Index. Includes an interactive version of The Merck Manual of medical information (home ed.), including animation, pictures, and sound.

Merck is an excellent resourse for collecting information on your topic (causes, symptoms, treatment).

 Mental Health Information:

Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders: Find descriptions of mental disorders, information on etiology and treatment in the DSM IV.