Starting Point

Step 1: Think about your topic! What questions are you trying to answer?

Step 2: List terms that best represent the main concepts of your topic.

If nothing comes to mind, it is time to do some background research!

Background Sources

CINAHL Plus with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Major full-text database in Nursing and Allied Health, with over 560 journals, and more than 600,000 articles dating back to 1937.
Health Reference Center Academic This link opens in a new window
Full-text from a variety of medical, nursing and allied health sources: journals, reference books, pamphlets.
STAT!Ref This link opens in a new window
Full-text electronic medical library. For information on mobile access (via Apple, Android and Blackberry), refer to STAT!Ref under Mobile Apps.

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