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Health Science: Explore Topics

This page provides a starting point for on the Health Science research.

Find Background Information

Good places to find background information:
  • Your textbook or class readings
  • Encyclopedias, handbooks, & other reference materials
  • Credible websites
  • And of course ...

Health Science Reference Sources

Are there books on your topic?

When a reference tool is too broad, it can be useful to seek out a book.

Important Considerations
  • Is there a specific area within the broader topic that you're curious about or even irked by?
  • Is there a cause-effect relationship that you're curious about?
  • Look for unanswered questions.
  • Are there time periods or groups of people within the discipline that strike a chord for you?
  • If you think you've got a topic worth writing about, try to explain it informally to a friend. Are there gaps in what you know? Did any questions come up?

Health Science Book Databases

More Reference Databases

Handbooks, Encyclopedias, & Dictionaries

Qualitative Methods in Public Health

Guides you through the logic and workflow of qualitative approaches, with step-by-step guidance on every phase of the research

Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders

Covers neurological diseases and disorders, and is targeted to patients, their families and allied health students

Oxford American Handbook of Disaster Medicine

Encompasses the entire scope of disaster medicine

Dietary Reference Intakes: the Essential Guide to Nutrient Requirements

The classic reference work for the nutrition, dietetic, and allied health professions since its introduction in 1943

Essential Procedures for Emergency, Urgent, and Primary Care Settings, Second Edition

Guide to executing more than 60 commonly performed clinical procedures

A Comprehensive Guide to Intersex

Explores what intersex is, what it is not, an overview of its variations, historical and social aspects of intersex, and medical intervention along with practical advice on how professionals can help and support intersex people

Oxford Concise Medical Dictionary

Accessible entries are complemented by over 150 illustrations.

Oxford Dictionary of Food and Nutrition

Jargon-free entries on food, nutrition, diet, and health that clearly explain even the most technical terms.