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- CINAHLNursing, health administration, health information management, long term care, health services physical therapy, respiratory care, radiation therapy, communication disorders, clinical laboratory science & other allied health disciplines. 1937-present.
- Anatomy.tvMultimedia human anatomy resource with 3D interactive models of multiple layers; slides of MRI images, cadaver specimens, clinical examples; animations and movies. Clinical specialties include speech & language pathology, otolaryngology, physical therapy, and sports medicine. Functional antomy with additional content for yoga, pilates, resistance training and sports injuries. Includes MRI images, clinical slides, radiology slides and X-rays, dissection videos and slides; interactive zoom, angle, rotation and layers; video and animations; explanatory text; interactive quizzes.
- MEDLINEBiomedicine, Behavioral Sciences, Bioengineering, Pre-clinical Science, Health Policy Development and Life Sciences. 1865-present
- CAB AbstractsAgriculture, environment, aspects of human health, human nutrition, animal health, as well as the management and conservation of natural resources.
- SPORTDiscusSport, fitness & related disciplines. International in scope. 1800s-present
- ScienceDirectOver 4,000 Elsevier science journals and tens of thousands of books covering a wide variety of subjects in physical sciences & engineering, life sciences, health & medicine, social sciences & humanities.
- BioOne CompleteBiology, ecology, zoology and environmental science.
- BIOSISBiology, life sciences, medicine, science & technology, and biomedicine. International coverage. Includes all BIOSIS Previews journals plus additional citation data. 1926-present
- PsycINFOPeer reviewed journal articles and books in psychology, counseling and related fields, such as sociology, linguistics, medicine, law, physiology, business, psychiatry, and anthropology.1887-present
- Physical Education IndexFitness, sports medicine, kinesiology, biomechanics, motor learning, sport law, recreation, standardized fitness tests, sports equipment, business and marketing, coaching and training, and sport sociology/psychology, health education & curricula, & physical therapy. 1970-present
- ERICEducation journals & documents (research reports, evaluation studies, curriculum guides & lesson plans collected by the U.S. Dept. of Education). 1966-present
- Education SourceScholarly research in education & education-related social issues. All levels of education from early childhood to higher education, and all educational specialties, such as multilingual education, health education, & testing. 1900-present
Google Scholar
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Library Links - FindIt@Txstate
Bibliography Manager - EndNote (for Desktop EndNote)
***For EndNote Web, under Downloads, use Capture Reference.
- Ulrich'sTo find out if a journal is considered Refereed/Peer-Reviewed , check the Ulrich's database by doing a search for the title of the journal. Many library research databases accessible allow searches to be limited to articles published in Peer-Reviewed journals.