LibGuides: PHPR 2811: Global Healing Traditions: Searching for Sources

Sources

Find Background and General Information on Your Topic

Websites

Find general information on your topic especially on .gov websites. Try some of the websites listed below:
Carefully evaluate anything you find on the web (see evaluating sources for more information).

Books

Use the library's main search box and limit books or e-books to find books which will provide general information on your topic.
For additional books, use OhioLINK to find books at other academic libraries.
Most books are scholarly but not all, see evaluation tab for more information.

Find More Detailed information on Your Topic

Databases

Alt-HealthWatch
Publications, including scholarly articles, about alternative and complementary health care and wellness.
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
Index, abstracts, and full text scholarly articles focusing on many medical disciplines, particularly nursing and allied health. Also includes AHFS Consumer Medication Information, which covers generic drug patient education sheets.
NatMed Pro
Information on various dietary supplements, natural medicines, and alternative therapies. Includes an interaction checker and disease state/condition search.
PubMed
Access MEDLINE citations and other biomedical literature. Includes links to full text available from Heterick.
SearchONU (Classic Interface)
Searches ONU's databases, e-journals, e-books, the POLAR catalog, and the OhioLINK catalog.