Library guides: Public health: Key resources

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Database Searching in Public Health
This interactive tutorial will take you through the steps required to conduct a search in the MEDLINE database.

CINAHL Complete
Nursing, Allied Health and Public Health evidence.
Medline Complete
Authoritative medical information from over 5,400 journals in medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and pre-clinical sciences.
PubMed
Major medical and biomedical database from NLM (includes Medline). Tip: Try the 'findit@ACU’ links to search for full text access from our other subscriptions.
Web of Science Core Collection
Multi-disciplinary scholarly literature in the sciences, social sciences, arts and humanities.
APAFT
Australian Public Affairs Full-text.
SPORTDiscus with Full Text
Scholarly literature covering sport, physical fitness, exercise science, nutrition, health, and injury prevention & rehabilitation.

More databases for public health

Gale eBooks
Database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.
Credo Reference
Collection of encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri and other reference books as well as images, audio files, and videos. Topic Pages offer a starting point and pathways for further research. Includes The Macquarie Dictionary.
Oxford Reference - Medicine and health
Cross searchable database of Oxford reference resources.

Last reviewed: 5 March 2020