Library Guides: MUCEP Research: Articles & Guidelines

Intervention Recommendations & Guidelines

County Health Rankings & Roadmaps - What Works for Health
Provides access to evidence-based intervention information on factors that affect health.
DoPHER - Database of promoting health effectiveness reviews
systematic & non-systematic reviews of effectiveness in health promotion and public health worldwide.
Guide to Community Preventive Services
Find programs that have worked
Health Evidence - Canada
Provides reviews of health promotion and public health interventions.
MMWR Recommendations and Reports
in-depth articles that relay policy statements for prevention and treatment on all areas in CDC's scope of responsibility
National Guideline Clearinghouse
Evidence based clinical practice guidelines
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Date Coverage: Current

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PDA URL: http://www.guideline.gov/resources/pda.aspxSelect NGC guidelines for PDAs.

Search Guide: http://www.guideline.gov/help/howtosearch.aspx
United States Preventive Services Task Force - Recommendations
Preventive measures - screening tests, counseling, immunizations, etc. - that have been evaluated & assessed for effectiveness

Databases for Finding Articles

Need reports of what others have done, studied or surveyed? These are often written up as articles & published in journals. Search one or more of the following.

PsycINFO with PsycARTICLES
Materials in psychology and related behavioral and social sciences.
Date Coverage: 1872-date.

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Auto Alerts: https://libraryguides.missouri.edu/alerts/ebsco

Search Guide: https://support.ebsco.com/help/PsychInfo
Sociological Abstracts
International literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences.
Date Coverage: 1952-date

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Auto Alerts: https://libraryguides.missouri.edu/c.php?g=27933&p=175454

Search Guide: https://www.proquest.com/help/academic/webframe.html?Advanced_Search.html#Advanced_Search.html
GenderWatch
Periodicals and newsletters that focus on women and women's issues.
Free account can be created for personalization.
Date Coverage: 1970 - date
Maximum Users: 4
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Scopus
Check out the links to citing articles
Date Coverage: 1970-present; selected access back to 1823

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Search Guide: http://help.scopus.com

Tutorial: https://supporthub.scopus.com

Auto Alerts: http://library.missouri.edu/search/databases/alertslist.htm#scopus
MEDLINE (Ovid)
MEDLINE contains citations and abstracts to worldwide biomedical literature including research, clinical practice, administration, policy issues, and healthcare services.
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Date Coverage: 1966-date.
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PubMed
Largest and best source to find medical and bioscience articles.

Accessing Articles

Remember to use the database links (e.g. Social Work Abstracts, Social Services Abstracts, GenderWatch) on the library website or from this guide to see the FindIt@MU button.

You can also use the Journal/Article Finder to access specific articles.

FindIt@MU guide
This guide shows how to interpret FindIt@MU results.

Other places & database to check

Public Health Partners
One-stop-shopping for public health info from government, library & public health institutions.
Check out Health Data Tools and Statistics
http://phpartners.org/health_stats.html
Free Public Health Databases
If you need something specific, you might find it here...