Health Source: Consumer Edition
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Information Type: Citations, abstracts, full text
Description: Health Source: Consumer Edition offers you an alternative resource beside a hospital to find authoritative information on health-related questions. With this consumer health database, you can find a remedy for sunburn, discover healthy nutritional guidelines or search for the latest treatments for cancer. The content of Health Source: Consumer Edition is also enhanced with several health books published by the People's Medical Society. With this database you can search for information on many health topics including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health. Health Source: Consumer Edition features searchable full text for nearly 165 journals including Consumer Reports on Health and Men's Health, as well as abstracts and indexing for over 180 general health, nutrition and professional health care publications. Also included are 20 health research books, including books published by the People's Medical Society. Other features include thousands of essays from Clinical Reference Systems covering eight major health related subjects, including adult health, behavioral health, cardiology, drug and medication information, pediatric health, senior health, women's health and sports medicine; Merriam-Webster's Medical Desk Dictionary - providing users with access to terminology of genetics, oncology, pediatrics, pulmonology, emergency medicine, bacteriology, and laboratory medicine; and searchable full text for over 1,000 health-related pamphlets; and Lexi-PALS Drug Guide.

Information provided in this database should not be viewed as a means for self-diagnosis or a substitute for professional medical advise, diagnosis or treatment.

Coverage: 1990 to the present
Update Frequency: Twice weekly
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