The resources on this guide are selected to support the curriculum designed for students in the DeSales PA program and especially to aid in their research assignments.
Click the red star for a brief tutorial. Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) provides access to virtually all English-language nursing journals, and primary journals from 13 allied health disciplines.
For updated instructions on how to search the New PubMed click the PubMed tab at the top of this page. The New PubMed was introduced in Fall 2019.
(To continue to access and use MeSH terms as was recommended for the old PubMed (Legacy PubMed), click the link to MeSH on the left side of the PubMed home page under "Explore.")
PubMed Central® (PMC) is a free archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature at the U.S. National Institutes of Health's National Library of Medicine (NIH/NLM). PMC contains more than 5 million full-text records, spanning several centuries of biomedical and life science research (late 1700s to present).
The SAGE Journals platform includes full text of scholarly journals from SAGE publications in many disciplines, such as ,health sciences, education, religion, social sciences, criminal justice and business.
Click the red star for a tutorial reviewing how to run an Advanced Search in the Wiley Online Library. The library contains over 1,600 journals covering a broad and multidisciplinary collection of online resources: nursing, law & criminology, humanities, psychology, social and behavioral sciences, business, economics, finance, accounting and more.
Please Note: Trexler Library does not subscribe to ebooks in the Wiley Online Library. Items available in full text are denoted by an open padlock icon.
Epocrates Online drug and formulary reference provides immediate access to drug monographs (brand and generic), dosing calculators, pill ID information, clinical practice guidelines, adverse reactions, contraindications, drug interactions, and much more.
"MedlinePlus is the National Institutes of Health's Web site for patients and their families and friends. Produced by the National Library of Medicine, the world’s largest medical library, it brings you information about diseases, conditions, and wellness issues in language you can understand. MedlinePlus offers reliable, up-to-date health information, anytime, anywhere, for free." (Taken from the MedlinePlus About web page)
“First published in 1899 as a small reference book for physicians and pharmacists, the Manual grew in size and scope to become one of the most widely used comprehensive medical resources for professionals and consumers. As the Manual evolved, it continually expanded the reach and depth of its offerings to reflect the mission of providing the best medical information of the day to a wide cross-section of users, including medical professionals and students, veterinarians and veterinary students, and consumers