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CINAHL


Description The Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature database provides coverage from professional journals in nursing, allied health disciplines, and health sciences librarianship.  In addition, CINAHL offers access to healthcare books, dissertations, selected conference proceedings, standards of practice, educational software in nursing, audiovisuals, and publications from the National League for Nursing and the American Nurses Association.

The most recent articles currently being indexed will be found in the Pre-CINAHL database.

Dates of Coverage 1982-present
Updated Weekly
Access Internet
Full Text Some - only about 2%
Periodicals 1700+ indexed
Publisher CINAHL Information Services
Provider EBSCOHost
Print Counterpart None
Database Search Tip In order to do a subject search in CINAHL, you need to use CINAHL Headings. You can determine what headings to use by choosing the "CINAHL Headings" icon near the top of the search screen. Enter your topic and see what headings are used to describe it in the database.

Also check for the most recent articles in the Pre-CINAHL database.

Notes Additional search limits are available on the "Advanced Search" page. You can limit to specific age groups, or to a type of nursing such as critical care or home health care.
Copyright  Remote access to this database is limited by licensing restrictions to members of the ECSU community. Please respect copyright law and adhere to fair use practices. 
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