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Global health database.

Roberta Bronson Fitzpatrick1

  • 1George F Smith Library of the Health Sciences, Newark, NJ 07103-2754, USA. fitzparb@umdnj.edu

Medical Reference Services Quarterly
|June 20, 2006
PubMed
Summary

Global Health is a comprehensive database combining Public Health and Tropical Medicine with human health data. It offers valuable resources for researchers and includes practical searching tips.

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Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Tropical Medicine
  • Global Health Research

Background:

  • The Global Health database integrates the Public Health and Tropical Medicine database.
  • It also incorporates human health and disease information from CAB Abstracts.
  • This provides a consolidated resource for health information.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To provide an overview of the Global Health database.
  • To offer practical searching hints for users.
  • To familiarize readers with the database's scope and accessibility.

Main Methods:

  • The Global Health database is accessible through multiple platforms including Ovid Technologies, CABI Publishing, EBSCO, and DataStar/DIALOG.
  • This overview focuses on the Ovid interface for demonstrating search strategies.
  • Information is synthesized from existing databases to form the Global Health database.

Main Results:

  • Global Health database offers a unified resource for public health and tropical medicine literature.
  • The database combines data from formerly separate entities, enhancing searchability.
  • Specific searching strategies can optimize information retrieval.

Conclusions:

  • The Global Health database is a significant resource for researchers in public health and tropical medicine.
  • Understanding its structure and accessing it via platforms like Ovid enhances research efficiency.
  • Effective searching techniques are crucial for leveraging the database's full potential.

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