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This guide was created by Hannah Rozear, Duke's Global Health librarian, to highlight resources relevant to research in Global Health.
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Key Sources for Background & Ideas
UpToDate
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Includes authoritative & concise summaries of disease epidemiology.
Nature News (Epidemiology)
Access Duke's subcription to
Nature
here.
Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR from CDC)
Weekly epidemiological digest for the United States published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Weekly Epidemiological Record (WHO)
World Health Organization (Topics)
Provides very basic background info on diseases with links to relevant fact sheets & data sources collected by WHO.
Key Sources for Data & Statistics
CDC National Center for Health Statistics
Global Health Observatory
Key statistics for global health research from the World Health Organization (WHO).
Behavior Risk Factor Surveillance System
Monitors health risk behaviors related to chronic disease, injuries & death, including use of preventative services
Health, United States (CDC)
Comprehensive annual report on trends in US health statistics.
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)
Assesses the health and nutritional status of adults and children in the United States.
National Health Interview Survey
NHIS data on a broad range of health topics are collected through personal household interviews (from the CDC).
US Census
Wide-Ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research (WONDER/CDC)
Provides cross-search across a wide range of US public health datasets.
Key Literature Databases
PubMed
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Search for journal articles in biomedicine. Citations are from MEDLINE and other medical and life science journals
Scopus
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Scopus is a citation index with broad coverage of health sciences. Searches MEDLINE (basis of Pubmed), as well as other high impact research journals.
Web of Science
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Search for articles from scholarly journals in all areas of research
Google Scholar
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Search for scholarly literature from a range of disciplines; many articles available through Duke Libraries. Add Duke Libraries under 'Library Links' in your GS settings.
Global Health
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Search for journal articles on global health
Selected Journals
American Journal of Epidemiology
Epidemiology
International Journal of Epidemiology
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
MMWR
PLoS One
Clinical Microbiology Reviews
Epidemiologic Reviews
Featured Global Health Ebooks
Clinical Key
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Search for background information on a wide range of clinical health sciences topics in this digital library of medical textbooks and journals
Essentials of Epidemiology in Public Health
by
Ann Aschengrau; George R. Seage
Call Number: Perkins Reserve, RA651 .A83 2014 c.1
Publication Date: 2013
Note: ebook allows one user at a time.
Epidemiology
by
Moyses Szklo
Publication Date: 2014
Epidemiology 101
by
Robert H. Friis
Publication Date: 2017