Research Guides: e-Reference: Applied Health Sciences

Health Sciences

Gale Virtual Reference - Medicine
Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.
Encyclopedia of aging and public health
Combines multiple bio-psychological perspectives to offer an accurate, complete picture of the aging process.

Merck Manual of Medical Information (Professional Version)
Explains disorders, who is likely to get them, their symptoms, how they're diagnosed, how they might be prevented, and prognosis. Includes photographs, audio and videos.

Nursing

Use these reference sources to look up background information on a condition, drug, or other topics:

Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice
A full-color classic reference manual providing essential information on patient care. This clinically focused guide covers disorders and patient problems in medical-surgical, maternal-neonatal, pediatric, and psychiatric nursing, and includes over 150 step-by-step procedures.

Books@Ovid
Broad e-book collection including many useful Nursing titles such as: 2014 Lippincott's Nursing Drug Guide;
All Things Nursing; Assessment: a 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses; and Pharmacology: a 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses. To access, select "books" in the OVID search interface.
Merck Manual of Medical Information (Professional Version)
- Find information on medical topics, symptoms, drugs, procedures, news and more.

Kinesiology

Kinesiology of the musculoskeletal system : foundations for rehabilitation
Sport psychology: a student handbook
Introduction to the discipline of sport psychology. Explores key psychological issues in sport, including: are athletes born or made? Does playing sport affect personality? What effect do cultural beliefs have on personal sporting development?

Gale Virtual Reference Library
- Interdisciplinary
- Find encyclopedias, handbooks and specialized reference sources for research

Recreation & Leisure

Encyclopedia of leisure and outdoor recreation
A key reference guide for the exploration of leisure and outdoor recreation. It reflects the multidisciplinary nature of these fields and contextualizes the leading research and knowledge on key concepts, theories and practices.

Encyclopedia of Play in Today's Society
Explores the concept of play in history and modern society in the United States and internationally. Its scope encompasses leisure and recreational activities of children and adults throughout the ages, from dice games in the Roman Empire to video games today. More than 450 entries cover all aspects of play-from learning to competition, mastery of nature, socialization, and cooperation-are included.

Sport Management

Encyclopedia of Sports Management and Marketing (e-resource)
Comprehensive reference work combining sports management and sports marketing to create an authoritative overview.
The Oxford Handbook of Sports Economics
Explores the ways economics and sports interact. First, economic analysis has helped everyone understand many of the peculiar institutions in sports. And second, quality data about individual productivity, salaries, career histories, teamwork, and managerial behavior has helped economists study topics as varied as the economics of discrimination, salary dispersion, and antitrust policy.
Routledge handbook of sports marketing