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Journal Articles

For recent information, journal articles are often the best sources. Looking through individual journals in the hope of finding relevant material is time-consuming. It is better to use the databases to find articles on your topic.

Journal Articles: 

CINAHL - Contains citations with abstracts to articles published in nursing and allied health journals. Also covers relevant materials from biomedicine, management, behavioural sciences, health sciences librarianship, education, and consumer health.

Medline - Contains citations and abstracts covering a broad range of medical topics relating to research, clinical practice, administration, policy issues, and health care services.

Statistics

Statistics: 

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare - Australia's national agency for health.
and welfare statistics and information

Australian Bureau of Statistics - Good source of Australian demographic information.

World Health Organization - International health statistics and comparisons.

Web Sites

Web Sites: 

HealthInsite - Australian Government internet gateway for consumer level health information.

MedlinePlus - U.S. National Library of Medicine: National Institutes of Health internet gateway for consumer level health information

Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia - Sets policy and professional standards of nursing in Australia.

International Council of Nurses - A federation of more than 130 national nurses associations ICN works to ensure quality nursing care for all, sound health policies globally, the advancement of nursing knowledge, and the presence worldwide of a respected nursing profession and a competent and satisfied nursing workforce.

Department of Health and Ageing - Australian federal government health ministry.

Queensland Health - Queensland state government health ministry.

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