Developed to meet the research needs of high school, college, and vocational students studying health-related issues or considering a career in health care, this comprehensive and informative resource covers a wide range of health issues with articles selected by Wilson editors to offer a thorough and balanced overview.
Consumers of all ages can also turn to Health to enrich their understanding of issues at the leading edge of health and medicine.
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Health features
Coverage of more than 100 health-related issues, each divided into topics (more than 600 topics in total), with as many as 10 full-text articles in each topic and more added regularly.
Full-text articles from respected publications from peer-reviewed journals to popular newsstand periodicals.
Wilson editorial standards: articles are compiled by experienced Wilson editors with an eye toward balance, insight, and timeliness. In addition, each issue has a short editor’s introduction offering vital background information and explaining precisely what is covered in each topic in the database.
Options for further exploration using More Full Text Articles, More Citations, and Search the Web links, for much broader coverage of any topic.
A simple, uncluttered graphical interface designed to capture the attention of younger patrons while still being sophisticated enough for adult use.
Comments link so that patrons can participate in conversations with other users and Wilson editors.
Topic Finder box, allowing patrons to "free search" the entire database for any subject of interest, including information on a myriad of people and subjects related to the main topics covered by the database.
Previous/Next buttons on search screens, for easy movement between pages of topics.
Plain-text list on the left of the Topic Finder menu to scan easily for topics of interest.
The ability to Print, email, or save multiple articles at a click.
PDF page images, delivering all the illustrations, charts, graphs, and other graphical content essential to research.
Issues covered include
Adolescent Health · Aging in America · Autism · Becoming a Physician · Biomedical Engineering · Body Image · The Brain · Breast Care and Mammography · Cancer · Cloning · Chiropractic · The Cost of Health Care · The Debate over Universal Health Care · Depression · Diabetes · Drug Addiction and Treatment · Eating Disorders · Elder Care · Emergency Medicine · Euthanasia · Food Safety · Genetic Engineering · Global Epidemics · Health Care Reform · Heart Disease · HIV/AIDS · Hospice and Palliative Care · Infectious Diseases · Issues in Mental Health · Kidney Disease · Legalization of Drugs · Medicare and Medicaid · Midwifery · Nuclear Medicine · Obesity · Organ Transplants · Osteoporosis · Pain Management · Pollution and Health · Schizophrenia · Smoking · Stem Cell Research · Travel and Health · Tropical Diseases · Uninsured Americans · Women’s Health
And many more!
"The beauty of Current Issues: Health
lies in the care with which the assortment of documents was put
together. It is equally well suited for someone hoping to find
information on how to learn more about a health problem,
including how to deal with it, as it is for someone examining a
health-related issue from a research or personal perspective...
That this resource can serve as a starting point for more
in-depth research via WilsonWeb or the internet only increases
its overall value." —netConnect
"This substantial file will be usable,
and used, by a wide range of researchers successfully... I give
it a 10. ...Addresses a whole new world of health-related topics
in a dynamic, accessible way. Enthusiastically recommended for
all libraries." —Library Journal
