LibGuides: WVInfoDepot Guides: Health Information

Search Tips & Tutorials

Consumer Health Complete Quick Start Guide
A brief introduction to searching tips and techniques. (Text)
Consumer Health Complete Tutorial
An introduction to the Consumer Health Complete interface. (5 minutes - video)
EBSCO Databases Quick Start Guide
A brief introduction to searching EBSCO databases. (Text)
Introduction to EBSCOhost
This 7 minute video reviews the features of the EBSCOhost search interface.

Database Descriptions

Consumer Health Complete
A comprehensive resource for consumer-oriented health content. Includes full-text articles, fact sheets, drug information, diagrams, etc.

Consumer Health Complete includes all the content from the other three databases listed below, but some searchers prefer the standard EBSCO interface.

Alt Health Source (EBSCO)
Focuses on the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness.
Health Source - Consumer Edition (EBSCO)
A rich collection of consumer health information on many health topics including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health.
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition (EBSCO)
Provides nearly 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. Includes the Lexi-PAL Drug Guide, which covers 1,300 generic drug patient education sheets with more than 4,700 brand names.

Access/Questions

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Remote access to WVInfoDepot databases requires a username and password. Contact your local public library or the West Virginia Library Commission for passwords or additional information.

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