Library Guides: SPH GH 458 / 558 : Global Violence and Health: Articles & Books

Research Sources

This guide points to key information resources for researching global violence and health topics.

Databases for journal articles in health sciences subject areas:

PubMed This link opens in a new window
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Major index to articles covering all aspects of medicine. For more about searching PubMed, see PubMed at the UW
Global Health (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
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Global public health research and practice, including abstracts of journals, reports, books and conferences.
PsycInfo This link opens in a new window
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Academic, research, and practice literature in psychology and related disciplines, 1872 to present.

Cross-disciplinary databases:

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
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Scholarly articles and general interest sources in all fields.
Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
Scholarly literature across many disciplines and sources, including theses, books, abstracts and articles.
See help for accessing articles from off-campus through Google Scholar.
Web of Science This link opens in a new window
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Database covering sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities, with searchable cited references

To discover additional databases by subject area, see subject Toolkits on the HSL website including:

and visit the UW Libraries research guides to discover key resources in other areas such as Human Rights, Political Science and Public Policy, American Ethnic Studies,etc.

How to order a pdf of a journal article not held at UW Libraries. Also can order books sent from other libraries.

Enter relevant keywords into UW Libraries Search to look for articles or books on your topic, for example:

school shootings

campus violence

Use Refine My Results "Resource Type" filter to limit to ebooks or book chapters, or articles.