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After clicking on Academic Search Complete, all recommended EBSCO databases* (so marked) can be searched simultaneously by clicking "Choose Databases," checking the box next to the database name and clicking OK.

Academic Search Complete* This link opens in a new window
This multi-disciplinary, full-text database provides full-text journal coverage for nearly all academic areas of study as well as nearly 4,000 full-text scholarly publications.
AccessPhysiotherapy This link opens in a new window
Access to videos, self-assessment, and leading physical therapy textbooks. Also includes case studies, drug monographs, and review prep for the National Physical Therapy Exam (NPTE).
CINAHL Complete* This link opens in a new window
Provides access to the top nursing and allied health literature available including nursing journals and publications from the National League for Nursing and the American Nurses Association. Also includes a growing collection of global open access journals, all validated and certified for inclusion.
F.A. Davis Athletic Training Collection This link opens in a new window
Access to athletic training textbooks, cases, videos, and review texts.
F.A. Davis Physical Therapy Collection This link opens in a new window
Access to physical therapy textbooks, cases, videos, and review questions.
Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
Google Scholar is a specialized Google search allowing users to narrow results to scholarly literature including articles, theses, books, abstracts and court opinions. Some resources are directly accessible on the internet, while others are available through library databases and interlibrary loan.
Health Source - Nursing Academic Edition* This link opens in a new window
Indexing, abstracts and full-text for hundreds of nursing and allied health journals. Topics include pediatric nursing, critical care, mental health, nursing management, medical law and more.
Medline Plus This link opens in a new window
The National Institutes of Health's Web site for patients and their families and friends. Produced by the National Library of Medicine, the world’s largest medical library, it provides information about diseases, conditions, and wellness issues in language you can understand.
MEDLINE with Full Text* This link opens in a new window
Full-text for many of the most-used biomedical and health journals indexed in MEDLINE.
PubMed This link opens in a new window
PubMed comprises more than 19 million citations for biomedical articles from MEDLINE and life science journals back to 1948. It includes links to full-text articles which may be found in other databases such as PubMed Central or at publisher web sites.
ScienceDirect This link opens in a new window
Full text access to over 880 peer reviewed journals in health and life sciences.