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Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) [link]

Topics: Nursing, Biomedicine, Health Sciences Librarianship, Alternative/Complementary Medicine, Consumer Health, and Allied Health Disciplines

Scope: Over 4,900 journals and 3.8 million records

Date Range: 1937 - present

Platform: EBSCOhost

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CINAHL - Module 1 - Starting Your Search

Identifying Key Concepts ; Turning Concepts into Subject Headings ; Browsing the Subject Index; Explode/Major Concept ; Adding Terms to Search History

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CINAHL - Module 2 - Refining Your Search

Supplementing Subject Headings with Keywords ; Combining Terms with AND & OR ; Applying Search Limits ; Viewing Detailed Records ; Accessing Full-Text Articles

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