Brief Description:
The Cumulative Index to Nursing &
Allied Health (CINAHL) database provides authoritative coverage
of the literature related to nursing and allied health. Virtually
all English-language publications are indexed along with the publications
of the American Nurses Association and the National League for Nursing.
Selected journals are also indexed in the areas of consumer health,
biomedicine, and health sciences librarianship. In total, more than
1200 journals are regularly indexed; online abstracts are available
for more than 800 of these titles. There are more than 7000 records
with full text now included and 1200 records with images. The database
also provides access to healthcare books, nursing dissertations,
selected conference proceedings, standards of professional practice,
educational software and audiovisual materials in nursing.
| Dates of Coverage: |
1982 - present |
| Frequency of Updates: |
Monthly
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| Record Type: |
Selected
full text and abstracts |
| Number of Journals: |
1,200+ |
| Subjects Covered: |
Cardiopulmonary
technology, physical therapy, emergency service, physician assistant,
health education, radiologic technology, medical/laboratory,
technology therapy, medical assistant, social service/health care,
medical records, surgical technology, occupational therapy |
| Journal List: |
Available |
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Access:
CONNECT
via the www
See also: CINAHL Tutorial
Access is available on and off campus
to Ryerson University students, staff and faculty with a valid library
card.
Maximum number of simultaneous users:
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50 users shared between all Ontario
University Libraries
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