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Kinesiology
Provides resources, strategies, and information on conducting research in Kinesiology.
Finding Articles: Promoting Exercise, Wellness, & Conditioning
- SPORTDiscus (EBSCO) This link opens in a new windowAn international database of literature on sports, physical fitness, physical education and many other topics. This database indexes scholarly and non-scholarly articles.
- CINAHL Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new windowPrimary database for the nursing and allied health professions.
- Gale Health and Wellness This link opens in a new window
- PsycInfo (APA) This link opens in a new windowPremier resource for surveying the literature of psychology and adjunct fields. Covers 1887-present. Produced by the APA.
Finding Articles: Physical Education
- ERIC [ProQuest] This link opens in a new windowAn education index that includes abstracts of journal articles and documents dealing with a wide variety of education research topics. Note that ERIC covers some journals selectively rather than comprehensively.
- Education Abstracts (with Full Text) This link opens in a new windowAn index of journal articles covering a wide range of education topics. Education Abstracts covers journals comprehensively. It is a smaller database than ERIC and there is overlap of journal titles but there are some journals covered in Education Full Text that are not indexed in ERIC.
- SPORTDiscus (EBSCO) This link opens in a new windowAn international database of literature on sports, physical fitness, physical education and many other topics. This database indexes scholarly and non-scholarly articles.
Textbooks & Encyclopedias
Berne and Levy Physiology by Publication Date: 2017-03-29An organ system-based approach clearly describes all of the mechanisms that control and regulate bodily function. Key experimental observations and examples provide a rich understanding of the body's dynamic processes. Each chapter begins with an all-new bulleted list of questions and ends with key concepts covered in that chapter.
Netter's Sports Medicine by Publication Date: 2017-04-28Edited by past presidents of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine, Netter's Sports Medicine, 2nd Edition, is a superbly illustrated, go-to sports medicine resource for the outpatient office, the training room, on the sideline, and for certification preparation.
Instructions for Sports Medicine Patients by Publication Date: 2011-09-06Provides step-by-step guidance for your patients to save time and eliminate the risk of miscommunication. Marc Safran and James E. Zachazewski present the combined perspectives of both an orthopaedic sports medicine physician and a physical therapist for a balanced approach to therapeutic practices. The updated second edition covers additional topics so that you stay current and have the best treatment options at your fingertips. Provides over 300 rehabilitation exercises with detailed drawings and descriptions that are easy for the patient to follow at home. Customize patient handouts with special instructions through an adaptable notes area. Benefit from the perspectives of an orthopedic sports medicine physician and a physical therapist for balanced guidelines for the patient to follow.
Encyclopedia of Obesity by ISBN: 9781412952385Publication Date: 2008-01-24This encyclopedia bring together experts in the field of obesity research from a variety of disciplines, including molecular biology, psychology, medicine, public health and policy, food science, environmental health, pharmaceuticals, physiology, endocrinology, and many others to summarize pertinent topics in obesity, and related health conditions.
Encyclopedia of Family Health by ISBN: 9781412969185Publication Date: 2011-01-20The articles in this encyclopedia discuss health in the context of family. Article explore how families are defined in healthcare and society, and complex relationships between family and health.
Gale Encyclopedia of Diet by ISBN: 1414498845Publication Date: 2013-05-10Covers topics such as dieting and popular diets, dietary concerns, nutritional basics, and the effects of a person's dietary choices on one's health.
Encyclopedia of Play in Today's Society by ISBN: 9781412966702Publication Date: 2009-04-02Explores the concept of play in history and modern society in the United States and internationally.
