Research Methods - Health Administration

Global Health Statistics

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World Health Organization
Note the navigation on the left for current report, data ans statistics and countries. the link for countries contains an alphabetic list.
"WHO is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries and monitoring and assessing health trends."

WHO Interactive Map
Really specific information. Worth exploring.

CIA World Factbook
Broad based global stats and data organized alphabetically by country. Visit the reference desk to use the Europa World Yearbook. Both resources are current annually.

Stats on the Web

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http://academic.scranton.edu/department/wml/IRstatistics.html

Extras

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Information about citing, academic integrity, evaluating webpages and how to identify scholarly journals are all listed under the How do I...? option on the library Website
Citing with OWL at Purdue
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/
Academic Integrity (Turnitin.com)
http://turnitin.com/static/home.html
Evaluating Webpages
http://academic.scranton.edu/department/wml/webquality.html
Identifying Scholarly Journals
http://www.marywood.edu/www2/libweb/journal.htm

Suggested WebSites

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http://academic.scranton.edu/department/wml/IRhealth_administration.html

Select the Internet resources link from the About the Library & Other Services option on the main library webpage to find the link above for suggested sites for Health Administration and Human Resources.

Google Scholar

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http://scholar.google.com/schhp?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&tab=ws&q=

Go to more link on the Google search page and select Scholar to find peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles, from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities and other scholarly organizations. If you are on campus Google Scholar will recognize our IP address and show links to the full-text if it is if the item is available electronically in our collection.

Exploring Data

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Exploring Data
http://exploringdata.cqu.edu.au/ The Exploring Data contains an index of topics and materials ranging from linear regression to sampling. Each of these sections includes activities, worksheets, and datasets that can be used in a variety of ways. More advanced students will appreciate the fact that the site also contains material that goes beyond some of the basic concepts within the field, and educators will also want to recommend this site to students who might need a bit of a refresher on certain key areas.

Journal Title Abbreviations

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http://www.library.ubc.ca/scieng/coden.html

BOOLEAN

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Boolean logic is a complete system for logical operations. It was named after George Boole, an English mathematician at University College Cork who first defined an algebraic system of logic in the mid 19th century. Boolean logic has many applications in electronics, computer hardware and software. In 1938, Claude Shannon showed how electric circuits with relays were a model for Boolean logic. This fact soon proved enormously consequential with the emergence of the electronic computer.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boolean_logic

How it works!!
http://www.internettutorials.net/boolean.html

Databases 2/20/07

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CINAHL
Cochrane Library
NLM Gateway
PubMed (listed in NLM)
Wiley (some deceptive full-text)
ScienceDirect
Mental Measurments Yearbook

Search Terms
aged or elderly
public health
gender specific
emergency medical services
heart disease

Tools

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Ask-A-Librarian 24/7 chat and email
http://academic.scranton.edu/department/wml/ask_a_librarian.html
Catalog
http://panther.scranton.edu/search/
Databases by Title and Tool Bar
http://academic.scranton.edu/department/wml/databases.html
Subject Lists of Databases
http://academic.scranton.edu/department/wml/datasubject.html
Journal Search
http://hw5qa2pq2s.search.serialssolutions.com/
ILL
http://academic.scranton.edu/department/wml/wmlerf.html

World Wide Web

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•Extensions
–Edu, com, gov, org, mil, net…
–Authority
–Date
–Host
–Bias – is it always a bad thing?
http://academic.scranton.edu/department/wml/webquality.html
Check the library website for recommended sites by content area
http://academic.scranton.edu/department/wml/webresources.html

Lexis Nexis - the exception

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•News
–Current is primary
•Health
–News and scholarship
•Business
–Reports and analysis
•Reference
–Bios, state and country profiles, polls and surveys, and World Almanac
•Legal
–Get case law and legislation

Database Families

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•Proquest
–Newspapers, Criminal Justice, Education, Research Library, ABI
•WilsonWeb
–Social Sciences, Legal Periodicals, Business
•FirstSearch
–Eco, Fact Search, BusManagement, WorldCat, ArticleFirst, Factsearch, GPO
•Ebsco
–CINAHL, ERIC

Electronic Databases

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•Content specific databases will have more scholarly content over Name Brands like WilsonWeb, Ebsco or ProQuest
•PsychInfo
•PsychArticles
•Emerald Library
•Contemporary Women’s Issues

Locating a Journal (example)

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“Health Affairs”
–Journal search >> indicates holdings in ProQuest Research Library and ABI
Abstract
Keywords
Content indicators
You can often consult a journals website to determine its level of scholarship.
http://www.hrps.org/publications_journal.html

Types of Journals

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•What are the clues to scholarly
http://www.marywood.edu/www2/libweb/journal.htm
•Databases – filters as to type of material
–Scholarly
–Trade
–Magazine
–Newspaper
–Dissertation

Journals

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Can you tell the difference?
http://www.umsl.edu/services/scampus/PeerReview.html
•Scholarly
•Peer Reviewed
•Trade Journals
•Magazines
•Newspapers
http://www.csuchico.edu/lins/handouts/scholchart.pdf

Reference Books

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Encyclopedia of Health Care Management. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2004.
CALL # REF RA971 .E52 2004.

Pennsylvania County Data Book. Luzerne, Pike, Monroe and Lackawanna County
CALL # REF HA607.L33 P46. (current at reference desk)

Pennsylvania Abstract (1992-1994-1996-1998-2000-2002-2005)
CALL # REF HA607 .P4. (2005 at reference desk)

Health, United States. Rockville, MD: U.S. Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, Health Resources Administration, National Center for Health Statistics ; Washington, D.C. (volumes dating back to 1987)
CALL # REF RA407.3 .U57.

Hospital Statistics (American Hospital Association) Chicago: American Hospital Association, 2001.
CALL # REF RA981.A2 A6234.

Portrait of health in the United States. Lanham, MD: Bernan, 2001.
CALL # REF RA407.3 .P67.

Health Care State Rankings. Lawrence, KS : Morgan Quitno Corp., (1993-1996-1997- 2006)
CALL # REF RA407.3 .H42.

AHA Guide to the Health Care Field. Chicago, Ill. : Healthcare Infosource, Inc., (1999/2000 and 2002/2003)
CALL # REF RA977 .A44.