Welcome
Welcome to the Guide to selected sources in global health. Click on the tabs above to find out about the different resources available for conducting your research. Please contact me if you have questions about using any of these resources.
Country Profiles & Statistics
- Europa World Plus Country reports and statistics.
- World Health Organization Detailed health profiles of most countries and many subjects.
- World Development Indicators Data from the World Bank.
- Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Significant reports on various world health issues.
Books
Use LOUIS to find books and other materials in the Brandeis Libraries.
- use advanced search for a more effective search using cominations of keywords
- use synonyms to increase your chance of finding all the best material
- follow subject links to find more on your precise topic
- don't be too specific! general books can have a chapter on your topic
example: south africa* (* gives you all words beginning with those letters)
AND
health or disease or AIDS (synonyms)
AND
child* or youth or adolesc* or teen*
leads to subject: AIDS (Disease) -- Social aspects -- Africa
Use WorldCat to find books and other materials at other libraries with links to libraries that own the materials. Use Interlibrary Loan to request them.
Libdex is a meta-index to hundreds of library online catalogs around the world.
Research & Instruction Librarian |
Ralph SzymczakFarber Library, Level 2
781-736-4673
szymczak@brandeis.edu
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legal studies, government documents, social policy, health policy
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