FAQ: Where can I access, and how do I use, Health & Medical Collection - ProQuest?

Accessing the Health & Medical Collection- ProQuest Database

You can access Health & Medical Collection - ProQuest This link opens in a new window by following these steps:

1. Select A-Z Database List on the library homepage under "Quick Links"
2. Choose "H" from the alphabet
3. Find "Health & Medical Collection - ProQuest" on the list of databases available there.

Using the Health & Medical Collection- ProQuest Database

Follow these steps to run a search, access full text resources, and get an auto-generated citation for materials:

Basic Search

1. Type your keywords into the Health & Medical Collection search box.
2. From your search results, click on the title to see information about the resource and the full text.
3. The top right of the page, to the right of the title, you will see options to download, "Cite", print and more.

Advanced Search 

To help make your search keywords provide more relevant results try using the Advanced Search option under the Health & Medical Collection search box. Put quotation marks around any important phrases or specific terms. Also, consider using Boolean searching, which connects the keywords using AND or OR.

For example, if you are researching a healthy lifestyle you could try searches like these:

• "Healthy Lifestyle" 
• "Healthy Lifestyle" AND Regular Exercise
• "Healthy Lifestyle" AND Regular Exercise AND (Stress Management OR Stress Reduction)

To further limit your results, look to the right side of the results page in the Results box. There are options to narrow results to peer-reviewed, select a specific date range, choose source type, or even narrow further by subject.