Loma Linda University Libraries research guide

Online sources are available at the Del Webb and Jesse Libraries. Print sources are available at Del Webb.

Alternative Medicine resources

Book locations are given for the most current edition available in the library. Older editions of the book may be available in the main collection.

Library databases:
Unless otherwise indicated, the following sources are available through the databases button on the library's web page.

Alt-HealthWatch Indexes. journals pertaining to alternative health topics. Includes electronic full text.
Allied and Complementary Medicine. (Special access required. Inquire at reference desk. (DIALOG File No. 164)) Indexes journals on complementary or alternative medicine.
CINAHL. Indexes journals on topics including alternative health.
IBIDS Database. Indexes published, international, scientific literature on dietary supplements, including vitamins, minerals, and botanicals. (Available at http://ods.od.nih.gov/databases/ibids.html)
Manual, Alternative and Natural Therapy. (Special access required. Inquire at reference desk. (DIALOG File No. 91)) Indexes international journals on alternative health topics.
PubMed. Indexes journals on alternative health topics. Select journal subset, "Complementary Medicine."

Web sites:

National Center of Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Authoritative information on alternative medicine from the National Institutes of Health. http://nccam.nih.gov

Books:

The Alternative Health & Medicine Encyclopedia. WB 890 M378a Reference Collection
Complete German Commission E Monographs. WB 925 C737 Reference Collection
Dictionary of Alternative Medicine. WB 15 S454d Reference Collection
Encyclopedia of Complementary Health Practice. WB 13 E56279 Reference Collection
Herbal Medicine: Expanded Commission E monographs. WB 925 H5336 Reference Collection
PDR for Herbal Medicines. WB 925 P578 Reference Collection

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Subject headings:

PubMed: Complementary Therapies
CINAHL: Alternative Therapies
Library Catalog/General Subject Headings: Alternative Medicine, Holistic Medicine, Homeopathy
Library Catalog/Medical Subject Headings: Alternative Medicine, Traditional Medicine

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