Library Guides: Journalism &amp; Mass Communications Research Guide: Health Communications

Finding Scholarly Sources: Top Databases
These are the top databases for finding scholarly, peer-reviewed articles related to health communications.

CINAHL Complete This link opens in a new window
Coverage of the literature in nursing and allied health care areas.
Communication & Mass Media Complete This link opens in a new window
Search journals, books and conference proceedings in communication studies, including film and television, journalism and mass media, linguistics, speech and hearing etc.
PubMed-Medline (with USC links) This link opens in a new window
Premier database to worldwide biomedical literature including research, clinical practice, administration, policy issues, and health care services.

Other Useful Databases
Find research, statistics, international and national news, trade publications, dissertations, and more.

Dissertations and Theses Global This link opens in a new window
Citations, abstracts, and often full text for dissertations and theses, primarily from North American institutions.
Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
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Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
Access news, business, and legal sources. These include regional, national, and international newspapers, news wires, broadcast transcripts, non-English language news sources, magazines, trade journals, business publications, SEC filings, law reviews, statutory, administrative and case law.