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Health Law

A comprehensive research guide to Health Law, focusing on ASU resources.

Medical Information

Medline (available on campus or remotely with ASURITE)
Medline is the National Library of Medicine database of articles on medical topics relating to research, clinical practice, administration, policy issues, and health care services.

PubMed Central
PMC is a free, full-text archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature from the National Institutes of Health.

Medline Plus
This National Library of Medicine website provides information about diseases, conditions, and wellness issues. It contains dictionaries, encyclopedias, and drug information.

CINAHL Plus with Full Text (available on campus or remotely with ASURITE)
This database indexes articles from nursing and allied health journals.

CDC WONDER
This database of informational resources is maintained by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Health and Environmental Research Online
EPA's HERO database contains scientific articles from peer-reviewed literature used by EPA to create Integrated Science Assessments (ISAs) that feed into the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) reviews. HERO also includes data and references from the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS), a database supporting agency policy-making for chemical regulation.

Data and Statistics

National Center for Health Statistics
Published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, this website contains public health statistics.

NIOSH Data and Statistics Gateway
Published by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, this website contains extensive data and statistics related to worker health and safety.

State Health Facts
From the Kaiser Family Foundation, this website provides health data for a variety of categories.

The Global Health Observatory
This WHO website contains health-related statistics for its 194 Member States.