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PUB 250: Human Disease and Prevention

Use this guide to find sources for PUB 250 assignments.

Find Background Information

Use these databases to find background information on diseases and health topics, the Wakefield study, MMR Vaccine, etc.

Find Newspaper and Journal Articles

Use these databases to find newspaper articles.

Use these databases to find journal articles.

Searching in OneSearch

OneSearch is a good place to start your research and allows you to find books, peer-reviewed articles, videos, and other library resources—all in one place.. After you search, you can use filters to narrow your search.
OneSearch

Try the new AI-powered OneSearch Research Assistant

OneSearch Video Tutorial

Watch this video to learn how to search OneSearch more effectively.

Picking Your Search Terms

Keywords -- or search terms -- are the words you use to search in the library's databases. OneSearch and the library's databases will search for all the words you type into a search box. Instead of searching for a whole sentence or question, you need to break your topic down into keywords. You can mix and match different keywords to find different articles when you search.

Watch this video for more information:

Keywords and Search Terms

Mix and match different combinations of keywords to get different results when searching. Also, think of similar or related terms you can search for.

Example keyword combinations:

  • "Andrew Wakefield" OR Wakefield study
  • vaccines AND autism
  • measles OR MMR vaccine