TIPS FOR RESEARCHING
NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
Step 1:
Begin with the controlled vocabulary terms for the four main types of non-communicable diseases using MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Select the tab that says "MeSH Tree Structures" to narrow your topic further (examples shown on the right). Using the correct terminology throughout your research process will hone your search queries and ensure relevant results. MeSH Links for Terminology: Non-Communicable Diseases Heart Disease and Stroke (preferred term - Cardiovascular diseases) Cancer (preferred term - Neoplasms) Chronic Respiratory Diseases Diabetes (preferred term - Diabetes mellitus) |
Step 2:
Select the best resources for your search term(s). Google and Wikipedia can be consulted to start your research process, but using a database specific to a field or discipline will yield superior results. Below you will find links to databases and organizations that publish data specific to the field of health and medicine.
Select the best resources for your search term(s). Google and Wikipedia can be consulted to start your research process, but using a database specific to a field or discipline will yield superior results. Below you will find links to databases and organizations that publish data specific to the field of health and medicine.
Health/Science/Medicine Databases:
MedLinePlus WorldWideScience Center for Disease Control National Science Foundation TRIP JAMA MedScape |
Step 3:
Supplement your research with other resources. Utilize books, videos, interviews and other websites that relate to your topic. Some suggestions are linked below:
Supplement your research with other resources. Utilize books, videos, interviews and other websites that relate to your topic. Some suggestions are linked below:
Heart Disease:
https://www.nature.com/scitable/spotlight/heart-disease-15754421
https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics
https://www.dosomething.org/facts/11-facts-about-heart-disease
http://www.cardiology.org
https://www.perio.org/consumer/gum-disease-and-heart-disease
https://www.nature.com/scitable/spotlight/heart-disease-15754421
https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics
https://www.dosomething.org/facts/11-facts-about-heart-disease
http://www.cardiology.org
https://www.perio.org/consumer/gum-disease-and-heart-disease
Stroke:
http://www.strokeassociation.org/STROKEORG/
https://www.uclahealth.org/stroke/body.cfm?id=28&iirf_redirect=1
https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/Patient-Caregiver-Education/Preventing-Stroke
https://www.stroke.org/understand-stroke/what-is-stroke/
http://www.strokeassociation.org/STROKEORG/
https://www.uclahealth.org/stroke/body.cfm?id=28&iirf_redirect=1
https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/Patient-Caregiver-Education/Preventing-Stroke
https://www.stroke.org/understand-stroke/what-is-stroke/
Cancer:
www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/health/diseases/cancer.htm
https://www.cancer.org/cancer.html
https://oralcancerfoundation.org/understanding/
http://www.lls.org/lymphoma
https://www.dosomething.org/facts/11-facts-about-leukemia-and-other-blood-cancers
https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/cancer-in-general/treatment/hormone-therapy
www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/health/diseases/cancer.htm
https://www.cancer.org/cancer.html
https://oralcancerfoundation.org/understanding/
http://www.lls.org/lymphoma
https://www.dosomething.org/facts/11-facts-about-leukemia-and-other-blood-cancers
https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/cancer-in-general/treatment/hormone-therapy
Diabetes:
http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-basics/?loc=db-slabnav
http://www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/HealthTopicDetailsKids.aspx?p=335&np=285&id=1722
https://kidshealth.org/en/teens/center/diabetes-center.html?WT.ac=ctg
https://www.endocrineweb.com/conditions/diabetes/all
http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-basics/?loc=db-slabnav
http://www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/HealthTopicDetailsKids.aspx?p=335&np=285&id=1722
https://kidshealth.org/en/teens/center/diabetes-center.html?WT.ac=ctg
https://www.endocrineweb.com/conditions/diabetes/all
Step 4:
Credit all your sources!
If your research material came from a database, many times a citation tool is provided on that site (e.g. ProQuest). However, there are other tools available that will assist you in creating a citation.
Credit all your sources!
If your research material came from a database, many times a citation tool is provided on that site (e.g. ProQuest). However, there are other tools available that will assist you in creating a citation.
- BibMe
- Citation Machine
- Purdue's Online Writing Lab
- Ms. Jackson