Best Places to Start

Where to Begin Your Research:

A good place to start your research is to search a research citation database to view the scope of literature available on your topic.

Google Scholar
Scopus
Interdisciplinary citation and abstract database covering more than 16,000 peer-reviewed journals, tracking cited and citing literature.
Web of Science

Exercise Science Databases

Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
Following databases focus on exercise and nutrition sciences topics

AMED (Allied and Complementary Medicine)
Covers allied and complementary medicine, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, rehabilitation, podiatry, and palliative care. Coverage: 1985 - Present. Produced by the Health Care Information Service of the British Library.
CINAHL Complete
Authoritative coverage of nursing and allied health literature. Coverage: 1981 - Present. Produced by Ebsco Publishing.
PubMED
Produced by the U.S. National Library of Medicine. Coverage 1950- present on health sciences, clinical, basic science and public health articles.
REHABDATA
Disability and rehabilitation database covers physical, mental, and psychiatric disabilities, vocational rehabilitation, special education, assistive technology, and other issues as they relate to people with disabilities.
SPORTDiscus
Sport database covering recreation, exercise physiology, sports medicine, coaching, physical fitness, the psychology, history and sociology of sport, training, and conditioning. Includes journal articles and books. Produced by the Sport Information Resource Centre

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Welcome

Exercise and Nutrition Sciences

Welcome to the Exercise and Nutrition Sciences Research Guide. The guide highlights resources from the Himmelfarb Library collection as well as the Internet to help you find the information you need.

Please feel free to contact me or suggest a resource to be added to the guide. Thanks!

Elaine Sullo, Liaison Librarian Exercise Science
email: elainej@gwu.edu

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Subject Specific Databases

Subject Specific Databases

Depending on your topic, search the following databases to locate research on a specific topic area to help refine your search.

ClinicalKey
Clinical information tool searches extensive full-text holdings for clinical answers in journal articles, books, and videos. Searchable by keyword as well as disease, finding, procedure or drug.
ERIC
Factiva
Business information resource that also offers full-text news sources.
Global Health
ClinicalKey
Clinical information tool searches extensive full-text holdings for clinical answers in journal articles, books, and videos. Searchable by keyword as well as disease, condition, theory, procedure or drug.
JSTOR
Back issues of core scholarly journals in subjects including African-American studies, anthropology, Asian studies, classics, ecology, economics, education, finance, history, literature, mathematics, philosophy, political science, population studies, sociology, and statistics. Includes free Early-Journal Content, journals published before 1923 in the U.S. and before 1870 outside of the U.S.
REHABDATA
SPORTDiscus