Nutritional Aspects of Disease: Selected Resources on Nutrition and Diet Therapy in the Prevention and Treatment of Illness

Background Information | Using the Catalog | Electronic Periodical Databases | Journals | Internet Sources


    Background Information and Reference Sources
     
   

The Columbia Encyclopedia of Nutrition

The Concise Encyclopedia of Foods and Nutrition

Diet and Health

Handbook of Nutritional Supplements

Modern Nutrition in Health and Disease 

Mosby's Handbook of Patient Teaching

Nursing Care Plans and Documentation

Nutrition and Diet Therapy

Nutrition: Concepts and Controversies

Nutrition: Essentials and Diet Therapy

Professional Guide to Diseases

Reference Books section within MD Consult

     
    Using The Catalog
     
    You will find materials under subject headings and keywords such as:
     
   

Chronic Disease

Diabetic Diet

Diet in Disease

Diet Therapy

Nursing Assessment

Nutrition

Patient Care Planning

Patient Education

Use as a subject heading, also, the name of your disease, paying particular attention to subheadings such as: --nutritional aspects;--diet therapy; and --therapy

     
    Electronic Periodical Databases
     
   

ProQuest Nursing Journals includes more than 250 leading full-text journals in nursing and allied health. Under the heading "Search Selected Databases" select ProQuest Nursing Journals by clicking on the square to the left.

     
   

CINAHL, the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health covers the period 1982 to date. Over 600 nursing and allied health journals are regularly reviewed and indexed.

     
   

Health & Medical Complete includes more than 400 titles with nearly 350 in full-text. Under the heading "Search Selected Databases" select Health & Medical Complete by clicking on the square to the left.

     
    Journals
     
   

The following journals from the UNE Libraries will be especially helpful:

Nutrition Journals

     
    Internet Sources
     
   

COPD Guide Click on Nutrition / Diet Therapy

Diet Therapy for Cardiovascular Disease

Dietary Therapy for Preventing and Treating Coronary Artery Disease

Eating Hints for Cancer Patients from the National Institutes of Health

Medline Plus Health Information Select Health Topics for information on conditions and diseases, including nutritional aspects

Tufts Nutrition Resources

     
    Roberta (Bobby) Gray, public services librarian, University of New England Libraries, Westbrook College Campus, 716 Stevens Ave., Portland, ME 04103
   

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