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Sports and Sports Medicine Databases

Databases provide a systematic method of searching for articles on your topic. Some databases include full text of the documents they index but many do not. They are available off campus to valid Marquette Card holders only.

Academic Search Complete from EBSCO
Searches 7000+ journals and magazines across all disciplines, mostly full-text. Emphasis on scholarly journals. 1985 - present.
ProQuest Research Collections from ProQuest
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Searches full-text of 7000+ journals and magazines across disciplines. Includes general interest, news publications, and scholarly journals. Late 1980s - present.

Proquest Research Collections is made up of several Proquest collections: AltPress Watch, Genderwatch, ProQuest: Asian Business and Reference, Biology Journals, Computing, Criminal Justice Journals, Education Journals, European Business, Health and Medical Complete, Medical Library, Military Collection, Psychology Journals, Religion, Research Library, Science Journals, Social Science Journals, and Telecommunications.
SPORTDiscus with Full Text from EBSCO
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Indexes literature in sports medicine, exercise physiology, training and conditioning, etc. Many journals include full-text.
CINAHL from EBSCO
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Indexes journals, dissertations, and other materials in nursing and allied health. Includes full-text for 610+ journals.
Health Sciences & Nursing in ProQuest from Proquest
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Includes citations and abstracts of scholarly journals, magazines and trade publications in nursing, psychology, and allied health.

Full-text is available for many of the journals and also for more than 11,000 dissertations. Also includes evidence-based resources from the Joanna Briggs Institute: Systematic Reviews, Evidence Summaries, and Best Practice Information Sheets.
Medline from Ovid
International coverage of 5,400+ journals from the health sciences. 1940s-present.

Covers the fields of medicine, public health, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, and the preclinical sciences.
PEDro - Physiotherapy Evidence Database from Univ. of Sydney
Indexes randomized trials, systematic reviews, and clinical practice guidelines relevant to physical therapy practice.

Print Sports Resources

Encyclopedia of Sports Medicine
Publication Date: 2010
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Presents state-of-the-art research and evidence-based information covering all aspects of sports medicine.
Encyclopedia of World Sport by David Levinson (Editor); Karen Christensen (Editor)
Call Number: GV 567 .E56 1996
Publication Date: 2002
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Sports Rules Encyclopedia
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Sports Science by Simon P.R. Jenkins
Call Number: REF GV 558 .J46 2005
Publication Date: 2005
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Encyclopedia of Sports and Athletics
ISBN: 1612099599
Publication Date: 2011
Overview and discussion of research on wide ranging topics in sports and athletics.