Human Anatomy and Physiology: Find Articles

There are a number of electronic resources you can use for research in your area. The databases on this page are some of the more useful ones.  You can also search for a specific journal using the search box below. If you cannot find what you need, please contact the Subject Specialist.

• To find an individual article when you already have a citation, use the default GEM Finder search on the Library’s homepage. Start by searching by Title from the drop-down selections.
• To find an online journal, click on the radio button for Journal Title List on the Library's homepage to conduct a search using Publication Finder. You can then choose the year, volume, and issue of the journal if it is available.
• If a journal is not available, you can request an article from another library through Interlibrary Loan, if you are eligible.
• Found your article? Check the subject headings/keywords for search terms and look at the references used by the author(s)
• Need to find the article again? One method is to export the reference to RefWorks, which saves the URL
• Find background information on your topic in references like AccessScience.
• Look for articles marked Review Articles in databases.
• Need help with starting your research? Try Sage Research Methods
• Use Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT)
• Make a list of searches/keywords that worked, and which databases you used

NOTE: Due to license agreements, some journals and/or specific issues may not be available in full-text.

Start with these databases to locate articles

To find articles on a topic, you will need to search in databases that index the articles in various journals. Depending on your topic, you may want to start with the following: