Consumer Health Complete
The most comprehensive database for consumer-oriented health content, Consumer Health Complete is designed to help users gain an overall understanding of key topics across the health and wellness spectrum — from mainstream medicine to complementary, holistic and integrated medicine.
Valuable Full-Text Consumer Health Information
Consumer Health Complete offers an intuitive search interface that allows users to filter search results by source type. In addition to full-text journals, magazines, health reference books and evidence-based health reports, the database includes:
- Nearly 500 medical images and diagrams
- More than 300 animations with audio narration and transcripts
- Consumer health pamphlets and leaflets from the CDC, FDA, NIH and others
- Magill's Medical Guide, an easy-to-use compendium of medical information suitable for student research as well as general readers, including patients and caregivers
- Drug information in English and Spanish
- Merriam-Webster's Medical Desk Dictionary
Content for Teens and Their Parents
Consumer Health Complete contains dozens of articles on a variety of teen health topics from smoking and sexting to dealing with anger and coping with divorce. “TeenTalk” articles are aimed at teens, while “How to Talk to Teens” articles provide tips to parents on starting difficult but important conversations.
EBSCO's Consumer Health Complete is an easy to use, valuable health information resource. It has a straightforward interface with a variety of ways to access authoritative information.
— Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet
Topics Include
- Addiction
- Aging
- Anxiety
- Cancer
- Diabetes
- Fitness
- Menopause
- Nutrition
- Relationships
Note: Information provided in this database should not be viewed as a means for self-diagnosis or a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.
