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Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. --World Health Organization, 1948
Corresponds to the print indexes Index Medicus, Index to Dental Literature, and International Nursing Index. Includes thousands of records with abstracts. Coverage 1950-present
Although the First Search version has more comprehensive searching options, this database is available free to the public as PubMed.
Offers more than a quarter of the world's scientific, medical and technical information
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Supports physical sciences and engineering; the life sciences; the health sciences; and the social sciences and humanities