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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
This guide is an introduction to the research process that, while not
being an exhaustive list of information resources available, should be helpful in getting
started in your research about fetal alcohol syndrome. Below you
will find pointers to suggested research terms about fetal alcohol syndrome, materials in the library catalog about
fetal alcohol syndrome,
websites relevant to fetal alcohol syndrome, and links to library
databases that contain information about fetal alcohol syndrome.
Please use our email reference
service, contact us at (310) 434-4254, or visit us in the library at
the reference desk if you need further assistance.
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Research Terms Materials in the Library
Catalog Websites
Library Databases
Suggested Research Terms
One of the really helpful things when searching for information about a topic
is a short list of terms related to a topic. We think the following terms
will help with your research about fetal alcohol syndrome:
- Syndromes
- Drug abuse in pregnancy
- Children of prenatal substance abuse
- Substance abuse in pregnancy
- Drug addicted babies
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Materials in the library catalog related to fetal alcohol syndrome
We have the following materials in the library catalog related to fetal alcohol syndrome:
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Websites on fetal alcohol syndrome
The following websites will help you with your research on fetal alcohol syndrome:
U.
S. Centers for Disease Control: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
This
CDC site explains and describes fetal alcohol syndrome. Updated
frequently, the site concentrates on prevention measures and on
treatments. It offers statistics on FAS, with FAQs and links to other
Internet sites on the subject.
MEDLINE
Plus Health Information: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
MEDLINE
is a health and medical sciences database of the U. S. National Library of
Medicine and the National Institutes of Health. This site offers resources
discussing FAS from medical, scientific, and/or scholarly points of view,
as well as articles, news updates, and releases accessible to the
layperson. Links to statistics about and organizations dealing with FAS
are also provided.
The Fetal Alcohol and Drug
Unit (FADU)
FADU, part of the University of Washington School of Medicine, does
research for the "prevention, intervention and treatment of Fetal
Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) and Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE). FADU's main goals
are to conduct research on fetal alcohol and drug effects across the life
span, to disseminate information, to provide consultation for persons of
any age thought to be affected by prenatal exposure to alcohol, and to
provide training in human behavioral teratology."
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Library Databases relevant to fetal alcohol syndrome
The following Santa Monica College Library online databases may contain
material relevant to fetal alcohol syndrome. Databases may include magazine,
newspaper and journal articles. Please note: you must be a Santa
Monica College student, faculty or staff member to use these services.
Medline
Search abstracts from over 4,600 biomedical journals
for information on medicine,
nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care
system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more.
Academic Search Premier, MasterFile Premier
Academic Search Premier and MasterFile Premier provide
full text for over 6200 periodicals including full text
for more than 3,500 peer-reviewed journals. Coverage spans
virtually every area of academic study and offers information
dating as far back as 1975.
Health Source
Health Source: Consumer Edition offers information
on many health topics
including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition,
childcare, sports medicine and general health. Has full text for
nearly 300 journals.
CINAHL Plus with Full Text
Provides complete coverage of the professional
literature in nursing, 14 allied health disciplines
and health sciences librarianship. In addition, there are
over 560 journals in full text.
Science Full Text Select
Coverage includes popular science magazines as well as professional journals. Also covers The New York Times Science Section. Full text coverage begins in January 1995.
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
Provides coverage of nearly 550 full text journals,
covering topics
such as emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry
& psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational
and experimental methods.
National Newspapers (U.S.)
Searchable index for recent issues of the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal and the Christian Science Monitor. Full-text for newer issues and citations for older materials. More information on coverage
Newspaper Source (Regional, National and International)
Provides selected full text for 25 national (U.S.) and international newspapers. The database also contains full text television & radio news transcripts, and selected full text for more than 200 regional (U.S.) newspapers.
Ethnic NewsWatch
News, culture and history from the newspapers,
magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native
press -- English and Spanish language.
Encyclopedia Americana
Includes 45,000 articles, plus thousands of hypertext
links to web sites featuring additional data. It is updated quarterly.
Encyclopedia, Funk and Wagnalls New World
Provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas.
JSTOR
Back issues of over 300 scholarly journals in a wide variety of disciplines: African American Studies, African Studies, Anthropology, Archeology, Art and Architecture, Asian Studies, Ecology, Economics, Education, Finance, Geography, History, Language & Literature, Latin American Studies, Mathematics, Music, Middle East Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Population Studies, Slavic Studies, Sociology and Statistics.
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