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Clinical Topics in Hispanic Health

Heart diseases | Cancer | Cerebrovascular Diseases | Diabetes

Other Topics: Asthma | Depression | HIV/AIDS | Hypertension | Obesity

General Tips for Locating Library Materials

• Search for Books and Documents in UICCAT, the UIC Library catalog. The catalog can be searched by title, author, subject, or keyword. Use the Guided Keyword Search screen to combine multiple terms. Different keywords may yield different results (e.g. Hispanic OR Latina OR Latino), so try different combinations to increase your search results.


• Search for Articles in PubMed/MEDLINE. Use Medical Subject Headings [MeSH] or Major Topic Headings [MAJR] to focus your search (these techniques are used in the example searches below). To learn more about searching PubMed/MEDLINE, see the library's Online Help Guides and Tutorials


• For additional assistance Ask a Librarian

Heart Diseases

Articles in PubMed/MEDLINE

• Search for the terms "Hispanic Americans"[MeSH] AND "Heart Diseases"[MeSH]

Books and Documents in UICCAT, the UIC Library catalog

• Search for Hispanic Americans AND Heart Disease

Websites

• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: Information for Health Professionals
  • Latino Cardiovascular Health Resources: Resources for Program Planners and Other Health Professionals
  • NHLBI Healthy People 2010 Latino Gateway

topic index
Hispanic Health main page

Cancer

Articles in PubMed/MEDLINE

• Search for the terms Hispanic Americans"[MAJR] AND "Neoplasms"[MAJR]

Books and Documents in UICCAT, the UIC Library catalog

• Search for Hispanic Americans AND Cancer

Websites

• National Cancer Institute
  • Cancer Health Disparities

topic index
Hispanic Health main page

Cerebrovascular Diseases

Articles in PubMed/MEDLINE

• Search for the terms "Hispanic Americans"[MAJR] AND "Cerebrovascular Disorders"[MAJR]

topic index
Hispanic Health main page

Diabetes

Articles in PubMed/MEDLINE

• Search for the terms "Hispanic Americans"[MAJR] AND "Diabetes Mellitus"[MAJR]

Books and Documents in UICCAT, the UIC Library catalog

• Search for Hispanic Americans AND Diabetes

Websites

• National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive & Kidney Diseases
  • National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse: Diabetes in Hispanic Americans

topic index
Hispanic Health main page

Asthma

Articles in PubMed/MEDLINE

• Search for the terms "Hispanic Americans"[MeSH] AND "Asthma"[MeSH]

Websites

• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: Information for Health Professionals
  • Asthma Management in Minority Children

topic index
Hispanic Health main page

Depression

Articles

• Search in PubMed/MEDLINE for the terms "Hispanic Americans"[MAJR] AND "Depression"[MAJR]
• Search for "Hispanics AND Depression" in PsycINFO (the premiere psychology literature database).

Books and Documents in UICCAT, the UIC Library catalog

• Search for Hispanic Americans AND Depression

topic index
Hispanic Health main page

HIV/AIDS

Articles in PubMed/MEDLINE

• Search for the terms Hispanic Americans"[MAJR] AND ("HIV"[MeSH] OR"Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome"[MeSH])

Books and Documents in UICCAT, the UIC Library catalog

• Search for Hispanic Americans AND HIV/AIDS

Websites

• Black and Hispanic Patients are Less Likely to Get Experimental Medication, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
• CDC Divisions of HIV/AIDS Prevention
  • Protecting the Health of Latino Communities: Combating HIV/AIDS (PDF)
• Minority HIV/AIDS Initiative, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health
  • Prevention for Hispanic/Latino Populations
• National Center for Health Statistics
  • Health, United States, 2003: Table 53 (pdf). Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) cases, according to age at diagnosis, sex, detailed race, and Hispanic origin

topic index
Hispanic Health main page

Hypertension

Articles in PubMed/MEDLINE

• Search for the terms "Hispanic Americans"[MAJR] AND "Hypertension"[MAJR]

Websites

topic index
Hispanic Health main page

Obesity

Articles in PubMed/MEDLINE

• Search for the terms "Hispanic Americans"[MAJR] AND "Obesity"[MAJR]

Books and Documents in UICCAT, the UIC Library catalog

• Search for Hispanic Americans AND Obesity

Websites

• National Center for Health Statistics
  • Health, United States, 2003: Table 68 (pdf). Overweight, obesity, and healthy weight among persons 20 years of age and over, according to sex, age, race, and Hispanic origin

topic index
Hispanic Health main page