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University Library has recently updated our collection with ProQuest Central. This aggregation of databases
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Nursing and Allied Health encompasses more than 850 titles, over 700 being full
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Titles include:
· Association
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· Journal
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· Oncology
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· Journal
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· Journal
of Psychosocial Nursing & Mental Health Services
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· Physical Therapy
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Biology consists of over 400 journals with over 300 available with full text access.
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- Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics
- The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
- Development and Psychopathology
- The Psychological Record
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