Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature


Cu·mu·la·tive In·dex to Nurs·ing and Al·lied Health Li·ter·a·ture

(CINAHL) (kyūm'yŭ-lă-tiv in'deks nŭrs'ing al'īd helth lit'ĕr-ă-chŭr) Database of major English-language nursing journal publications from the American Nursing Association and the National League for Nursing as well as other professional journals including occupational and physical therapy citations.

Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature

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CINAHL

A specialized literature database covering nursing, allied health, alternative health, consumer health, and selected biomedical information resources. Print volumes date back to 1956, and an electronic database dates back to 1982. The electronic database indexes almost 3000 nursing and allied health journals.