Healthcare
The HU Library provides you access to reliable and relevant information on healthcare. These are, for example, relevant for the courses that fall under the Institutes of Movement, Paramedical Studies and Nursing.
Articles
Need scientific articles for your research or project?
We have made a selection of three main databases with articles on healthcare.
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Pubmed
Millions of citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE and more.
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CINAHL Plus with Full Text
Research tool for all areas of nursing and allied health literature.
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Embase
Embase is the European counterpart to MEDLINE. The search engine searches both Embase and MEDLINE (PubMed).
Guidelines and protocols
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NHG Richtlijnen en Protocollen
Dutch site for general practitioners, with guidelines, standards and more.
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Samenwerkingsverband Richtlijnen Infectiepreventie (SRI)
Dutch National guidelines on infection prevention for healthcare. Successor to the Infection Prevention Working Group (WIP)
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Meetinstrumenten in de zorg
Dutch site about the field ‘Measurement in healthcare’.
Statistics and trends
Looking for trends and statistics on healthcare? Please view our selection of information sources.
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Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu (RIVM)
Dutch site with independent (scientific) research in the field of Public Health and Health Services and a safe environment.
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NIVEL
Dutch site for health services research.
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CBS StatLine
Data on the Dutch economy and society from Statistics Netherlands (CBS).
Need help?
Our information specialists are ready to help you find and process information.
Annemarie van der Velden
Information specialist
Movement studies, Research Centre for Healthy and Sustainable Living
Leendert Jan Wieberdink
Information specialist
Nursing studies, Life sciences & chemistry, Research Centre for Healthy and Sustainable Living