KIN 101 Foundations of Kinesiology: PubMed

The purpose of this course is to provide students with an introduction to human movement including the historical development of physical activity, exercise science, and sport through contemporary culture.

What is PubMed?

PubMed is a service of the US National Library of Medicine® that: Provides free access to MEDLINE®, the NLM® database of indexed citations and abstracts to medical, nursing, dental, veterinary, health care, and preclinical sciences journal articles. Includes additional selected life sciences journals not in MEDLINE.

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This biomedical and life sciences database contains nearly 4,000 full-text scholarly journals pertaining to a variety of health and biology fields.

Using MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) for Research

Using subject headings to conduct a search is a great way to find relevant information. This short video from National Library of Medicine walks you through the process.

Using PubMed Advanced Search

A tutorial from the NCBI describing how to use the Advanced Search to help refine your PubMed searches.

Useful Links

PubMed Training Site
Handouts, tutorials, videos, tours, webcasts, etc. from the US National Library of Medicine