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Subject Search
| Subject | Dewey Numbers |
|---|---|
| Breast -- Cancer | 616.994 |
| Childbirth | 618.24 |
| Eating disorders | 616.8526 |
| Health | 613 |
| Heart -- Diseases -- Prevention | 616.12 |
| Massage | 615.822 |
| Nutrition | 613.2 |
| Osteoporosis | 616.71 |
| Pediatrics -- Popular works | 618.92 |
| Prostate -- Diseases | 616.65 |
| Relaxation | 613.79 |
| Stress management | 155.6718, 155.9042 |
| Yoga | 613.7046 |
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on the shelves - using the Dewey Numbers above.
When researching health & lifestyle, the Reference Collection is a good place to start. Items in the Reference section are not for loan. Please do not hesitate to ask the Reference staff for assistance.
| Title | Dewey Numbers |
|---|---|
| Australian medicines handbook 2007 | R 615.1 AMH |
| DK encyclopedia of healing therapies | R 615.5 WOO |
| The encyclopedia of exercise, sport and health | R 796 BRU |
| The essential guide to prescription drugs 2006 | R 610.3 RYB | Macquarie home guide to health & medicine | R 610 CAR |
| Merck manual of diagnosis and therapy | R 616.075 MER |
| Mosby's medical, nursing & allied health dictionary | R 610.3 MOS |
| People's Medical Society men's health and wellness encyclopedia | R 613.04234 INL |
| Prescription for nutritional healing | R 615.854 BAL |
| You've got what? | R 614.44 YOU |
| Your medical tests : What they really mean? | R 616.024 UPF |
Magazines in our Library that focus on health & lifestyle are:
| Magazines | Locations |
|---|---|
| Australian Men's Health | Plaza, Plains |
| Australian Yoga Life | Plains |
| Conscious Living | Plaza |
| Cosmetic Surgery Magazine | Ipswich |
| Good Health & Medicine | Plains, Plaza |
| Health & Healing | Ipswich, Plains |
| Healthy & Heartwise | Plains |
| Oxygen | Ipswich |
| Queensland Women | Ipswich, Plains, Plaza |
| Runners World | Plains |
| Shape | Plains |
| Warm Earth | Ipswich |
| Weight Watchers | Ipswich, Plaza |
| Wellbeing | Plains, Plaza |
Databases index information in books, magazines and journals. Some give access to full text articles. Try these databases available within the library.
Winspirs
AUSTSPORT - Australian, sport related.
Online
Australian/New Zealand Reference Centre - some Australian content, some full text.
Health & Wellness Resource Center
The
following sites are provided as a starting point in your exploration
of what is available about health & lifestyle on the Internet.
Australian Indigenous Health Infonet
Health Information Service (State Library of NSW)
Health Matters ABC's gateway to health
Healthy Living - Queensland Health
MEDLINEPlus - US health information from the National Library of Medicine.
Page updated: 25 July 2008
