The MBKU Discovery search box will lead you to print books, ebooks, and articles on health equity topics to learn more and support your future patients.

This tool searches across several of our subscription databases and journals simultaneously. 

Search term starters to begin your search in PubMed:

• healthcare disparities[tiab] OR health disparities[tiab]
• health equity[tiab] OR health inequity[tiab] OR healthcare
• inequalities[tiab]
• healthcare disparities[majr] OR health status disparities[majr] OR health equity[majr]
• health services accessibility[majr] OR health services
• accessibility[majr]
• social determinants of health[majr] OR social determinants of
• health[tiab]
• vulnerable populations[majr] OR vulnerable populations[tiab]
• health promotion[majr]
• health behavior [majr]

Search Tips:

1. The tag [tiab] shows results where the searched term(s) appear in the title or abstract. The tag [majr] shows results where the searched MeSH term(s) is a major topic of the article.

2. Combine one of the starters above with a specific problem: Ex. social determinants of health[majr] AND food insecurity

Filtering for Case Reports in PubMed - The steps below will show you how to find Case Reports in the new PubMed interface:

• On the library's front page, click on the PubMed link.

• Type your keyword on the search bar and hit enter.

• On the left-hand column, under Article Type, click on "See all article type filters."

• Select "Case Reports" and click Apply.

• Now your search results have been filtered for Case Reports.