Hemophilia

I. Find Background Information

  • AccessScience
    Search Hemophilia. The article titled, "Hemophilia" provides broad background information
  • The Cambridge World History of Human Disease
    In the search window,"Search in this book" enter the phrase, "Bleeding disorders;"
    Hemophilia appears in this entry. The entry includes some historical background;
    Don't forget to check the bibliography at the end. The bibliography may include a reference to some primary source material (historical medical texts);
    If you see something you're interested in, don't hesitate to Ask Us for help finding it.

You may also wish to search article databases to find more information on the history of hemophilia:

  • ScienceDirect
    Add "history" to the search, e.g. haemophilia and history;
    Note the variant spelling of haemophilia! You may want to try both spellings in your research. In ScienceDirect, you will find articles using both spellings, for example,

II. Search the Library Catalog

To find scientific (medical) texts, histories,  and “popular” materials (written for non-specialists) along with some primary sources (memoirs, autobiographies) :

  1. Go to the Library Catalog
  2. Try starting with some of these subject search terms: 
  • Hemophilia
  • Haemophilia
  • Hemophiliacs - United States - Biography

Note: For more precise searching, you can also Limit Your Search (left-hand menu) by Subject and more to see all the subheadings (for example, “personal narratives” or “History”)

III. Find current Scholarly Journal Articles (secondary sources)

Add "history" to the search, e.g. hemophilia and history

Suggested search terms to start:

Hemophilia OR Haemophilia
AND  history

IV. Find current “popular” (i.e. written for the general public, rather than for specialists) articles about hemophilia.

  • Proquest Research Library
    Enter your search terms;
    Place quotation marks around phrases;
    From the list of results, filter to Magazines; and select a time period;
    Under Publication Titles, select "more" to select specific magazine titles of interest.

V. Find more articles about the history of Hemophilia (including some historical articles that may be considered primary sources) 

  •  History of Science, Technology, and Medicine
    To find historical articles and primary resources for hemophilia. A sample primary source located in History of Science, Technology and Medicine: "The Good Bleed Guide: A Patient's Story", written by Donald Bateman and published in The Social History of Medicine in 1994
  • Proquest Historical Newspapers
    For historical newspaper articles. Search tips:
    Select the Advanced Search; 
    Under "Document Type," select Articles;
    Search: Hemophilia OR Haemophilia OR "bleeding disease"