Grey literature is unpublished, non-commercial information that is produced by a wide range of sources, including governments, universities, professional organizations, think tanks and businesses/industries. Grey literature can be difficult to find. It is also time consuming to search for
Refer to the grey literature references from course lectures before spending a lot of time searching Google.
Also see the Health Statistics page in this guide. On that page, see General Statistics: International.
You can also search the library database, Public Health and Social Care, listed below.
If you do need to search Google, it's best to go directly to an organization's website or a government department or ministry website to get the information you need. If you aren't sure where to begin, try these specific ways to search Google.
In Google, search [your topic] site:org for relevant organizations or search [your topic] site:gov for government information.
Unlimited users.
Hard-to-find materials from the front lines of healthcare and social care providers, researchers, and organizations.
To search, enter terms in the search bar. For instance, Ghana health system antimicrobial.
You can also browse documents for a specific country by selecting Publications at the top of the page, then use the filters on the left side of the page to filter by Country. If there are too many documents, filter again by Topics where you can limit the documents to Health or Public Health.
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