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Health Science Databases for literature searching
- CINAHL Complete This link opens in a new windowProvides access to health science literature related to nursing and allied health disciplines. Includes standards of practice and evidence-based care guidelines. Optimized for mobile devices.
- Cochrane LibraryContains evidence-based medical resources: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effectiveness, Health Technology Assessments, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials.
- Google ScholarUse Google Scholar to search for scholarly, peer reviewed articles on any topic.
- ProQuest Medical DatabaseContains medical literature covering major healthcare specialties, including nursing and allied health disciplines.
- PubMedPubMed is a publicly available online database of biomedical and medical journal records. It includes MEDLINE content. Has an app -- PubMed for handhelds.
- Web of ScienceThis indexing database is good for following the history of research through cited articles. It covers Science Citation Index as well as the social sciences.
Point of care/medical reference
- 5 Minute Clinical ConsultPoint-of-care clinical information
- Access MedicineMedical textbooks, case studies, algorithms, multimedia and access to Teaching CaseFiles.
- DynaMedA point-of-care clinical reference tool. Updated frequently.
- Lexicomp OnlinePoint-of-care drug information
- STAT!RefMedical reference books, ICD-9 and -10 codes, Essential Evidence Plus, AHFS drug information, and calculators.
- TRIP (Turn Research Into Practice)Systematic reviews, practice guidelines, critically-appraised topics, articles, and more.
Other useful databases
- HAPI (Health & Psychosocial Instruments)Features assessment tools for clinicians discussed in journal articles. Tools include questionnaires, interview schedules, tests, checklists, ratings, pain measurement, quality of life assessment, and drug efficacy evaluation.
- Mental Measurements Yearbook with Tests in PrintContains full-text information about and reviews of over 2,000 English-language tests covering educational skills, personality, vocational aptitude, psychology, and related areas as included in the printed Mental Measurements Yearbooks. Contains descriptive information and edited review(s) written by content area experts. Coverage from 1985 (Volume 9) to the present.
- ProQuest Psychology JournalsIndexes and full text of 570 psychology journals.
- PsycinfoProduced by the American Psychological Association, this database is a comprehensive international database of psychology.
- Social Sciences AbstractsIndex and abstracts of over 625 journals dating back to 1983.
- Social Work AbstractsIndexing and abstracts dealing with all aspects of the social work field.
- Sociological AbstractsProvides access to the latest findings in theoretical and applied sociology, social science, and political science. Includes references to journal articles; dissertations; book , chapter, and association paper abstracts as well as citations from books, films, and software. Coverage dates back to 1963.
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