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Physical Therapy: Articles/Databases
A Subject Guide for Physical Therapy resources
Information Resources
- Access PhysiotherapyAccess Physiotherapy from McGraw-Hill Medical is devoted exclusively to the study, instruction, and practice of physical therapy – with groundbreaking content for today’s PT. Updated regularly, this comprehensive online physiotherapy resource integrates leading physical therapy textbooks, procedure and exercise videos, image galleries, self-assessment tools, and a unique cadaver dissection tool –optimized for viewing on any device.
- CINAHL Complete This link opens in a new windowThis database provides access to health science literature related to nursing and allied health disciplines. In addition, it includes standards of practice and evidence-based care guidelines.
- PEDroPEDro is a database of evidence-based randomized controlled trials and systematic reviews in the field of physiotherapy. Most trials on the database have been rated using a scale for those trials which are the most valid and those which are not.
- PubMedPubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine, is a publicly available online database of biomedical and medical journal records. It includes MEDLINE content.
- Access PhysiotherapyAccess Physiotherapy includes resources useful to other disciplines, including anatomy, physiology, and pathology. The Multimedia section includes videos and "Anatomy and Physiology Revealed"--a unique cadaver dissection tool that also includes animations and audio pronunciations.
- Anatomy TVAnatomy TV enables you to rotate a 360 degree view of the human body in 15 layers. Anatomy is labeled making this an excellent tool for studying anatomy.
- Visible Body - Web SuiteComplete male and female 3D gross anatomy models.
- Lexicomp OnlineLexicomp Online provides point-of-care drug information, including dosing, administration, warnings and precautions, as well as clinical content, such as clinical practice guidelines, and other tools. The platform includes 13 databases, 7 clinical support modules, and “Facts & Comparisons” for additional comparative information.
- DynaMedDynaMed includes drug information and there are a couple of ways to find it:
1) You can enter a specific drug name in the search box.
2) You can click on Browse Categories, then click on Drugs. The individual drug summaries include warnings, interactions, patient information, and more. - STAT!RefThe STAT!Ref database includes dictionaries, encyclopedias, and manuals. You can find drug resources in the menu of titles in the left-side column:
- AHFS Drug Information
- Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses
- DrugPoints System
- Handbook of Injectable Drugs
- Red Book
- Washington Manual of Medical - Therapeutics
There are a couple of ways to search:
1) You can type in a drug name in the search box and get results from all of the resources in STAT!Ref.
2) You can click on a title in the left-side column, type in the drug name in the search box, then click on the "Search within this title" link (just under the search box).
- Rehabilitation Measures DatabaseMeasures and assessments (some free) from Shirley Ryan AbilityLab.
- DiTA: Diagnostic Test Accuracy DatabaseDiTA is the Diagnostic Test Accuracy database, a free database designed to easily access information on the accuracy of diagnostic tests related to physical therapy practice.
- PsycinfoPsycinfo, produced by the American Psychological Association, provides access to journal articles, book chapters, books, dissertations, reports, and other documents from all over the world in both English and foreign languages in the field of psychology and related disciplines such as education, criminology, psychiatry, social work, medicine, and law, back to 1887.
- Education SourceProvides scholarly research for education students, professionals, and policy makers. Covers all levels of education from early childhood to higher education. Covers specialties such as multilingual education, health education, and testing.
- ERICThe ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) database is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education. ERIC provides access to journal articles, conferences, meetings, government documents, theses, dissertations, reports, audiovisual media, bibliographies, directories, and books.
- HAPI (Health & Psychosocial Instruments)HAPI (Health and Psychosocial Instruments) includes information on tools for clinicians and where to find them. It covers such tools as questionnaires, interview schedules, tests, checklists, rating and other scales, coding schemes, and projective techniques in the areas of health sciences, psychology and social sciences. There are ten concurrent users for this database.
Finding Full Text
Many databases include the full text articles. When that happens, you should see a link to an HTML or PDF document. If you do not see that link, you should see another option for finding the full text, for example: "Get it @ GVSU", "Get full text", "Check for full text", "Request from Document Delivery". Click on the link and follow the prompts. In some cases, you may need to click on the article title to see the PDF link or other options.
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- Finding "Cited By" ArticlesHave you found a great article and want to see if other researchers have cited it? Follow the steps in this guide.
- Finding Articles in a Specific JournalUse this guide if you want to search a particular journal or if you have a citation and need to find the full text. You can also use these same steps if the "Get It@GVSU" button doesn't work.
- Using Google ScholarThis guide shows you how to set up Google Scholar to connect to the GVSU Libraries, which will make it easier to find the full text. It also includes information on how to find newer articles that cite an older one you may have found in your searching.
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Subjects: Physical Therapy
- Last Updated: Oct 21, 2024 12:22 PM
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