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Find all Health Sciences databases
Databases contain information about existing research documents. They can be searched, and the results either link out to research documents, contain full-text research documents, or both. The library subscribes to several hundred databases in many disciplines. To access a database:
Go to the library homepage --> click on "Research" --> click on "All Databases" --> click the "All Subjects" drop-down --> choose "Health Sciences Library"
Alternatively: Go to the library homepage --> scroll down and click on "Databases" --> click the "All Subjects" drop-down --> choose "Health Sciences Library"
A few databases are suggested below.
Suggested databases and tools
- DynaMed Plus This link opens in a new windowDynaMed Plus is a medical information database which provides the most current evidence-based information.
- MEDLINE (OVID) This link opens in a new windowCompiled by the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM), MEDLINE is the world's most comprehensive source of life sciences and biomedical bibliographic information. Subjects covered include all aspects of clinical medicine (diseases and disorders, diagnostic and therapeutic techniques and equipment), basic biomedical sciences (anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, genetics, microbiology, pharmacology, etc.), the health care system (facilities, manpower, services, administration), dentistry, nursing, and clinical psychology. MEDLINE may be used to find information on diagnosis, etiology, therapy, and prevention of diseases and disorders; on research in basic science fields relating to medicine; and on biomedical technology and its applications. MEDLINE is produced by the National Library of Medicine (NLM). The Literature Selection Technical Review Committee (LSTRC), an advisory committee of experts chartered by the National Institutes of Health, advises NLM on the journals that should be included in the database. The American Journal of Nursing Company selects and indexes additional nursing journals and the American Dental Association selects and indexes additional dental journals for inclusion in MEDLINE.
- PubMed This link opens in a new windowDatabase from US National Library of Medicine covering medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, molecular biology, the health care system, and the preclinical sciences.
- Coverage is from 1966 to the present.
- LinkOut links to some UofC e-journal subscriptions.
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