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Databases for Literature Searching in School of Public Health
Database Descriptions
MEDLINE (Ovid)
MEDLINE is the U.S. National Library of Medicine's (NLM) premier bibliographic database covering the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and the preclinical sciences. MEDLINE contains:
- Bibliographic citations and author abstracts
- More than 4,600 biomedical journals
- United States and 70 other countries of publication
- 11 million+ citations
- 1966 - present
The Ovid interface provides quick and easy mapping to appropriate MeSH terms for required topics. Search results may be restricted to "local holdings", print journals subscribed to by Lewis Library. Links to full-text articles in those electronic journals subscribed to by Lewis Library are shown in search results. Login/password optional.
MEDLINE (PubMed)
MEDLINE on PubMed is the same database found in MEDLINE on Ovid (see above). PubMed is the National Library of Medicine's interface to MEDLINE and to citations from additional sources. Unlike Ovid, PubMed is freely available on the web. In addition to MEDLINE citations from 1966 to the present, over 1.5 million OLDMEDLINE citations, originally printed in hardcopy indexes published from 1953 through 1965, can now be searched through PubMed. When users access the PubMed interface through the Lewis Library web page, their search results indicate Lewis Library holdings of both print and electronic journals, plus direct linking to selected electronic journal articles. A PubMed tutorial is available.
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Academic Search Premier
Full-text articles from over 4,000 peer-reviewed, academic journals in all subject areas. From the early 1990's, some from 1975.
ACP Journal Club
Full-text reviews of clinically-relevant articles published in Evidence Based Medicine (a joint publication of the ACP and the British Medical Journal Group) and ACP Journal Club, a publication of the American College of Physicians--American Society of Internal Medicine. The editors screen the top clinical journals on a regular basis and identify studies that are both methodologically sound and clinically relevant. They write an enhanced abstract of the chosen articles and provide a commentary on the value of the article for clinical practice.
AGRICOLA
AGRICOLA (AGRICultural OnLine Access) is a bibliographic database of citations to the agricultural literature created by the National Agricultural Library of the United States. The records describe publications and resources in agriculture and allied disciplines, including animal and veterinary sciences, entomology, plant sciences, forestry, aquaculture and fisheries, farming and farming systems, agricultural economics, extension and education, food and human nutrition, and earth and environmental sciences.
Alt HealthWatch
Focuses on complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness. Full text articles for more than 180 international resources including pamphlets, booklets, special reports, consumer newsletters, book excerpts as well as peer reviewed journals.
AMED
The Allied and Complementary Medicine Database (AMED) is a unique bibliographic database produced by the Health Care Information Service of the British Library. It covers a selection of journals in complementary medicine, palliative care, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, rehabilitation, and podiatry from 1985 to present. Login/password optional.
ArticleFirst
Citations from over 12,000 magazines and serials, covering science, technology, medicine, social science, business, the humanities, and popular culture from 1990 to the present. Users may browse Tables of Contents from individual journal issues. No full-text; contact the Reference Office for information on obtaining articles.
BIOSIS Previews
BIOSIS Previews® is the world's most comprehensive reference database for life science research. It covers original research reports and reviews in biological and biomedical areas. Coverage includes traditional areas of biology such as botany, zoology, and microbiology, as well as related fields such as biomedical, agriculture, pharmacology, and ecology. Also included are interdisciplinary fields such as medicine, biochemistry, biophysics, bioengineering, and biotechnology.
Business Source Premier
Full-text of nearly 3,000 and indexing of 3,800 scholarly business publications consisting of marketing, management, economics, finance, accounting, insurance, and international business. Indexing and abstracts are also available for over 2,680 business journals. Coverage from the early 1990's; includes some PDF files.
CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature)
Contains more than 2,400 journals in allied health and nursing, health care books, nursing dissertations, selected conference proceedings, standards of professional practice, educational software and audiovisuals. Besides nursing, subject areas include physician assistant literature, public health, emergency services, medical records, alternative/complementary medicine, social work, and many others. Some articles are available in full text. Coverage from 1982. Login/password optional.
ClinicalTrials.gov
ClinicalTrials.gov provides regularly updated information about federally and privately supported clinical research in human volunteers. ClinicalTrials.gov gives you information about a trial's purpose, who may participate, locations, and phone numbers for more details. You may also want to learn more about clinical trials.
Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials
Part of the Evidence Based Medicine Reviews Collection, CCTR is a bibliographic database of definitive controlled trials, identified by the distinguished contributors to The Cochrane Collaboration. CCTR and other organizations, as part of an international effort to search the world's health care journals systematically, have combined results to create an unbiased source of data for systematic reviews. CCTR contains over 300,000 bibliographic references to controlled trials in health care. Clinical trials identified in MEDLINE, EMBASE, and contributed specialized registers form the CCTR database. Contributors to the Cochrane Collaboration follow quality control standards to ensure that only reports of definite randomized controlled trials or controlled clinical trials are included.
Login/password optional.
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Part of the Evidence Based Medicine Reviews Collection, CDSR includes the full-text of the regularly updated systematic reviews prepared by The Cochrane Collaboration. The Cochrane Collaboration is an international network of individuals and institutions committed to preparing, maintaining, and disseminating systematic reviews of the effects of health care. Each issue of Cochrane contains new and updated reviews and protocols (in process reviews). Once a review is published it will appear in every issue thereafter. Login/password optional.
Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE)
Part of the Evidence Based Medicine Reviews Collection, DARE is a full-text database containing critical assessments of systematic reviews from all over the world. It consists of structured abstracts of systematic reviews from a variety of medical journals. Login/password optional.
ERIC (Education Resources Information Center )
A national information system funded by the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences to provide access to education literature and resources. Includes over 1,100 journals and reports in the field of education. Good source of information on medical education, cognition, learning theory, enrollment statistics, etc. Covers literature since 1966.
HAPI (Health and Psychosocial Instruments)
Health and Psychosocial Instruments provides ready access to information on measurement instruments (i.e., questionnaires, interview schedules, checklists, index measures, coding schemes/ manuals, rating scales, projective techniques, vignettes/scenarios, tests) in the health fields, psychosocial sciences, organizational behavior, and library and information science. Covers 1985 to present.
Health & Wellness Resource Center
Magazines, journals, newspapers, definitions, directories, and information on: fitness, pregnancy, medicine, nutrition, diseases, public health, occupational health and safety, alcohol and drug abuse, prescription drugs, etc. Included are links to diet, cancer, and health assessment sites as well as government databases. Information from 1997. Good source for the layperson.
Health Reference Center
A collection of general interest health, fitness, and medical periodicals, as well as full-text pamphlets; specifically designed for nursing and allied health students and the general public. Indexing starts at 1996; full-text start dates range from 1996 to the present.
International Bibliographic Information on Dietary Supplements (IBIDS)
IBIDS is a database of over 730,000 citations from 1986 to the present on the topic of dietary supplements from four major database sources: biomedical-related articles from MEDLINE, botanical and agricultural science from AGRICOLA, worldwide agricultural literature through AGRIS, nd selected nutrition journals from CAB Abstracts and CAB Health. The scope of IBIDS includes the use and function of vitamin, mineral, phytochemical, botanical, and herbal supplements in human nutrition, the role of nutrient supplementation in metabolism in normal nutrition and disease states, animal studies that relate to the function of dietary supplements in human nutrition, chemical composition, biochemical roles, and antioxidant activity of botanical and nutrient supplements, fortification of foods with supplemental nutrients and health-related effects, nutrient composition of herbal and botanical products, surveys on dietary supplement use by various populations, and the growth and production of herbal and botanical products used as dietary supplements.
InfoTrac Custom Newspapers
Full-text for Texas newspapers from Ft. Worth, Dallas, Austin, and Houston; as well as for more than 100 newspapers from the U.S. and around the world. Includes the NY Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, and Christian Science Monitor. Dates of coverage vary with start dates beginning January of 1996, and a 365 day rolling file for the New York Times.
LactMed
A new edition to the National Library of Medicine's TOXNET system, LactMed is a free online database with information on drugs and lactation. LactMed is geared to healthcare professionals and nursing mothers. It contains over 450 drug records, a glossary, and web links.
MANTIS
MANTIS™ (Manual, Alternative, and Natural Therapy Index System) is a primary health care database which emphasizes health promotion, prevention and conservative care. Periodicals have been included from medical, osteopathic, physical therapy, chiropractic, and other disciplines. Particular emphasis is placed on research relating to the etiology, physiopathology and treatment of neuromusculoskeletal conditions (backache, headache, scoliosis, nerve compression syndromes, sports injuries, etc.). MANTIS™ contains references from over 700 biomedical publications. Searchable subject headings include standard Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) in addition to a specialized supplemental controlled vocabulary in the areas of alternative medicine. Coverage is 1880 to present. Login/password optional.
National Center for Health Statistics Publications contains health and vital statistics, the publication, Health, United States, plus information about where to write for vital records. Many of the statistical tables are available in spreadsheet format.
Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database
Evidence-based, clinical information on natural medicines. Searchable by product name and medical condition.
Natural Standard
A database offering reports from an international research collaboration that aggregates and synthesizes data on complementary and alternative therapies
NLM GateWay
A gateway to medical resources, the NLM Gateway allows you to search several databases at the same time. The databases searchable through the NLM Gateway are MEDLINE/PubMed, OLDMEDLINE, LOCATORplus, MEDLINEplus, DIRLINE, AIDS Meetings, Health Services Research Meetings, Space Life Sciences Meetings, and HSRProj. The databases index books, journal articles, conference proceedings, health topics, drug information, and research projects in progress. Some full-text is included.
POPLINE® (POPulation information onLINE)
The world's largest database on reproductive health, provides more than 300,000 citations with abstracts to scientific articles, reports, books, and unpublished reports in the field of population, family planning, and related health issues. Numerous special features including free, fulltext documents, and ability to limit to peer-reviewed journal articles. Excellent source of demographic and public health information, including for developing countries. POPLINE is maintained by the INFO Project at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health/Center for Communication Programs and is funded primarily by the United States Agency for International Development.
PsycINFO
PsycINFO(R) contains citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books, dissertations, and technical reports, all in the field of psychology and the psychological aspects of related disciplines, such as medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology, linguistics, anthropology, business, and law. Journal coverage, spanning 1887-present, includes international material selected from more than 1,500 periodicals written in over 35 languages. Current chapter and book coverage includes worldwide English-language material published from 1987-present. Over 60,000 references are added annually through weekly updates. Login/password optional.
Regional Business News
Fort Worth Business Press is included in this database, which provides comprehensive full-text overage for regional business publications. Regional Business News incorporates coverage of 75 business journals, newspapers, and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States. Updated on a daily basis.
TOXNET
The Toxicology and Environmental Health Information Program (TEHIP) of the National Library of Medicine's Specialized Information Services is responsible for the Toxicology Data Network (TOXNET®), an integrated system of toxicology and environmental health databases that are available free of charge on the web.
Web of Knowledge
The Web of Knowledge from Thomson Scientific (formerly ISI) is the portal to the company’s scientific literature search products such as BIOSIS Previews, Current Contents, Journal Citation Reports, and the Science Citation Index (i.e, the Web of Science). You can perform cross-database searching of those resources using the Web of Knowledge interface or you can go directly to the specific tools using the links found on this web page.
Web of Science (includes Science Citation Index)
Web access to the following citation indexes from 2002 to the present: Science Citation Index; Social Sciences Citation Index; and Arts & Humanities Citation Index.
WorldCat
A "national catalog" of books, journals, manuscripts, videotapes, web resources, and other material. This database is like a combined online catalog of most academic and public libraries in the U.S., with more than 52 million library records. Users may search WorldCat to locate items not owned by their local libraries or to check references for accuracy. UNTHSC student, faculty, and staff may order materials not owned by Lewis Library using an online form directed to the library's Interlibrary Loan service.
WorldCat Dissertations & Theses
This database provides fast and convenient access to the dissertations and theses available in libraries around the world. There are over 5 million records in the database.
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