Nursing and Medicine Databases

Getting Started:

• Academic Search Elite
  Excellent basic index to key peer-reviewed journals and selected magazines (1983 - present).
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Most Comprehensive:

• CINAHL Plus with Full-Text
  Citations to articles from over 3,000 nursing and allied health journals published from 1937 to the present, including the full-text of articles from over 300 of the journals indexed. Also includes citations to selected books, dissertations, and other nursing-related materials.
• MEDLINE
  Index to articles in medical, dentistry and nursing journals published from 1966 - present.

Other Useful Databases:

• Alcohol and Alcohol Problems Database
  Index to journal articles, books, dissertation abstracts, conference papers and proceedings, reports and studies (1960's - present).
• NLM Gateway
  National Library of Medicines search interface for a variety of databases including journal articles listed in MEDLINE, books held by the NLM, and abstracts of select meetings.
• PubMED
  Free, public access to MEDLINE via the web.
• PILOTS - Published International Literature On Traumatic Stress
  Describes a range of research on post-traumatic stress disorder.
• Science Direct
  Full-text of articles from over 200 medical journals published by Elsevier and AP/IDEAL.
• Wiley InterScience
  Full-text of articles from over 100 life and medical science journals.

See Also:

• Nursing Resources in the University Library
• Biology databases
• Chemistry databases
• Psychology databases
• Social Work databases