It is best practice to search a minimum of four databases in a systematic review, in addition to sources for grey literature and clinical trials. Databases in the Primary box will apply to any health or medical topic. Databases in the Secondary box will apply based on specific topics. Please contact your librarian for help choosing databases.
Databases useful for any health or medical topic.
Provides indexing for more than 2,700 journals from the fields of nursing and allied health.
Medline comprises more than 20 million citations for biomedical literature from life science journals.
This database provides full-text for many of the most-used biomedical and health journals indexed in MEDLINE. Many journals are available with no embargo, allowing doctors, nurses, health professionals and researchers to access to the information as soon as it is published.
PubMed comprises more than 22 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites.
Scopus uniquely combines a comprehensive, curated abstract and citation database with enriched data and linked scholarly content.
The premier research platform to find and analyze scholarly research literature on Sciences, Social Sciences, Arts, and Humanities. Includes proceedings of international conferences, symposia, seminars, colloquia, workshops, and conventions.
Be sure to also check Cochrane's "Trials" tab.
Databases which may be useful depending on the topic.
A great source for scholarly articles, reports, and other information on Educational topics.
Coverage of research in applied psychology, developmental psychology, personality, and more.
The world's most comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses from around the world, spanning from 1861 to the present day and offering full text for most of the dissertations added since 1997.