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The databases listed below are the most likely to be of interest to the staff and students of Queen Square.听You can also听view a list of all 听including non-healthcare databases (many of these are available to NHS users via the 果冻影院 ). If you work for the NHS, you can听access databases provided by the NHS via听the听听补苍诲 Healthcare Evidence Resources (果冻影院H intranet users only). Also visit:

Databases and search tools likely to be of interest to the staff and students at Queen Square.

AMED: Allied and Complementary Medicine

AMED indexes about 500 journals from 1985 onwards, covering topics such as: complementary medicine, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, rehabilitation, podiatry, palliative care. There is a European emphasis and many of the journals are not covered by other biomedical sources.听

  • 听- no login is required within the 果冻影院 network; off-site access requires a 果冻影院 account.
  • 听- an NHS OpenAthens account is required for access. [1 April 2024: we have been advised that AMED for NHS staff is now accessed via the Proquest Dialog听platform, rather than via the Ovid platform as before. Please contact us if you need any advice or assistance using AMED in the new version.]

BMJ Best Practice听

Best Practice is a "point of care" tool produced by BMJ and designed to support clinicians in their decision making from diagnosis to treatment.

  • 果冻影院 access -听 - a 果冻影院 account is required to login and then additional (free) registration on your first visit to the site will allow you to download the app for offline access.听 are available from the BMJ site.
  • NHS access - - read the instructions on the landing page and use听your NHS OpenAthens account to sign in. Signing in also allows you to track your CPD/CME activity on the site - see 听on the BMJ site.

British National Formulary: BNF

BNF is published by BMA and RPSGB, is intended mainly for doctors, pharmacists and nurses and offers up-to-date guidance on the selection, prescribing, dispensing and administration of medicines prescribed in the UK, with special reference to their indications, cautions, contra-indications, side-effects, dosage and relative costs.

  • - access the BNF online with a 果冻影院 account.
  • NHS app access听- an app version of the BNF (plus BNFC) is available to NHS staff & students following an NHS-commissioned education programme which involves practice and placement within NHS provider services.

British Nursing Index: BNI

BNI indexes articles from over 400 English language nursing & allied health journals published in the UK, covering all aspects of nursing, midwifery and community healthcare.

Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health:听CINAHL

CINAHL听indexes a wide range of English language nursing journals, plus journals covering allied health disciplines.

  • - (CINAHLPlus version) - no login is required within the 果冻影院 network; off-site access requires a 果冻影院 account.
  • - (CINAHLIndex version) - an NHS OpenAthens account is required for access.

Cochrane Library

Cochrane Library indexes high-quality evidence to inform healthcare decision-making and includes the full text of Cochrane Reviews, systematic reviews on a wide range of healthcare topics.

  • - no username and password required within the UK.

Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin: DTB

DTB provides independent evaluations of, and practical advice on, individual treatments and the overall management of disease for doctors, pharmacists and other healthcare professionals. Articles are based on a synthesis of evidence with opinions from a wide range of specialist and generalist commentators, typically up to 100 individuals and organisations for each article.

  • - no login is required within the 果冻影院 network; off-site access requires a 果冻影院 account.
  • - an NHS OpenAthens account is required (access to this resource has been provided to 果冻影院H staff by 果冻影院 Library Services).

Embase

Embase indexes over 4600 journals from 1980 onwards, covering drugs & toxicology, clinical medicine, biotechnology and bioengineering, psychiatry, forensic medicine.

  • 听- no login is required within the 果冻影院 network; off-site access requires a 果冻影院 account.
  • 听- an NHS OpenAthens account is required for access.听To access the OpenAthens login screen, first click the 鈥極penAthens鈥� link听underneath the normal login boxes and then search for 'NHS in England' as your organisation.听

Emcare

Emcare indexes over 3,700 journals back to 1995, covering all nursing specialties and nursing healthcare professions and including content not found in other nursing and allied health databases.

  • 听- no login is required within the 果冻影院 network; off-site access requires a 果冻影院 account.
  • 听- an NHS OpenAthens account is required for access.听To access the OpenAthens login screen, first click the 鈥極penAthens鈥� link听underneath the normal login boxes and then search for 'NHS in England' as your organisation.

Google Scholar

Google Scholar differs from regular Google in that it links only to full-text resources, however please be aware that Scholar does not offer tools for systematic searching and your results may vary depending on your Google profile and previous search behaviour. Access to the full-text of Scholar results is not guaranteed; you should refer to the ejournals listings to find out which journals you can access.

  • - no username and password are required.

Health and Psychosocial Instruments:听HaPI

HaPI 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 various fields including health fields and psychosocial sciences. Coverage is from 1985- .

  • 听- no login is required within the 果冻影院 network; off-site access requires a 果冻影院 account.
  • 听- an NHS OpenAthens account is required for access.听To access the OpenAthens login screen, first click the 鈥極penAthens鈥� link听underneath the normal login boxes and then search for 'NHS in England' as your organisation.

Health Management Information Consortium:听HMIC

HMIC is a guide to literature on health management and policy, with an emphasis on the UK National Health Service, but also including Europe (including Eastern Europe) and developing countries.听

  • 听- no login is required within the 果冻影院 network; off-site access requires a 果冻影院 account.
  • 听- an NHS OpenAthens account is required for access.听To access the OpenAthens login screen, first click the 鈥極penAthens鈥� link听underneath the normal login boxes and then search for 'NHS in England' as your organisation.听

Medline

There are various routes to the Medline database, including Pubmed. Medline is considered by many to be the primary source for searching medical literature and indexes over 5500 journals from 1946 onwards. As well as covering medicine it includes journals for nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, health care system and pre-clinical sciences.

  • - no username and password required. An enhanced version for 果冻影院 users is available via .
  • 听- no login is required within the 果冻影院 network; off-site access requires a 果冻影院 account.
  • 听- an NHS OpenAthens account is required for access.听To access the OpenAthens login screen, first click the 鈥極penAthens鈥� link听underneath the normal login boxes and then search for 'NHS in England' as your organisation.
  • - an NHS OpenAthens account is required for access.听

PsycInfo

PsycInfo indexes over 2000 publications from 1872 onwards, covering psychological, social, behavioral, and health sciences. PsycInfo also includes some books and dissertations.

Scopus

Scopus indexes over 16000 journals from 1996 onwards, covering science, technical, medical and social science topics and also includes patents and other web resources. Scopus also allows for citation tracking.

  • - no login is required within the 果冻影院 network; off-site access requires a 果冻影院 account.
  • NHS access to Scopus - available via 果冻影院's .

Turning Research Into Practice: TRIP

The TRIP Database brings together 'evidence-based' healthcare resources available on the internet. There are over 29,000 links from about 70 sources - including peer-reviewed journals and 'eTextbooks'. The site is updated monthly.

  • - no username and password required for access.
  • - an NHS OpenAthens account is required for access.听

UpToDate

UpToDate is a听"point-of-care" tool designed to help clinicians make the right decisions. Content is continually updated to reflect changes to the evidence-base & is written by a global community of 5,100 physicians. UpToDate also includes some basic patient information for some medical conditions.

  • - no username and password is required within the 果冻影院H network. For offsite access via the UpToDate website or app,听you must first register on the using a 果冻影院H computer. You can then download the 听补苍诲 use your new UpToDate details to log in. NB: to keep your mobile account active you must log in to UpToDate from a computer within the 果冻影院H network at least once every 90 days.
  • 果冻影院 access听-听果冻影院 users do not have access to UpToDate.

Web of Science

WoS offers a range of databases including: Science Citation Index which indexes over 5500 journals from 1945 onwards, covering a wide range of scientific disciplines, including biochemistry, biology, medicine, neuroscience, oncology, pharmacology, psychiatry. WoS also offers Conference Proceedings Citation Index, covering conference literature from 1990 onwards. WoS also allows for citation tracking.

  • - no login is required within the 果冻影院 network; off-site access requires a 果冻影院 account.
  • NHS access to Web of Science - available via 果冻影院's

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