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Health & Medicine

Key resources for all health disciplines
 

This page outlines databases and resources that are available at the University of Tasmania and that are relevant for all health disciplines. Scroll through them all or select the category of interest.

Go to the tab for your School name on the left to find additional and more specialised resources.

 

Multidisciplinary databases Health databases Evidence-based practice databases Australian health literature Other resources

Multidisciplinary databases
 

These databases are great for all science topics, and include a large amount of health science content. They are particularly useful if your topic is multidisciplinary or if you need to use citation features.

Scopus logo

International, multidisciplinary, abstract and citation database, citation searches, 22,000+ peer-reviewed journals, books, conference papers

Web of Science logo

International, multidisciplinary, citation database, cited reference searches, 21,000+ journals, books, conference papers

Google Scholar logo

Includes articles, theses, books, abstracts, university repositories


Health databases
 

These databases include mainly Health content and are relevant for all Health disciplines.

  • One of the main medical databases is Medline. You can search it via three providers:
     

Medline via Ovid: mainly searches Medline, plus some extra content; advanced search options

Medline via PubMed: mainly searches Medline, plus some extra content

Medline Complete via Ebsco: you may find yourself in here if you use the MegaSearch

Medline via Ovid logo
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Medline Complete logo

Produced by National Library of Medicine, covers international literature on biomedicine and health, 5,600+ journals

 

 

  • Other key Health databases:
Embase logo

International biomedical and pharmacological database, 8,500+ journals 

CINAHL Complete logo

Nursing and allied health journals, includes full-text

Emcare logo

Peer-reviewed international nursing and allied health database, 3,700+ journals, for practice, research and education

Health Source: Nursing/Academic logo

Nursing and allied health database, 930+ journals, many peer-reviewed, some full-text


Evidence-based practice (EBP) databases


Evidence-based practice is the 'integration of clinical expertise, patient values and the best evidence into the decision making process for patient care' (Sackett et al. 2000). It includes clinical practice guidelines, which are evidence-based recommendations about how healthcare and other professionals can care for patients with specific conditions. 

You can learn more about EBP, clinical guidelines and our EBP databases on the Evidence-based practice guide.

Sackett, D.L., et al., 2000, Evidence-based medicine: how to practice and teach EBM (2nd ed.). Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone.

Cochrane Library logo

EBP database 
Collection of six databases, high-quality independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making

Cochrane Endnote Help (PDF 115KB)

JBI EBP Database logo

EBP database 
Evidence-based database, wide range of summarised and appraised evidence covering medical, nursing and health science specialites

Trip logo

EBP database 
Turning Research into Practice, EBP database including reviews, trials, guidelines and patient information

Dynamed logo

EBP database 
Accurate, evidence-based content to help clinicians answer clinical questions

UpToDate logo

EBP database 
Physician-authored clinical decision support resource. Available off campus to students only. Registration required. Staff and students can access on campus.

AMH logo

EBP database 
Australian database, enables practitioners to make informed choices for patients, AMH is partnership between ASCEPT, PSA and RACGP

Therapeutic Guidelines logo

EBP database 
Accurate, independent and practical treatment advice for a wide range of clinical conditions. It includes explicit instructions for therapy, assisting practitioners in making decisions to ensure their patients receive optimum treatment.

To use the Therapeutic Guidelines app you will need to request a token. Please follow the token registration instructions.


Australian health literature
 

Informit includes various databases containing references to Australian publications in a variety of disciplines, including Health. You can either search all of Informit, or select the relevant databases; such as Health Collection or APAIS-Health.

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Suite of databases containing references to Australian publications in a variety of disciplines including Arts, Sciences, Education & Law

 

Health Collection (Informit)

Australian health database; covers  all aspects of health and medicine with focus on clinical medicine and allied health, includes full-text, 1997+

 

 

APAIS -Health (Informit)

Covers health and medicine in Australia and in particular the legal, social, economic and ethical aspects of health. No clinical articles. 1978+

 

 

Families & Society Collection (Informit)

Covers family, marriage, women; culture and institutions, private, civil and family law; social services and public welfare

 


Other resources
 

Other health resources we have access to at UTAS include:

Anatomy.tv logo

Anatomy & Physiology Online

Comprehensive, accurate and detailed 3D models of the human body, covers anatomy, muscle function, injuries; 6,500+ 3D anatomical structures, clinical slides, dissections, illustrations, animations

Australasian Cochrane Centre logo

Australasian Cochrane Centre

Coordinates the work of the Cochrane Collaboration within Australia

 

 

Medscape logo

Medscape

Offers latest medical news and expert perspectives for physicians and healthcare, point-of-care drug and disease information

 

 

 

Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy logo

Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy (Online)

Compact, concise and complete medical reference books for doctors, medical students and health care professionals, 4,000+ pages by 300+ independent expert contributors, 2,000+ diseases and disorders

HealthDirect Australia logo

Provides trusted health advice for Australians. Established by Council of Australian Governments with a mandate to work across jurisdictional boundaries to deliver telehealth and digital health services to all Australians.


Journal title abbreviations


Search for medical journals indexed in PubMed and ascertain the full journal name as well as the appropriate journal name abbreviation.