Where should I start? Spotlight on PubMed
PubMed is a great database to begin your searches.
- Be sure to use the Le Moyne PubMed link so that you can connect to full text articles from your search results!
- Create a free myNCBI account to save your search strategies and preferred results.
The short tutorials below are a great way to learn PubMed basics!
What are additional Best Bets to search?
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CINAHL with Full Textan index to the nursing and allied health literature
- 1982- present, updated monthly
- complete coverage of English-language nursing journals and publications from the National League for Nursing and the American Nurses' Association, CINAHL covers nursing, biomedicine, health sciences librarianship, alternative complementary medicine, consumer health -
OT SearchOT Search, from the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), is a bibliographic database covering the literature of occupational therapy and related subject areas, such as rehabilitation, education, psychiatry or psychology, health care delivery, and health care administration. The full text of the indexed resources is not in this database, but links to full-text sources are included when they are available.
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PsycINFO- 2,400+ journals in 27 languages
- 1887-
- Books, chapters, & dissertations -
PubMed- Most comprehensive database of medical and biomedical literature.
- Free and accessible version of Medline from the National Library of Medicine -
ScopusOn-campus link to the database
Scopus is a bibliographic database containing abstracts and citations for academic journal articles. It covers nearly 22,000 titles from over 5,000 publishers, of which 20,000 are peer-reviewed journals in the scientific, technical, medical, and social sciences (including arts and humanities).
Coverage: 1995 to present
Where can I find EBP Resources?
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Cochrane LibraryOn-campus link to the database
A collection of six databases that contain systematic reviews and meta-analyses which summarize and interpret the results of medical research. -
DynaMed PlusDynamed is an evidence-based point of care resource for diagnosis, treatment and patient information.
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Introduction to Evidence-Based PracticeA tutorial created by librarians at Duke University Medical Hospital and UNC-Chapel Hill
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PEDroPEDro is the Physiotherapy Evidence Database. PEDro is a free database of over 16,500 randomised trials, systematic reviews and clinical practice guidelines in physiotherapy. For each trial, review or guideline, PEDro provides the citation details, the abstract and a link to the full text, where possible
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Rehabilitation Reference CenterOn-campus link to the database
Evidence-based, point-of-care resource is for physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists and rehabilitation professionals.
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Welcome to OTseekerOTseeker is a database that contains abstracts of systematic reviews, randomised controlled trials and other resources relevant to occupational therapy interventions. Most trials have been critically appraised for their validity and interpretability. In one database, OTseeker provides fast and easy access to information from a wide range of sources to inform occupational therapy.