Research Guides: HLSC 3500: Critical Topics in Health Behavior: Databases

CINAHL

CINAHL Complete This link opens in a new window

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MedLine (FirstSearch) This link opens in a new window
Indexes 19,00+ journals in all areas of medicine, including nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, preclinical science, and health care. Abstracts availalbe for most citations. Corresponds to the print indexes Index Medicus, Index to Dental Literature, and International Nursing Index.

Coverage: 1950-Present
Medline (OvidSP) This link opens in a new window
Indexes the medical literature. Can be searched in combination with the Journals@OVID abstract collection and the Nursing Journals@OVID fulltext collection. Choose all years or selected ranges. Medline In-Process, Non-indexed citations, OldMedline (1948-1965) also available.

Coverage: 1950-Present
PubMed This link opens in a new window
Provides MEDLINE access, along with OLDMEDLINE, Pre-MEDLINE (citations in-process), and citations outside the scope of MEDLINE provided by journal publishers. Interconnects with other NCBI databases and resources. Articles from many medical journals are free after a 6-12 month embargo. Linkouts to fulltext provided at publishers' discretion. Coverage: OLDMEDLINE, 1950- 1965; MEDLINE, 1966-.