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Cochrane Handbook

Cochrane Handbook
The Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions is the official guide that describes in detail the process of preparing and maintaining Cochrane systematic reviews on the effects of healthcare interventions.

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A selection of 'Dentistry' books added to the library Sept 2022 to May 2023

Hover over an image to see title and author details, then select to view in Library Search and sign in to view availability, location, or to place a print hold request in Library search.

ANATOMY TV

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Image databank provides 3D anatomical pictures with physiology and clinical content. Go to login page, and select UK Shibboleth, and type in 'University of Dundee' followed by your usual username and password on the Dundee login box. Please note that setting up a personal profile on the site is not required, and you can select 'Continue to Anatomy.tv'.
For off-campus access scroll down to the link "UK institution Shibboleth login". Select University of Dundee and enter your University of Dundee username and password, (noting that setting up a personal profile on the site is not required)

Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA)

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Focused on a core of around 500 of the most relevant English language scholarly journals covering aspects of health and social care from a broadly social scientific perspective. From 1987 - current.
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CINAHL

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CINAHL Plus provides access to literature in nursing and allied health disciplines.
For off-campus access use your University of Dundee username and password

Cochrane Library

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High quality, up-to-date , synthesized research evidence.
For off-campus access select Sign in then Institutional login. Type Dundee in the search box and select University of Dundee. Enter your University of Dundee username and password.

ERIC - Education Resources Information Center

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The Education Resource Information Center (ERIC) provides access to educational literature and resources. This database provides access to information from journals included in the Current Index of Journals in Education and Resources in Education Index. This resource contains more than one million records and links to hundreds of thousands of full-text documents dating back to 1966.
For off-campus access use your University of Dundee username and password

LILACS

LILACS
Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature. This database provides access to journal articles, clinical studies, evidence synthesis, guidelines, theses, dissertations, technical reports and government publications published in countries of Latin America and the Caribbean.

Medline

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Authoritative bibliographic database containing citations and abstracts for biomedical and health journals.
For off-campus access use your University of Dundee username and password

NHS Scotland Knowledge Network - resources and ejournals for NHS staff

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Offers a single interface to search electronic resources (e-journals, articles and e-books) provided by NHS Education for Scotland, along with access to key databases such as Embase.
Free registration for students working or training in health or social care in Scotland

PsycArticles

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Provides the full text of more than 100 key journals in behavioural science and related fields ranging from education, to nursing, to neuroscience.
For off-campus use - log in with your University of Dundee username and password.

PubMed - From the National Library of Medicine, an alternative way of searching Medline

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PubMed comprises more than 30 million citations for biomedical literature. The Dundee customised link allows you to check whether the full articles are held at this University.

SciELO Scientific Electronic Library Online

SciELO
Scientific Electronic Library Online, a database of peer reviewed open access journals. It's main geographical coverage is Latin America but also has content from Portugal, South Africa and Spain. Title and abstracts are available in English but not necessarily the full article.

Scopus

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Scopus is the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature. Includes a filter to view 'Most cited' articles for your search terms.
For off campus access select "login" then "Other Institution Login". Choose UK Access Management Federation from the box then University of Dundee. Enter your University of Dundee username and password. Intermittent login problems (Sept.2023); if you have any difficulties gaining access, try clearing cookies, and using another browser'

TRIP - evidence-based resource

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Trip medical database to find high quality clinical research evidence.
For off-campus access Login with your University of Dundee username and password

Web of Science

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A comprehensive database indexing all subject areas. Includes a filter to view 'Most cited' articles for your search terms.
For off campus access select Institutional Sign in/UK Federation/University of Dundee then enter your University of Dundee username and password

World Health Organization Documents

World Health Organization Documents
It is possible to limit WHO publications by health topic, countries or areas, years and document type.

Key University Archive Resources in Dentistry

Primary source material is a valuable resource for all kinds of subjects across the University, including dentistry. Records chart the development of the Dental School while other collections can offer insights into local dental care.

You can find items of interest by searching our archives and collections online catalogue

To find out more about the Archive go to www.dundee.ac.uk/archives and email archives@dundee.ac.uk with your questions.