LibGuides: Medicine Subject Guide: Databases and search tools

Key database tools

Medline This link opens in a new window
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Authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more. Created by the National Library of Medicine.
For off-campus access use your University of Dundee username and password
PubMed This link opens in a new window
PubMed provides access to citations from biomedical literature from a range of sources, including Medline records from 1950 - present. Create an account by logging in, and choosing 'More login options' from the list of 3rd party suppliers - and then select University of Dundee.
BMJ Learning This link opens in a new window
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BMJ Learning offers high-quality continuing medical education for doctors and other healthcare professionals. It features hundreds of accredited, peer-reviewed learning modules in text, video, and audio formats.
Login choosing Institutional login, and Shibboleth, with your University of Dundee username and password. You will be prompted to setup a personal login, which may be the same as your BMJ journals login)

ClinicalTrials.gov
ClinicalTrials.gov is a resource provided by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
Contains over 450,000 research studies in all 50 states and in 221 countries.
Scottish Public Health Observatory (ScotPHO)
Public Health INformation for Scotland
PROSPERO
The international prospective register of systematic reviews, rapid reviews and umbrella reviews. PROSPERO includes details of any planned or on-going systematic review that has a health related outcome.

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The Cochrane Library is a collection of resources that contain high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision making
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.

Trip Pro This link opens in a new window
Trip is a clinical search engine designed to allow users to quickly and easily find and use high-quality research evidence to support their practice and/or care.
For off-campus access Login with your University of Dundee username and password

NICE Evidence Search

Additional database tools

ASSIA This link opens in a new window
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This database is designed to meet the information needs of the caring professions, and spans the literature of health, social services, psychology, sociology, economics, politics, race relations and education. The database abstracts and indexes over 500 journals, from more than 16 countries.
Login with your University of Dundee username and password
CINAHL Plus This link opens in a new window
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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
Nexis This link opens in a new window
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Includes online UK and international newspapers. To find Financial Times (London) content, go to Search and select Power Search. In the box showing 'Enter search terms and connectors" type in the following [this example is looking for items on Brexit]:
PUBLICATION(“financial times”) and Brexit
Sign in with University of Dundee username and password.
NHS Knowledge Network This link opens in a new window
The Knowledge Network platform is the national knowledge management platform for health and social care delivered by the Knowledge Services Group. It provides information and learning resources from more than 100 quality assured health and social care providers and includes collections of articles, books and journals, guidelines, policy documents, resources for patients and service users, evaluated websites and e-learning courses.
Free registration for students working or training in health or social care in Scotland
SCOPUS This link opens in a new window
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Academic journals resource containing abstracts and citations.
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'
Web of Science This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive database indexing all subject areas, from 1900 onwards. Includes citation indexes.
For off campus access select Institutional Sign in/UK Federation/University of Dundee then enter your University of Dundee username and password

Medical Databases – Region-specific

African Index Medicus
Africa: African Index Medicus
LILACS
Latin America and the Caribbean: LILACS
Western Pacific Region Index Medicus (WPRIM)
Western Pacific: Western Pacific Region Index Medicus (WPRIM)