Databases for evidence-based medicine with some general guidance on using them. Tips for databases Consider 'bookmarking' the NHS Scotland Knowledge Network as your gateway to databases: http://www.knowledge.scot.nhs.uk/. Most of the databases listed below use the Ovid search interface, so once you get used to searching one, you should find it comfortable to get to know others. Each database differs from others - for example, most have their distinct Subject Headings, and Medline has more 'limits' (or criteria like publication type that you can apply) than most others. If you can find good Subject Headings for your terms, it's best to start your search using those rather than free-text keywords. Move to keyword searches if there is no Subject Heading for your topic, or include keyword searches along with Subject Headings for more sensitive search strategies. Databases AMED: Allied and Alternative Medicine AMED ASSIA: Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts ASSIA CINAHL: Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature CINAHL Cochrane Library Cochrane Library Medline Medline PsycINFO PsycINFO This article was published on 2024-08-21
