Physiology database recommendations
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View additional resource options on the main Physiology resource guide.
Key resources for finding Physiology related journal articles and scholarly information
| Database | Information / develop your skills
| PubMed
(and Medline) | PubMed (NLM) is the database of choice
for beginning most searches on human physiology topics. PubMed offers a
lot of flexibility when searching. New to PubMed? Take a
tutorial before starting: Features: MeSH searching | saved searches | alerts PubMed Vs. Medline PubMed
and Medline are two versions of the same resource. But PubMed is
generally quicker to be updated, and has more references in it. Find
out more on the NLM factsheet. If you would prefer to use Medline, you can access it in several ways: | | Scopus | A very
large database covering the health, life, physical and social
sciences. Scopus covers the journals included in PubMed (and EMBASE).
But there are often articles found in one database that aren't found in
the other (even when using the same search!). Pro searcher note:
Scopus does not give you the same search capabilities as PubMed.
It doesn't have a thesaurus (subject index) of its own but you can
search using the PubMed subject headings. Tutorials: Features: cited reference searching | saved searches | alerts | | Biosis Previews | Covering many
areas of biology, including the life sciences and clinical material. It
isn't as comprehensive as PubMed, but you may find articles that aren't
included in PubMed or Scopus. A good second choice for searching. Tutorials: Features: saved searches | alerts | tutorials available | | Web of Science | A very large database covering the sciences.
Particularly useful for cited reference searching (use this to find out
which articles cite articles you
already know about). Tutorials: Features: cited reference searching | saved searches | alerts | tutorials available |
Other useful databases| Database | Brief information |
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| Academic Onefile | More than 1,500 journals in full text coverage includes physical sciences, technology, medicine, & social sciences. | | Academic Search Premier | Broad coverage of all academic areas. | | AIDSinfo | HIV and AIDS treatment and prevention guidelines, and prevention of HIV transmission. Includes AIDS Clinical Trials Information Service. Search for clinical trials, drugs or vaccines. From U.S. Dept of Health and Human services | APAIS
*Australian* | An Australian database covering scientific topics of public
interest (1978-). Many of the journals it indexes are not academic, so
use with caution. Clinical articles not indexed. | | CINAHL | Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (1982-). A sophisticated database for nursing and related fields. | | Cochrane Library | Reviews of published and unpublished clinical trials. This is the premier database for evidence based practice. For help see: | | Current contents connect | Covers a wide range of disciplines including Agriculture, Biology,
Environmental Sciences, Clinical Medicine, and Life Sciences. Very up
to date with new refs added each week. New references matching a
profile sent to email addresses. | | Expanded Academic (ASAP) | More than 1,500 journals indexed, many in full text. Some academic,
some general. Includes book reviews. Some coverage of medicine and life
sciences. | FAMILY
*Australian* | (Australian Family & Society Abstracts). Citations to books,
journal articles, government documents etc. Includes material on sexual
behaviour, fertility, & counselling. From 1980- | | Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition | Indexes journal articles in many areas of medicine, many articles in full text. | Meditext
*Australian* | Includes full text of selected articles from Australasian Medical Index database (See AustHealth). | MedlinePlus | Consumer focussed health and drug information. Freely available
| | NLM Gateway | Search across multiple NLM resources including: MEDLINE/PubMed,
DIRLINE, Health Services Research Meetings, Space Life Sciences
Meetings, and HSRProj (research projects in progress). | | OMIM | Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man. A human genetics database on the web. | | PsycINFO | Covers all aspects of psychology.
| | Toxline | Toxicology bibliographic information from the U.S. National Library of Medicine | | Web of Knowledge | The home page from which to search ISI Thompson databases to which the
Uni of Adelaide subscribes. These include Biosis Previews, CAB
Abstracts, Current contents connect, Medline, Web of science and
Journal citation reports. Access for Uni of Adelaide community only. | | Zoological Record | Comprehensive coverage of zoological topics including peer reviewed and
popular literature. Includes humans as hosts for animals,
anthropological aspects of zoology, and evolution. 1978+. Access for
Uni of Adelaide community only. |
Directly search the major online journal collectionsAdvice and assistanceTo find out about advanced search techniques, or to discover more about the range of Library resources, please contact Ursula Henderson, Research Librarian for Physiology. For general advice or assistance with using the Library please ask at the Research Help Desk, call us on +61 8 8303 5372 or send an email to library@adelaide.edu.au. Detailed services and resources information can be found on the Library A to Z. There is also an ever expanding range of online tutorials and demonstrations.
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