The following library databases and resources will help you find information on physiotherapy and other allied health professions. To learn how to use them effectively, you can watch the following videos.
Academic Search CompleteThis link opens in a new windowThousands of academic journal articles for a wide range of subjects, including business strategies and concepts.
AMED Allied and complementary medicine databasesThis link opens in a new windowProduced by the Health Care Information Service of the British Library, AMED is a specialized bibliographic database designed for physicians, therapists, medical researchers, historians and clinicians looking to learn more about alternative and allied therapies and related subjects.
CINAHL UltimateThis link opens in a new windowCINAHL indexes the top nursing and allied health literature available including nursing journals and publications from the National League for Nursing and the American Nurses Association
Cochrane LibraryThis link opens in a new windowThe Cochrane Library is a collection of databases that contain high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making.
MedlineThis link opens in a new windowMEDLINE is the National Library of Medicine’s (NLM) premier bibliographic database that contains more than 30 million references to journal articles in life sciences with a concentration on biomedicine.
PedroThis link opens in a new windowPEDro is a free database of randomised controlled trials, systematic reviews and clinical practice guidelines in physiotherapy.
PubmedThis link opens in a new windowPubMed is a free resource supporting the search and retrieval of biomedical and life sciences literature with the aim of improving health–both globally and personally. The PubMed database contains more than 36 million citations and abstracts of biomedical literature.
Nursing & Allied Health DatabaseThis link opens in a new windowThe Nursing & Allied Health Database has a diverse mix of scholarly literature, clinical training videos, reference materials, and evidence-based resources, including dissertations and systematic reviews.
Health & Medical CollectionThis link opens in a new windowClinical and biomedical, consumer health, health administration, etc. - journal articles.
Human Anatomy Atlas (Visible Body)This link opens in a new windowA comprehensive 3D atlas of the human body. Also available as an app. Includes structures from all body systems: nervous, skeletal, circulatory, muscular, digestive, urinary, lymphatic, endocrine, and reproductive.
EThOS (British Library Theses)This link opens in a new windowBased at the British Library, EThOS allows you to view records for all theses (PhD & Masters level) produced at UK HE institutions and many of these are now available to download online. You need to register first to do this and it is free of charge.
PsycArticlesThis link opens in a new windowA full-text catalog of more than 119 APA-published peer-reviewed journals covering psychology and allied fields.
Psychology DatabaseThis link opens in a new windowIt covers a wide range of topics including clinical and social psychology, genetics, psychology of business and economics, communication, criminology, addiction, neurology, social welfare, and more.
PsycINFOThis link opens in a new windowPsycInfo remains one of the most current resources available for exploring and locating behavioural and social science research.
Academic Search CompleteThis link opens in a new windowAcademic Search Complete (ASC), designed specifically for academic institutions, is a comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 5,300 full-text periodicals, including 4,400 peer-reviewed journals.
In addition to full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 9,300 journals and a total of 10,900 publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc. The database features PDF content going back as far as 1865, with the majority of full text titles in native (searchable) PDF format.
Sage PremierThis link opens in a new windowSAGE is the world's 5th largest journals publisher. Our portfolio includes more than 1000 journals spanning the Humanities, Social Sciences, and Science, Technology, and Medicine, and more than 400 are published on behalf of learned societies and institutions.
ScienceDirectThis link opens in a new windowScienceDirect contains over 25% of the world's science, technology and medicine full text and bibliographic information.
SCOPUSThis link opens in a new windowScopus is a comprehensive scientific, medical, technical and social science database containing all relevant literature.
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