Diagnostic Medical Sonography: Biomedical & Allied Health Literature Databases

Cochrane Library (Wiley)
The Cochrane Library includes seven distinct databases in its collection:

• The Cochrane Methodology Register
  • The Cochrane Methodology Register offers a bibliography of publications which report on methods used in the conduct of controlled trials.
• Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
  • The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews includes full text articles and protocols focusing on the effects of healthcare. Data is evidence-based medicine and is often combined statistically (with meta-analysis) to increase the power of the findings of numerous studies.
• Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials
  • The Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials is a bibliography of controlled trials.
• Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects
  • Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects includes abstracts of published systematic reviews on the effects of health care.
• Health Technology Assessment Database
  • HTA brings together details of completed and ongoing health technology assessments (studies of the medical, social, ethical, and economic implications of healthcare interventions) from around the world.  The aim of the HTA database is to improve the quality and cost-effectiveness of health care.
• NHS Evaluation Database
  • NHS assists decision-makers by systematically identifying economic evaluations from around the world, appraising their quality, and highlighting their relative strengths and weaknesses.
• The About the Cochrane Collaboration database
  • This database contains information on the 81 groups the make up the Cochrane Collaboration. 

See guides and short tutorials for Cochrane at this link.

EMBASE - A comprehensive international biomedical literature database, with articles from 1947 to present. Records include conference abstracts; drug, disease, and medical device data; 2,900 unique journals; and includes MEDLINE titles. Tools to help with your research include a PICO search page, in-depth indexing to create highly targeted searches, journal searching, medical device searching.

See guides and short tutorials for EMBASE at this link.

Health & Medical Collection (ProQuest)

ProQuest Health and Medical Complete™ combines the clinical research titles available in ProQuest Medical Library™ with hundreds of additional consumer and health administration titles. ProQuest Health and Medical Complete provides in-depth coverage from over 1,500 publications with almost 1,300 available in full text and of these, over 900 include MEDLINE® indexing.

In addition, the database includes all charts, diagrams, graphs, tables, photos, and other graphical elements essential to medical research.

The journals cover all major clinical and healthcare disciplines, including medical sciences, immunology, pharmacy and pharmacology, nursing, physical fitness and hygiene, surgery, and others.

See guides and short tutorials for Health & Medical Collection at this link.

Healthcare Administration Database (ProQuest) - The HTA brings together details of completed and ongoing health technology assessments (studies of the medical, social, ethical, and economic implications of healthcare interventions) from around the world.  The aim of the HTA database is to improve the quality and cost-effectiveness of health care.

See guides and short tutorials for Healthcare Administration Database at this link.

Nursing And Allied Health Database (ProQuest)

Nursing and allied health - journal articles, books, videos, dissertations, etc. ; Includes anatomy and physiology.