Medicine & Health Sciences Databases


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AccessMedicine | Full Text
AccessMedicine provides health professionals with access to leading clinical references, thousands of images and illustrations, interactive self-assessment, case files, and time-saving diagnostic and point-of-care tools.
ACS (American Chemical Society) Journals | 1879-present | Full Text
Articles relevant to chemistry and information in the life sciences.
AIDS and Cancer Research Abstracts | 1982-present
This comprehensive database provides bibliographic data from the worldwide scientific literature as related to AIDS, immunology, virology and cancer genetics.
Anatomy & Physiology Online | Full Text
[ Access is limited to 25 simultaneous users. ]
This resource covers information needed for most 2 semester Anatomy and Physiology courses. Learning modules contain 3D images and interactive models, narrated animations and illustrations, dissection slides you can label, clinical case studies, the impact of aging on each body systems, pronunciation guide, quizzes and much more.
ANTE: Abstracts in New Technologies and Engineering | 1981-present
ANTE is an abstracting and indexing service monitoring publications from the U.K. and the U.S. Coverage includes new technologies such as information technology and computing, electronics, biotechnology, medical technology, as well as engineering (including construction, electrical and chemical engineering) and allied subject areas. Sources covered include periodicals, conference proceedings, technical reports, trade journal/newsletter items, patents, books, and press releases.
Bacteriology Abstracts (Microbiology B) | 1982-present
Covers topics ranging from bacterial immunology and vaccinations to diseases of man and animals; provides access to clinical findings as well as all aspects of pure bacteriology, biochemistry, and genetics.
BioMed Central | Full Text
[ Open Access ]
BioMed Central is an STM (Science, Technology and Medicine) publisher which has pioneered the open access publishing model. All original research articles published by BioMed Central are made freely and permanently accessible online immediately upon publication.
Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts | 1982-present
This database provides bibliographic coverage of ground-breaking research, applications, regulatory developments and new patents across all areas of biotechnology and bioengineering.
Books@Ovid | Full Text
This resource includes full text, references, updates, and graphics from some of the most respected sources in medicine, nursing, and pharmacology.
Calcium and Calcified Tissue Abstracts | 1982-present
Includes current intensive research in bone metabolism, tooth development, nerve transmission, muscle contraction, hormone secretion, and many other critical fields which have brought the role of calcium to the forefront of biology.
CardioSource Plus | Full Text
[ This resource is no longer available. ]
CINAHL Plus with Full Text | 1937-present | Some Full Text
This resource provides access to journals from the fields of nursing and allied health. Subjects include nursing, biomedicine, health sciences librarianship, alternative/complementary medicine, consumer health and allied health disciplines. In addition, this resource provides access to health care books, nursing dissertations, selected conference proceedings, standards of practice, educational software, audiovisuals and book chapters, as well as Evidence-Based Care Sheets. Coverage also includes, legal cases, clinical innovations, critical paths, drug records, research instruments and clinical trials.
The Cochrane Library
[ The Cochrane Library is now on The Cochrane Collaboration platform. Make sure to update all links and bookmarks. ]
The Cochrane Library is a collection of six databases that contain different types of independent evidence to inform healthcare decision making, and a seventh database that provides information about groups in The Cochrane Collaboration: The Cochrane Central Registry of Controlled Trials, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Cochrane Methodology Register, Database of Abstracts of Review of Effects, Health Technology Assessment, and NHS Economic Evaluation Database.
ComDisDome | Full Text
The Dome is the premier information service for speech-language pathologists, audiologists, and students in the field of Communication Sciences and Disorders. This database provides access to books, journal articles, dissertations, and web sites relevant in the field of Communication Sciences and Disorders. This resource also includes a complete dictionary of speech-language pathology and audiology terms.
Communication Sciences and Disorders Dome | Full Text
[ See ComDisDome. ]
Counseling and Psychotherapy Transcripts, Client Narratives, and Reference Works | Full Text
A searchable collection containing real transcripts of therapy and counseling sessions and first-person narratives illuminating the experience of mental illness and its treatment, as well as reference works to contextualize the primary material.
Counseling and Therapy in Video: Volume 1
Online collection of videos available for the study of social work, psychotherapy, psychology, and psychiatric counseling – 402 hours and more than 352 videos on completion.
Culinary Arts Collection | 1980 | Full Text
This collection is made up of more than 300 major cooking and nutritional magazines. Coverage includes thousands of searchable recipes, restaurant reviews, reference resources, and industry information.
Current Research@ Florida Atlantic University | Full Text
A digital library of dissertations and theses from Florida Atlantic University.
Digital Collections @ FAU Libraries | Some Full Text
Digital Collections @ FAU Libraries is a project that highlights university scholarship of various types (working papers, journal articles, dissertations and theses, etc.).
Dissertation Abstracts | 1861-present
[ See ProQuest Dissertations and Theses. ]
DynaMed | Full Text
DynaMed is a clinical reference tool created by physicians for physicians and other healthcare professionals for use primarily at the 'point-of-care' with clinically-organized summaries for more than 3,200 topics.
Embase | 1979-present
The Excerpta Medica database (Embase) is a major biomedical and pharmaceutical database indexing over 3,500 international journals in the following fields: drug research, pharmacology, pharmaceutics, toxicology, clinical and experimental human medicine, health policy and management, public health, occupational health, environmental health, drug dependence and abuse, psychiatry, forensic medicine, and biomedical engineering/instrumentation. There is selective coverage for nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, psychology, and alternative medicine.
Epocrates Online Premium | Full Text
A web-based drug, disease, and formulary reference tool, including continually updated, integrated drug and disease information.
Evidence Based Medicine Reviews | Some Full Text
[ See The Cochrane Library. ]
This multifile database allows you to search simultaneously the three Evidence Based Medicine Reviews databases: ACP Journal Club (ACP), Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (COCH), and Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effectiveness(DARE).
Facts & Comparisons eAnswers | Full Text
[ Access available on Boca Campus or via Off Campus Connect (EZproxy). ]
A primary source for drug information for pharmacists, physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals, providing drug information, interactions, alternative herbal therapies, and patient medication handouts.
Genetics Abstracts | 1982-present
Provides access to the worldwide literature of genetics, from microbes to plants to humans.
Global Health | 1973-present
[ Access is limited to three (3) simultaneous users. ]
Global Health is an international public health database that indexes and abstracts publications dedicated to public health and research from over 158 countries. Coverage includes journals, reports, books, conferences, patents, theses, electronic only publications, and difficult-to-obtain sources such as proceedings.
Health and Safety Sciences Abstracts | 1981-present
Provides a comprehensive survey of recent work relating to public health, safety, and industrial hygiene.
Health and Wellness Resource Center | 1980-present | Full Text
Topics in health and medicine, medications, and wellness. Includes encyclopedias, directories, medical dictionary, magazines, journals, and newspapers.
Health Reference Center - Academic | 1980-present | Full Text
Provides articles on: Fitness, Pregnancy, Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health and Safety, Alcohol and Drug abuse, HMOs, Prescription Drugs, etc.
History of Science, Technology, and Medicine | 1975-present
[ Access is limited to one (1) user. ]
Contains records describing journal articles, conference proceedings, books, book reviews, and dissertations in the history of science, technology, medicine and allied historical fields. Citations reflect the contents of more than 1,000 journals, and partial contents of several hundred more.
Human Genome Abstracts | 1982-1995
Human Genome Abstracts offers a comprehensive source for developments and promising applications emerging from international genome research, including the massive Human Genome Project.
Immunology Abstracts | 1982-present
Covers topics from cancer and vaccine research to immune deficiencies and autoimmunity.
LexisNexis Statistical Insight | 1973-present | Some Full Text
[ This resource is no longer available. See U.S. Census & Statistical Information for U.S. statistical information , or OECD iLibrary for international statistical information. ]
MD Consult | Full Text
MD Consult offers access to full-text articles from over 80 medical journals and Clinics, 50 leading medical references across a wide range of specialties, clinically relevant drug information, and over 10,000 patient handouts.
MedDRA (Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities) | Full Text
[ All users will be prompted to log in EZproxy for access instructions. ]
The Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities is a medical terminology used to classify adverse event information associated with the use of biopharmaceuticals and other medical products (e.g., medical devices and vaccines). Coding these data to a standard set of MedDRA terms allows health authorities and the biopharmaceutical industry to more readily exchange and analyze data related to the safe use of medical products. MedDRA is developed by the International Conference on Harmonisation (ICH) of Technical Requirements for Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH).
Medical and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Abstracts | 1983-present
[ See Biotechnology & Bioengineering Abstracts. ]
MEDLINE (ProQuest) | 2000-present
MEDLINE (FirstSearch) |1950-present
MEDLINE (Web of Knowledge) | 1950-present
Journals published internationally, covering all areas of medicine including clinical medicine, experimental medicine, dentistry, nursing, health services administration, nutrition, and much more (most with abstracts).
MEDLINE/PubMed | 1940's-present
PubMed comprises over 20 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. PubMed citations and abstracts include the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and preclinical sciences. PubMed also provides access to additional relevant Web sites and links to the other NCBI molecular biology resources.
Mental Measurements Yearbook with Tests in Print | Volume 1-present | Some Full Text
[ Access is limited to four (4) simultaneous users. ]
Mental Measurements Yearbook provides users with a comprehensive guide to over 2,000 contemporary testing instruments. The MMY series contains information essential for a complete evaluation of test products within such diverse areas as psychology, education, business, and leadership. Tests in Print (TIP), a comprehensive bibliography to all known commercially available tests that are currently in print in the English, is now included.
MIT Cognet | Some Full Text
The MIT CogNet Library is a growing collection of searchable electronic texts for cognitive and brain sciences.
Natural Standard | Full Text
Natural Standard is an international research collaboration that aggregates and synthesizes data on complementary and alternative therapies.
Neurosciences Abstracts | 1982-present
This database covers all aspects of vertebrate and invertebrate neuroscience, emphasizing basic research studies but also including such devastating neural diseases as Alzheimer's.
Nursing & Allied Health Collection | 1980-present | Some Full Text
All aspects of the Nursing profession from direct patient care to health care administration are covered in this collection. Including nearly 400 titles, the content will be of use to both professionals in the field as well as students pursuing a nursing-focused curriculum.
Oncogenes and Growth Factors Abstracts | 1989-present
Covers experimental and clinical literature focusing on all aspects of oncogene research.
Ovid Online
[ Access is limited to 1 or 3 simultaneous users for some content. ]
Includes Journals@Ovid Full Text, Books@Ovid,Evidenced Based Medicine Reviews, and Embase.
Physical Education Index | 1970-present
Physical Education Index allows all researchers and professionals in the field to acquire accurate and scholarly information in this comprehensive database. These abstracts feature a wide variety of content, ranging from physical education curricula, to sports medicine, to dance. Other coverage includes sport law, kinesiology, motor learning, recreation, standardized fitness tests, sports equipment, business and marketing, coaching and training, and sport sociology/psychology. Health education and physical therapy are also covered.
PILOTS (Published International Literature on Traumatic Stress) | 1871-present
PILOTS is a bibliographic database produced at the headquarters of the National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in White River Junction, Vermont, and is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Its goal is to include citations to all literature on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental-health sequelae of traumatic events, without disciplinary, linguistic, or geographical limitations, while offering both current and retrospective coverage. Document types covered include journals, books, book chapters, pamphlets, technical reports, and materials in all languages.
ProQuest Dissertations and Theses | 1861-present
1861-present. Covers every doctoral dissertation completed in the U.S. at accredited institutions for the last 150 years. Includes some master's theses and foreign language dissertations.
PsycARTICLES | 1988-present | Full Text
Search and browse the full list of APA journals and selected EPF journals.
Psychology Collection | 1980-present | Some Full Text
This collection gives individuals a basic understanding of the study of the mind, emotions and how the human mind develops. Includes 200 subject-appropriate full-text periodicals.
PsycINFO | 1806-present
[ Now Available on APA's PsycNET. ]
PsycINFO Indexes international literature in psychology and related disciplines, also see PsycNET.
PsycNET | 1806-present | Some Full Text
PsycNET provides access to international literature in psychology and related disciplines by bringing together the PsycINFO index and the full text of PsycARTICLES. This database includes literature from an array of disciplines related to psychology such as psychiatry, education, business, medicine, nursing, pharmacology, law, linguistics, and social work. Nearly all records contain nonevaluative summaries, and all records from 1967 to the present are indexed using the Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms.
PubMed/MEDLINE | 1940's-present
PubMed comprises over 20 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. PubMed citations and abstracts include the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and preclinical sciences. PubMed also provides access to additional relevant Web sites and links to the other NCBI molecular biology resources.
R2Library | Full Text
R2 is a web-based application that aggregates health sciences book content from leading publishers in a single platform. This resource provides access to the 73 titles in the "Nursing Library."
SAGE eReference | Full Text
[ See SAGE Knowledge. ]
SAGE Knowledge | Full Text
A selection of SAGE's authoritative and award-winning encyclopedias within the social sciences, psychology and education.
Science Online | 1880-present | Full Text
Provides access to the full text of Science 1997-current issue, Science Classic: 1880-1996, ScienceNOW, Science of Aging Knowledge Environment Archive and to all free content at the site.
SciFinder
[ Users must register for the web version. View the SciFinder Registration tutorial and then click here for FAU's registration page. ]
Provides comprehensive chemical and related scientific information including journal articles, patents, chemical reactions, and chemical regulatory data.
SPORTDiscus with Full Text | 1985-present | Some Full Text
Comprehensive source of full text for sports & sports medicine journals, providing full text for more than 415 journals indexed in SPORTDiscus. Of those, nearly 250 have cover-to-cover indexing in SPORTDiscus. With more than 700,000 full-text articles dating back to 1985, SPORTDiscus with Full Text is the definitive research tool for all areas of sports and sports medicine literature.
STAT!Ref | Full Text
[ Access is limited to two (2) simultaneous users. ]
STAT!Ref online is a cross-searchable, healthcare reference that integrates core titles with evidence-based resources and innovative tools in one site. Includes AAFP Conditions A-Z (patient information), ACP PIER & AHFS DI Essentials (decision-support tool), MedCalc 3000 (evidence-based calculations), Stat!Ref Evidence Alerts and Stedman's Medical Dictionary.
Tests in Print
[ See Mental Measurements Yearbook with Tests in Print. ]
Tests in Print (TIP) serves as a comprehensive bibliography to all known commercially available tests that are currently in print in the English language. TIP is now combined with Mental Measurements Yearbook.
Thieme E-Book Library | Full Text
The Thieme E-Book Library is an acclaimed online collection of lavishly illustrated full-color downloadable textbooks from Thieme’s renowned Color Atlases and Flexibook series.
Toxicology Abstracts | 1981-present
Toxicology Abstracts covers issues from social poisons and substance abuse to natural toxins, from legislation and recommended standards to environmental issues.
TOXLINE | 1994-present | Some Full Text
Provides access to information in all areas of toxicology, including chemicals and pharmaceuticals, pesticides, environmental pollutants, and mutagens and teratogens.
Virology and AIDS Abstracts | 1982-present
Comprehensive coverage of the world literature on every aspect of virology in humans, animals, and plants.
Web of Knowledge
Provides access to the Web of Science databases and MEDLINE.
Web of Science
Three unique citation databases which allow searching cited references as well as traditional searches independently or in combination: the Science Citation Index Expanded, Social Sciences Citation Index, and Arts and Humanities Citation Index.
WorldCat Dissertations and Theses
Provides access to to over 8 million records of dissertations and theses available in OCLC member libraries catalogs in the WorldCat database. Many theses are available electronically, at no charge, directly from the publishing institution.
 

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