LibGuides: Human Physiology Resources: What Kind of Evidence Do I Need?

Selecting an Appropriate Resource / Database

A crucial part of creating your search strategy is choosing which databases to search. The database(s) you choose to search will be determined by the type of evidence you require. For example, if you you looking to find a health statistics, there are specific resources that you can use to find those. This guide will help connect you to those resources.

Book ► The Foley Library Catalog

Clinical Research ► PubMed, CINAHL

Systematic Review ► Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, PubMed, CINAHL

Expert Opinion ► Pubmed, CINAHL, and any article databases that includes academic and trade journals (such as Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition, SPORTdiscus, and Biomedical Reference Collection)

Clinical Practice Guideline ► DynaMed, Clinical Key for Nursing, ECRI Guidelines Trust™

Unpublished Clinical Trials ► clinicaltrials.gov, World Health Organization (WHO) International Clinical Trials Registry Platform

Health Statistics & Data Sets ► CDC National Center for Health Statistics, World Health Organization, HealthData.gov

Top Human Physiology Resources & Databases

PubMed This link opens in a new window PubMed is an openly searchable and highly comprehensive database of biomedical literature, providing citations from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text open access content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites.
MEDLINE (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window MEDLINE is the U.S. National Library of Medicine's (NLM) largest bibliographic database, containing more than 25 million journal article citations in life sciences, with a concentration on biomedicine and health. MEDLINE includes literature published from 1966 to present, with selected coverage prior to that period. MEDLINE records are indexed using NLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). Use this database to search MEDLINE using the EBSCO search interface. On Campus Guest Access
SPORTDiscus (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window Definitive research tool for finding articles in sports & sports medicine.
STAT!Ref This link opens in a new window Cross-search full-text titles, journals, and evidence-based, point-of-care, authoritative, resources across 50+ healthcare disciplines. Continuously updated, and featuring a variety of discipline core resources including Medline, STAT!Ref follows you with the STAT!Ref app.
Visible Body Web Suite This link opens in a new window
Web Suite provides access to the updated Human Anatomy Atlas app (including saved views, a muscle action library, flashcards, QR codes etc.) as well as 4 other apps that you can use for lecture, lab, and study!
Users who have previously created accounts for Visible Body may need to create new ones with this platform change.