Scientific Information
Systematic vs. Literature Reviews
Evidence-based medicine
Evidence-based medicine is an approach to medical practice that relies on scientific and mathematical evidence to optimize decision-making by emphasizing the use of evidence from well-designed/conducted research.
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Major Databases
- BIOSIS
Database available via Web of Science that includes Biological Abstracts. Life sciences and biomedical research covering pre-clinical and experimental research, methods and instrumentation, animal studies, and more. - Scopus
A multidisciplinary index covering of scholarly journals, books, reports, and conference proceedings from the sciences, social sciences, arts and humanities. - PubMed
A comprehensive index to biomedical and life sciences. An excellent source for students in health science, nursing, and other health related fields. - EBSCOhost
General database that covers a wide range of research resources, including core subjects such as applied science, education, art, humanities, social science, and technology. - ScienceDirect
Provides access to scholarly and peer reviewed journals in all areas of science. - Google Scholar
Scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports and more.
