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Key databases

These are the key databases we recommend that you use, a more complete list is available on the Key resources page. All electronic resources can be accessed off-campus through the University's VPN service called Global Protect. Further information on how to connect to the University's VPN using Global Protect can be found here.

MEDLINE (Ovid) This link opens in a new window
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MEDLINE is the world's best-known medicine and clinical science database, covering literature from around the world since 1946. It has a comprehensive set of controlled vocabulary called Medical Subject Headings (MeSH terms). MEDLINE is also available free on the web as PubMed.
MEDLINE is available on a number of different platforms - we recommend the Ovid version for students and staff in the Faculty of Medicine (since EMBASE is also hosted on Ovid). If you prefer to search PubMed, we suggest you use our links to it, as this will ensure your results point to the full text of our journals in addition to free articles.
EMBASE This link opens in a new window
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EMBASE is a leading clinical medicine and biomedical database, with particular strengths in drugs, toxicology, biotechnology, health affairs and forensic medicine. EMBASE includes all MEDLINE records, plus several million of its own - giving it rather better coverage of the literature in topics such as pharmaceuticals and of the European literature in general.
Cochrane Library This link opens in a new window
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The Cochrane Library is the home of the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, the leading resource for systematic reviews in health care. It also contains a register of controlled trials, Cochrane Clinical Answers, and Special Collections - curated content collections on specific healthcare topics.

Full list of useful databases...

PressReader - this link provides digital access to over 7000 top global newspapers and magazines.
For off campus access you will need to connect to the University’s VPN service, GlobalProtect.