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A-Z Databases: Health Sciences

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107 Databases found for Health Sciences

Health Sciences Databases

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Provides extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects.
AccessScience gives full access to 7100+ articles, 115,000 dictionary terms, and hundreds of Research Updates in all areas of science and technology. It is updated daily. It also includes biographies of leading scientists, weekly updates of breakthroughs and discoveries in science, a science dictionary, and links to related websites.
Access is limited to 2 simultaneous users.
The African Journal Archive is a retrospective digitisation project of full-text journal articles published in Africa, in the Sciences, Social Sciences and Humanities.
Online access to the tables of contents and abstracts of articles from up to 70 journals in agricultural sciences, science and technology, health and social sciences, published in Africa.
AllAfrica.com is among the Internet's largest content sites posting over 800 stories daily in English and French and offering a diversity of multi-lingual streaming programming as well as over 900,000 articles in a searchable archive (which includes the archive of Africa News Service dating from 1997). Strategic alliances with media and information technology companies, such as Comtex News Network, Radio France Internationale, and the BBC, extend AllAfrica's global reach.
The Anthropological Index Online (AIO) is published by the Royal Anthropological Institute (RAI) in cooperation with Anthropology Library and Research Centre at the British Museum. It is an index to articles in journals taken by the Library and to films held at the Royal Anthropological Institute. The Library, which incorporates the former RAI library, holds some 4,000 periodical titles (1,500 current) covering all branches and areas of anthropology. Nearly 800 journals, published in more than 40 languages, are indexed on a continuing basis. Records cover 1957 to the present.

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Biological & Agricultural Index Plus™ provides full text of articles from over 100 journals dating back to 1997, as well as indexing and abstracts of more than 380 publications. Subject coverage includes agriculture & agricultural research, atmospheric science, biochemistry, biology, biotechnology, botany, chemistry, environmental science, geology, marine biology microbiology, physics and much more.
BioMed Central is an open access publishing portal, which offers access to a wide range of journals within the fields of science, technology and medicine.
BioMedSearch is a free, comprehensive biomedical search engine that provides access to a wide range of journals and theses, amongst others.
Provides access to comprehensive information on current English language books from the UK, the US, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Details of other published media (CD-ROM, audio cassette, video) are also included.

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The Cleveland Clinic Disease Management Project is an online medical guide where all the material can be accessed for free. Cleveland Clinic physician authors provide recommendations for treating more than 150 commonly seen diseases in the following areas: Allergy and Immunology, Cardiology, Dermatology, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology/Hepatology, Hematology/Oncology, Infectious Disease, Nephrology, Neurology, Psychology and Psychiatry, Pulmonary Disease, Rheumatology, and Women's Health. Launched in 2002, this online textbook includes 40 chapters covering the above mentioned medical specialties and more than 50 additional chapters are already under construction.
"ClinicalTrials.gov is a registry of both federal and privately supported clinical trials conducted in the U.S.A. and elsewhere around the world."
Database consisting of online books and journals as well as the evidence-based point of care feature, FirstConsult (FC).

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The primary aim of DOAB is to increase discoverability of Open Access books that meet academic standards.
The directory contains information about open access journals, i.e. quality controlled scientific and scholarly electronic journals that are freely available on the web. The service will continue to grow as new journals are identified.
Click on DoPP Login to identify material from more than 40,000 conferences, meetings & symposia. Subjects covered: Science/Technology; Medical/Life Sciences; Pollution Control/Ecology; Social Sciencs/Humanities.
With more than 2 million entries, this is the single, central, authoritative resource for information about doctoral dissertations and master's theses. Dissertations published from 1980 forward include 350- word abstracts written by the author. Master's theses published from 1988 forward include 150-word abstracts. Titles available as native or image PDF formats include free twenty-four page previews. UMI offers over 1.8 million titles for purchase in microform, paper or electronic formats.
DynaMed is a clinician-focused tool designed to facilitate efficient and evidence-based patient care. Rigorous and daily review of medical literature by our physician and specialist staff ensures that timely and objective analysis, synthesis and guidance are at our users' fingertips.DynaMed publishes clinically-organized topics which are continuously updated as new information indicates a need for change in practice. DynaMed content ranges from comprehensive reviews of diseases, conditions, and abnormal findings to highly focused topics on evaluation, differential diagnosis, and management. Drug and laboratory monographs developed and maintained by IBM Micromedex are also included.

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Access to selected e-books.
Search and view the full text of the selection of eBooks purchased by UCT Libraries.
Featured
Digital images of every page of 150,000 books published during the 18th Century. With full-text searching of approximately 26 million pages, the product allows researchers new methods of access to critical information in the fields of history, literature, religion, law, fine arts, science and more.
The Encyclopedia of Cell Biology provides 285 articles written by domain experts, fully cross-referenced, one-stop resource for students, researchers, and teaching faculty across the biological and medical sciences. Contents cover every aspect of cell biology with fully annotated figures, abundant illustrations, videos, and references for further reading.

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Faculty of 1000 is the next generation literature awareness tool. It is a revolutionary new online research service that will comprehensively and systematically highlight and review the most interesting papers published in the biological sciences, based on the recommendations of a faculty of well over 1000 selected leading researchers.

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Topics covered include astronomy, biology, chemistry, earth science, health & medicine, zoology etc. It is accessed via the EBSCOhost platform.
Alternate Name(s) health data
Produced by the World Health Organization, it provides data on populations worldwide with special emphasis on the global health situation. Incorporates WHO Statistical Information System (WHOSIS)
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Provides access to the full text of the South African Government Gazette and Weekly Government Gazette Index. The database includes acts, bills, draft bills, green papers,white papers, and regulations published in the Government Gazette. Also included are general notices, government notices, press releases, board notices, legal notices and proclamations.

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This is a collection of specially prepared animated audio visual presentations with synchronized narration by world leading scientists.

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Indexed articles from more than 600 South African periodicals. Go to the database link and also tick "SA ePublications", which will bring additional hits with full-text links.
Provides access to thousands of online journals from leading scholarly, academic and business publishers.
UCT only has access to selected titles for which we have subscriptions.

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Access to Science Edition and Social Sciences Edition from 2001 to present.
JoVE, the leading creator and provider of video-based solutions that increase the productivity and efficacy of STEM research and education. Creates the ultimate solutions for advancing research and science education by making and publishing videos of scientific experiments from the top laboratories around the globe. Allowing scientists, educators and students to see the intricate details of cutting-edge experiments rather than read them in text articles.
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JSTOR provides access to a number of older journal articles.

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LILACS is a comprehensive index of scientific and technical literature of Latin America and the Caribbean.
Select YOUR JOURNALS AT OVID, or UCT Journals@Ovid.

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Provides access to information on a broad range of topics including general interest, business, health and multi-cultural.
Covers all areas of medicine, including dentistry and nursing.
Medscape from WebMD offers specialists, primary care physicians, and other health professionals integrated medical information, educational tools, journals and books, amongst others.
For over 120 years The Merck Index has been regarded as the most authoritative and reliable source of information on chemicals, drugs and biologicals. Now this trusted resource is available online from RSC Publishing. The Merck Index* Online offers the same highly authoritative information as the print edition in a convenient and easily searchable full text database. It contains over 11,500 monographs – including historic records not available in the print edition. The Merck Index* Online will be updated regularly with accurate information curated by experts.
Free online English dictionary and thesaurus, including audio pronunciation.

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Alternate Name(s) PsycBITE
"NeuroBITE (previously PsycBITE) is a database that catalogues studies of cognitive, behavioural and other treatments for psychological problems and issues occurring as a consequence of acquired brain impairment (ABI). These studies are rated for their methodological quality, evaluating various aspects of scientific rigour. The website gives clinicians, students and researchers free access to the NeuroBITE database ..."

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OECD’s Online Library containing all books and papers published since 1998 as well as a vast collection of statistics with data going back to the early 1960s. UCT access does not include the IEA statistics.
UCT Libraries has provided a hosting service in open access journal publishing access since 2015. UCT Libraries are advocates for open access publishing, providing resources for researchers to make their work freely accessible in various ways.
Open textbooks are textbooks that have been funded, published, and licensed to be freely used, adapted, and distributed. These books have been reviewed to assess their quality. These books can be downloaded for no cost. All textbooks are either used at multiple higher education institutions; or affiliated with an institution, scholarly society, or professional organization. Select a subject of interest by clicking "Browse Subjects".
OTSeeker is a database that contains abstracts of systematic reviews and randomised controlled trials relevant to occupational therapy.
The Oxford English Dictionary is an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words, both present and past.
A free discovery service, the Oxford Index lets you search across Oxford's digital academic content.
Need a definition; an explanation; a map; an illustration; a quotation? Try the Oxford Reference Online ... it's got them all!

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Formerly known as PAIS International, this database contains references to more than 460,000 journal articles, books, government documents, statistical directories, grey literature, research reports, conference reports, publications of international agencies, microfiche, Internet material, and more. Subject coverage includes mainly social and health-related issues such as: Affirmative action; AIDS; Child Labor; Child Sexual Exploitation; Climate Change; Disaster Relief; Ethnic Cleansing; Female Circumcision, etc.
PEDro is a free database of over 17,000 randomised trials, systematic reviews and clinical practice guidelines in physiotherapy.
Literature related to traumatic stress - journal articles.
Please note: POPLINE will retire on 1 September 2019.
Provides access to the full text of South African Provincial Gazettes.
Includes access to journals and some books published by the American Psychiatric Association.
PubMed Central (PMC) is the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) free digital archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature.

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"Research Professional Africa is a platform that allows access to the latest global coverage of Research Funding Programmes as well as Science and Technology news and Innovation policies."

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The SA Cat is the joint catalogue of all major libraries in Southern Africa. The database gives details of books, journals and audiovisual material held in each library.
Alternate Name(s) SA ePublications
This service is the most comprehensive, searchable collection of full-text African electronic journals available on one platform which focuses on information originating from or pertaining to Africa. Previously SA ePublications
Alternate Name(s) open access
An open access database of some academic South African journals.
Access to journals and ebooks published by Elsevier Science.
SocINDEX with Full Text, is the world's most comprehensive and highest quality sociology research database
Compilation of books, pamphlets, government publications, microforms, maps, technical reports, and periodicals published in South Africa. Updated monthly.
Free database of Best Interventions and Treatment Efficacy in Speech Pathology practice. It includes systematic reviews, randomised controlled trials and other clinical studies.
SpringerProtocols is the largest subscription-based electronic database of reproducible laboratory protocols in the Life and Biomedical Sciences.
SpringerLink is an integrated full-text database for journals, books, protocols, eReferences, and book series published by Springer.

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"Trip is a clinical search engine designed to allow users to quickly and easily find and use high-quality research evidence to support their practice and/or care."

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Alternate Name(s) Monographs
UCT Libraries has been publishing monographs (books) via open access since 2015. Monographs are important for research communication and must continue to be available open access. UCT Libraries are advocates for open access publishing, providing resources for researchers to make their work freely accessible in various ways.
Bibliographic records of theses and dissertations at Master and Doctorate level submitted to universities in SA since 1918. Updated annually.
Access free patient-level health topics from UpToDate.

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Wiley Online Library hosts the world's broadest and deepest multidisciplinary collection of online resources covering life, health and physical sciences, social science, and the humanities. It delivers seamless integrated access to over 4 million articles from 1500 journals, 9000 books, and hundreds of reference works, laboratory protocols and databases.
Find books, eBooks and/or online articles.

Starting a search

eReference Books are a good place to begin your search and to thoroughly understand the topic you are researching.

Dictionaries provide definitions of unfamiliar terms.
Encyclopedias give explanations and succinct overviews of topics.



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