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DynamicHealth

This is not a journal article database. Instead, this resource provides evidence-based support and training for nurses and other allied health professionals. Categories include: Cultural Overviews, Interventions, Skills, Patient Handouts, Signs/Symptoms, Diseases/Conditions, Tests/Labs, Drugs, and Leadership.

DynamicHealth This link opens in a new window
Access to evidence-based tool designed to help nurses and allied health professionals master skills and develop competency around disease and conditions topics, signs and symptoms, test and labs and care interventions.
Access Tips: Directions for using the Mobile App: https://connect.ebsco.com/s/article/Dynamic-Health-Mobile-App-Tutorial?language=en_US

Journal Article Databases

CINAHL This link opens in a new window
Indexes journal articles in the fields of nursing, occupational therapy, orthotics and prosthetics, health administration, nutrition, laboratory sciences, and other allied health professions.
CINAHL Help
Cochrane Library This link opens in a new window
This library is composed of six databases containing Cochrane reviews, systematic reviews, clinical trials, and methods, assessments, and economic studies in health care.
Cochrane Help Guide
Digital Commons @ EMU This link opens in a new window
Digital showcase of scholarly and creative works by EMU students, faculty, and staff
Subjects: Covers most subjects
Info type: scholarly articles, theses, dissertations
Dissertations & Theses Global Full Text This link opens in a new window
Info type: full text dissertations and theses (1997- ), descriptions of dissertations and theses (1861- ).
Esearch This link opens in a new window
Search the library’s collection of books, articles, ebooks, dissertations, videos, music, and more.
Search Instruction: Finding Articles using Esearch
Google Scholar with EMU Full Text This link opens in a new window
Search for scholarly materials on any topic
Info type: scholarly articles, books, research reports, theses, working papers, cited sources
Access Tips: Use link above to get access to EMU subscriptions with Findtext+ links.
If this link does not work and you receive an error message from Google then use this alternate link to Google Scholar and also set your Google Scholar preferences to show EMU library access links.
Search Instruction: Google Scholar Video
Health Source: Consumer Edition This link opens in a new window
Consumer health information.
Access Tips: Also available via mel.org
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition This link opens in a new window
Provides researchers, allied health professionals, nurses, and medical educators access to scholarly journals on many medical disciplines.
Access Tips: Also available via mel.org
ProQuest Psychology & Sociology Journals This link opens in a new window
Subjects: Psychology, Sociology, Social Work
Info type: scholarly articles, professional articles
Brief How-To Video: ProQuest Basics
PsycINFO This link opens in a new window
Subjects: Psychology, Education, Business, Communication, Linguistics, Social Work
Info type: scholarly articles, book info, conference papers, dissertations
How To: ProQuest Basics
Locating Quantitative and Qualitative Articles in PsycINFO
PsycINFO Quick Reference Guide
PubMed This link opens in a new window
PubMed includes millions of citations for biomedical articles. PubMed Help Guide

PubMed is available for free via the address linked below, however the EMU FindText+ software will not work unless you access PubMed through the Halle Library's web page.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/
Sociological Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Subjects: Sociology
Info type: scholarly articles, book info, book chapters, book reviews, conference papers, dissertations
Brief How-To Video: ProQuest Basics
Ulrichsweb Global Serials Directory This link opens in a new window
Information on journals, magazines, newsletters, and newspapers
Info type: reference source
Search instruction:: Determining peer-reviewed status using Ulrich's (pdf)
Web of Science This link opens in a new window
Search for articles in Science & Social Science journals and see which articles cite an article
WorldCat (via FirstSearch) This link opens in a new window
Search for materials in libraries worldwide
Info type: book info, library holdings

PubMed Clinical Queries

PubMed Clinical Queries
Clinical Study Categories use a specialized search method with built-in search filters that limit retrieval to citations reporting research conducted with specific methodologies, including those that report applied clinical research.

Critical Appraisal Tools

Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine (CEBM)
Critical Appraisal for Research Papers
Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP)
Dartmouth College - Critical Appraisal Worksheets
Dartmouth College - Evidence-Based Medicine - Teaching Materials
Joanna Briggs Institute - Critical Appraisal Tools
Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool (MMAT) v. 2018
The MMAT is a critical appraisal tool that is designed for the appraisal stage of
systematic mixed studies reviews, i.e., reviews that include qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods studies.
MOOSE - Meta-analysis Of Observational Studies in Epidemiology
MOOSE guidelines can be used to critically appraise published meta-analyses that include observational studies only.

CINAHL & PubMed- Video Help

CINAHL and PubMed at EMU - Navigating to Your Database
Using Keywords to Search CINAHL
Searching with CINAHL Headings
CINAHL/PubMed Limiting by Language
Limiting to Research Articles in CINAHL
Limiting to Peer-Reviewed Articles in CINAHL
Using Keywords to Search PubMed
More videos
Halle Library's YouTube channel, with many helpful videos explaining advanced search techniques with PubMed and CINAHL.