Guides: Beyond Google for your research: Health Sciences

EbscoHost databases

The EbscoHost platform offers a range of health related databases.

Informit databases - Australian content

The Informit platform gives access to a wide range of databases with Australian content. Several collections contain health related material, including

Ovid databases

Ovid is a platform that offers access to our major databases, many of which are health related:

EMBASE
A medical database with particularly good coverage of drug literature. The emphasis is on European sources. There is ~ 60% overlap between Embase and Medline, but it is essential to search both for anyone doing a systematic review. Embase has more European information in it, also very strong in pharmacy
Joanna Briggs Institute
MEDLINE
Indexes journals including The American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal, Annals of Occupational Hygiene, International Journal of Occupational Medicine, and Environmental Occupational Health
Ovid Nursing Database
PsycINFO
From the American Psychological Association (APA), provides access to international literature in psychology and related disciplines.

Other databases

To browse databases by subject use the drop down menus on the right hand side of the Database search page.

Some multidisciplinary databases will have health related information. These include:

Other useful databases: