Summaries/Guidelines
- DynaMed
Clinical reference tool for use at the point-of-care. Best available evidence summaries for nearly 2000 topics in outline format to quickly identify key conclusions. Updated daily. Available for use on the web and pda. (licensed; no longer a trial) - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Evidence Reports
- National Guideline Clearinghouse
Public resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. NGC is sponsored by AHRQ in partnership with the AMA and the American Association of Health Plans - Evidence-Based Practice Journal (from CINAHL) UW does not subscribe; request articles via Document Services (free through June 2010).
Systematic Reviews
- Cochrane Library
(Wiley) Systematic reviews (CDSR), DARE, controlled trials register. - FPIN Clinical Inquiries
- BMJ Clinical Evidence (BMJ Publishing Group) PLEASE LOG OUT (top right of window) when you are done.
Abstracts/Synopses
- American College of Physicians (ACP) Journal Club Summary abstracts and comments on select original research articles and systematic reviews.
- Evidence-Based Medicine 2000-2005
(HighWire/BMJ Publishing Group)
- Evidence-Based Nursing 1998-
(HighWire/BMJ Publishing Group)
- POEMs (Wiley)
Other Resources
- TRIP Database Evidence-based sources meta-search engine.
- National Guideline Clearinghouse Public resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. NGC is sponsored by AHRQ in partnership with the AMA and the American Association of Health Plans
- How to Read a Paper: The Basics of Evidence-Based Medicine BMJ series by T. Greenhalgh
Primary Literature
- PubMed MEDLINE
- EMBASE (Elsevier) EMBASE is a biomedical and pharmacological database indexing 7500 journals from over 70 countries, and over 260,000 conference abstracts.
- Web of Science Multidisciplinary database covering journals in the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities, with searchable cited references.
Specific Search Tips
- How do I find PubMed articles of large trials such as the CHARM trials?
- Use the study name plus the topic of the study in a keyword search in PubMed. Ex. CHARM AND heart failure, or CHARM AND candesartan
- Use the Corporate Name field [cn] to limit the keyword search to named group/corporate authors. Ex. Jupiter[cn], or ACCORD[cn]
- How do I search PubMed to include all drugs that have the same pharmacological action?
Use the MeSH database to find the pharmacological action, ex. hypoglycemic agents. Combine this search with your desired term, ex hypoglycemic agents[Pharmacological Action] AND weight gain[MeSH].
- How do I limit results to a specific indication for multiple action drugs?
Use the MeSH database to find the pharmacological action desired then combine this term with the name of the drug. Ex. Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors[pa] AND aspirin (where [pa] specifies the Pharmacological Action field)