Please note: This Subject LibGuide has been replaced by the new databases: A-Z / by subject pages, the new Library Search, and the search for things: A-Z page. Please update your bookmarks and hyperlinks as all Subject LibGuides will be removed in September 2020.
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Welcome to this Subject Guide, which brings together key resources and information for students and staff in the Department.
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 The Cochrane Library |
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Covers the effectiveness of healthcare intervention, including reviews of literature and references to randomised controlled trials. |
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 Medline |
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Medline is the primary abstracting and indexing service for the medical and biomedical sciences indexing over 4,600 journals. Daily and weekly updates. The same platform includes access to EMBASE, AMED (Allied and Contemporary Health Medicine), HMIC (Health Management Information Consortium) and PsycINFO (useful for mental health topics). Use the "Change" link above the search box to switch to a different resource on the platform. |
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Clinical skills.net |
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Covers step by step clinical skills procedures, links to national guidance, plus other features covering assessment. | |||
 EMBASE |
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Embase (also known as the Excerpta Medical Database) covers biomedical and pharmaceutical information, indexing over 3,500 pharmaceutical and biomedical related journals. Updated weekly. The same platform includes access to Medline, AMED (Allied and Contemporary Health Medicine), HMIC (Health Management Information Consortium) and PsycINFO (useful for mental health topics). Use the "Change" link above the search box to switch to a different resource on the platform. |
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 BMJ Best Practice |
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BMJ Best Practice is a decision-support tool for use at the point of care. Structured around the patient consultation, it aims to present the required information just as it's needed. Sign in using the "Shibboleth users go here" option (under the Log in tab): choose "UK Access Management Federation for Education and Research (UK)", click "Continue", then search for and select the University of Hull. Once signed in via Hull, it's a good idea to set up a My BMJ Best Practice account in order to access the personalisation features available. You can also set up the BMJ Best Practice app. |
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