LibGuides: DMSc Library Toolkit: Databases

Top PA and Medicine Databases

PubMed This link opens in a new window
As the world's largest biomedical database, PubMed is the top choice database for medical and clinical research questions.
Linked to ATSU's full-text subscription journals when access via this link. Includes access to PubMed Central, which is fulltext and open access.
CINAHL Plus with Full Text This link opens in a new window
The best database for allied health research, including PA literature. Use CINAHL to get the best coverage of PA-specific journals.
Scopus This link opens in a new window
This large, interdisciplinary database is an excellent complement to medical databases to get a broad and comprehensive search, especially for topics with an interdisciplinary lens.

Education Source This link opens in a new window
As the world's largest educational database, Education Source is a must-use resource for any research related to education.
ERIC This link opens in a new window
Sponsored by the United States Department of Education, ERIC is a vital resource for educational research.
Education Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Index to key areas of education and related fields for more than 1,000 periodicals and yearbooks. Content areas include educational specialties, funding, adult education, continuing education, literacy standards, multicultural/ethnic education, school administration, teacher evaluation, and teaching methods.

Health Policy Reference Center This link opens in a new window
Articles from hundreds of full-text academic, trade, & popular journals, e-books, etc. in combination with a detailed health policy and professional thesaurus; subjects include Public health, Medicine, Public policy, Healthcare access and delivery, Healthcare administration, Healthcare financing and economics, Healthcare planning, Healthcare quality, etc.
ASPR TRACIE Technical Resources This link opens in a new window
Maintained by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, ASPR TRACIE Technical Resources is a free online database of up-to-date disaster medical, healthcare system preparedness, and public health emergency preparedness materials
CDC Stacks This link opens in a new window
Free archive of scientific research and literature produced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for public health research needs

Global Index Medicus This link opens in a new window
Open access to biomedical and public health literature produced by and within low- and middle- income countries; collated and aggregated by WHO Regional Office Libraries
LILACS This link opens in a new window
Collection of abstract and full-text systematic reviews, randomized controlled clinical trials, evidence synthesis, health technology evaluation studies, economic evaluation studies, clinical practice guidelines, technical reports, case reports, dissertations, government reports, and other texts from Latin America and the Caribbean countries. Interface available in English, Spanish and Portuguese.
SciELO This link opens in a new window
An open access bibliographic database and cooperative electronic publishing model focusing on scientific, medical and technological research produced in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Uruguay, and Venezuela. Includes Spanish, Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese, and English content.