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DATABASES
To see a list of databases supported by LSUHSC Libraries, arranged alphabetically and by subject, and information on Remote Access, click here.

Ovid

Connect to Ovid for searching MEDLINE (1966 to current),  MEDLINEŽ In-Process & Other Non-Indexed Citations, Current Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), Health & Psychosocial Instruments, Mental Measurements Yearbook, and Journals@Ovid Full Text. Ovid requires LSUHSC NT account and password.  

Brief guide to searching Ovid

National Library of Medicine (NLM) Databases

  • PUBMED, a free MEDLINE service from the National Library of Medicine. Features of PubMed include sets of related articles for each article cited in MEDLINE, links to participating publishers' sites for full-text journals, and links to molecular biology databases of DNA/protein sequences and 3-D structure data. Document delivery via Loansome Doc is also a feature of PubMed.
  • LinkOut in Pubmed provides direct access to LSUHSC Library electronic journals. Not all electronic subscriptions are available (although better than half are) and e-access is limited to LSUHSC domain computers
  • Pubmed from off campus, via WAM
  • NLM GATEWAY presents a single interface that lets users search in multiple retrieval systems.  The current Gateway searches MEDLINE/PubMed, LOCATORplus, MEDLINEplus, ClinicalTrials.gov, DIRLINE, Meeting Abstracts, and HSRProj.
  • MEDLINEplus is a directory of evaluated Web sites arranged by disease, condition, or wellness issue.  It also includes a compendium of drug information provided by the U.S. Pharmacopeia in USP Dispensing Information, volume 2: Advice for the Patient.  
  • LOCATORplus is the catalog of books, journals, and audiovisual materials in the National Library of Medicine.
  • CLINICALTRIALS.gov from the National Institutes of Health
  • PUBMED CENTRAL is a digital archive of life sciences journal literature managed by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM). Access to PubMed Central (PMC) is free and unrestricted.
  • TOXNET is a cluster of databases on toxicology and hazardous chemicals.
  • HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS DATABASE  health & safety information on household products
  • DIRLINE is a directory of health organizations.
  • CLINICAL ALERTS & ADVISORIES. Clinical alerts are provided to expedite the release of findings from the NIH-funded clinical trials where such release could significantly affect morbidity and mortality.
  • HEALTH SERVICES & SCIENCES RESEARCH RESOURCES  contains descriptions of about 300 research datasets, over 55 instruments/indices, and more than 20 software applications used in health services research and in the behavioral and social sciences. These research-oriented tools may be used to assess data variables and data collection methodologies.
  • List of Serials Indexed for Online Users  pdf format

MDConsult  provides access to full-text textbooks and journals in clinical medicine.

Cochrane Library   "The best single source of reliable evidence about the effects of health care. "  It includes the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews,  Database of Abstracts and Reviews of Effectiveness, Cochrane Controlled Trials Register, Cochrane Methodology Register, and Cochrane Collaboration.  ID & password are not required.  Available only in New Orleans.

ISI Web of Knowledge, from the Institute for Scientific Information, provides one address for access to:

  • Web of Science  Search Science Citation Index and Social Science Citation Index back to 1970.  Link to cited and citing references for articles in the database.
  • Current Contents Connect  Search table of contents of journals in Life Sciences, Clinical Medicine, and Social & Behavioral Sciences. 
  • Journal Citation Reports  Rankings and impact factors of scholarly journals.  

Additional Electronic Resources

Off campus/remote access to electronic resources

Reference Web Poster

  • Dental Materials Reviews: an index to evaluations of dental equipment, materials, and products published in Adept Report, Clinical Research Associates Newsletter, Dental Advisor, and Reality Now, 1998--present.
  • LSUHSC Faculty Publications
  • Dental School Clippings File: newspaper articles about dental school events, faculty, students, and staff, 1966--present.

 

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