Primary Clinical Medicine Databases & Article Indexes

MEDLINE (complete file)
The premier database for bibliographic coverage of biomedical literature. MEDLINE encompasses information from Index Medicus, Index to Dental Literature, and International Nursing Index, as well as ot...   [more]
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    Pre-MEDLINE
    MEDLINE (latest years)
    
    
    

PubMed Plus (Penn Only)
Also Known as: PubMed Medline Pub Med
- from PubMed Central
PubMed is the public access version to Medline, the premier database for biomedical literature. PubMedPlus is an enhanced version with links to full-text journals that the Penn Library subscribes to....   [more]
Holdings: 1950 to the present. Updated daily.
Unrestricted Access
Supplemental URLs
    PubMed Help
    PubMed Tutorial
    
    new Pubmed effective Spring 2020
    PubMed Plus for Handhelds

Primary Clinical Medicine Databases & Article Indexes

CDC Wonder - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Database of reports, guidelines, and numeric public health data by mortality, natality, disease and demographic groups. Access is free and registration is optional....   [more]
Unrestricted Access

CINAHL - Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature
The Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health (CINAHL) database provides authoritative coverage of the literature related to nursing and allied health. Topics covered include: cardiopulmonary techn...   [more]
Holdings: 1982 to the present. Updated monthly.
Supplemental URLs
    mobile access to CINAHL
    CINAHL systematic review-focused interface
    CINAHL quick search interface
    advanced search
    

ClinicalKey
Also Known as: Clinical Key
A clinical search engine that supports clinical decisions. Searches clinically related material produced by Elseiver. ...   [more]
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Cochrane Library
Also Known as: The Cochrane Library
- from Wiley Online Library
The Cochrane Library consists of a regularly updated collection of evidence-based medicine databases. ...   [more]

DynaMed Plus
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Supplemental URLs
    Mobile Application
    
    
    
    

EMBASE
EMBASE provides current and comprehensive information on drugs and pharmacology, and all other aspects of human medicine and related disciplines. The database covers over 2,000 biomedical titles not...   [more]
Holdings: Embase, the Excerpta Medica database from Elsevier, 1974 to present. Embase Classic (Excerpta Medica Abstract Journals backfile), 1947-1973. Medline, from the U.S. National Library of Medicine inclu
Supplemental URLs
    Tutorial Videos
    Tutorial Guides

National Guideline Clearinghouse
A public resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. ...   [more]
Unrestricted Access

PsycINFO
The American Psychological Association's comprehensive indexing and abstracting service for the professional and scholarly literature in psychology and related fields. Coverage is worldwide. Sources a...   [more]
Holdings: 1887 to the present. Updated monthly.
Supplemental URLs
    PsycINFO Classification Categories and Codes (APA Online)
    PsycINFO Journal Coverage List (APA Online)

Toxnet
A collection of government databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals and related areas. Includes TOXLINE and [more]
Unrestricted Access

TRIP Database
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Unrestricted Access

uCentral / Unbound central / Unbound Medicine
Also Known as: Unbound Central
Unbound Medicine is a portal to medical information including Medline, journal table of contents, e-book content (Clinical Evidence, Pocket Guide to Diagnostic Tests, Johns Hopkins ABX Guide). It is a...   [more]
Supplemental URLs
    Unbound MEDLINE
    Clinical Evidence 2e
    Johns Hopkins ABX Guide

UpToDate
Also Known as: Up to Date , Up-to-Date
UpToDate is a practical clinical reference designed to provide instant access to the information you need. It is comprised of thousands of original topic reviews written by a recognized faculty of exp...   [more]
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Important Clinical Medicine Databases & Article Indexes

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Unrestricted Access

Peerj and Peerj Computer Science Institutional Plan
The Penn Libraries have established an institutional membership with PeerJ, and will pay the cost of a basic membership for each Penn author (identified via their use of an email address in the @upenn...   [more]
Unrestricted Access