Library guides: Health: Search the literature

Search for journal articles (and other academic literature)

Search library databases to discover articles from across a wide range of journals; along with working papers, books and conference documents. You can also search the Library Catalogue.

Library databases

Web of Science: all databases
Multiple subject coverage

The University of Bath Library gives you access to these databases on the Web of Science platform:
Web of Science Core Collection
Biosis Citation Index
Data Citation Index
Derwent Innovations Index
KCI - Korean Journal Database
Medline
Russian Science Citation Index
SciELO Citation Index
Zoological Record.

Guide to using Web of Science

PubMed
Health and medicine

Guides to using PubMed

SPORTDiscus
All aspects of sport: useful for Sports Performance students

Guide and video to help you use SPORTDiscus

Scopus
Multiple subject coverage
APA PsycNET
Mental health and psychology: articles, books, dissertations, tests, measures, reports
Embase
Health, medicine and pharmacy
Google Scholar
Multiple subjects: articles, books, theses and reports
Zetoc
British Library's tables of contents: journals and conference proceedings

You can also set up email alerts to receive latest tables of journal contents.

Search for systematic reviews

Cochrane Library
Health and medicine: systematic reviews, protocols and clinical answers

Centre for Reviews and Dissemination (CRD)
Search across the Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Affects (DARE), Healthcare Technology Assessments (HTA) and NHS Economic Evaluation Database (EED)
EPPI-Centre Knowledge Library
Browse by healthcare and social topic headings

PEDro Physiotherapy Evidence Database
Abstracts of systematic reviews, clinical guidelines, randomised controlled trials
PROSPERO
Prospectively-registered systematic reviews
TRIP
Ongoing systematic reviews and other evidence-based information (case reports, articles, synopses, ebooks, overdiagnosis filter, regulatory and clincal guidance)

Find more systematic reviews by searching databases such as Web of Science

Search for theses

University of Bath: online theses
You can filter theses by department and enter search terms related to a topic
University of Bath: printed theses by department
Some online theses are also listed
Other institutions: theses and dissertations

Health: Search the literature

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Search for journal articles (and other academic literature)

Library databases

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