DATABASES
Literature Search: Databases to Use
A Comprehensive literature review involves searching various databases, gray literature, personal Communications and hindsearch of high impact journals in the related field.
An inclusion of multiple databases helps avoid publication bias like geographic bias or bias against publication of negative results.
Pubmed ia a freely accessible resource designed to facilitate the search and retrival of biomedical and life science literature. Citations in PubMed predominantly originate from fields of biomedicine and health.
The Pubmed database has over 37 million citations and abstracts from the biomedical literature. It is maintained by National Centre for Biotechnology Information(NCBI), at the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM), located at the National Institute of Health (NIH)
It enables seamless searching across multiple National Library of Medicine (NLM) literature resources including MEDLINE, PubMed Central, and the Bookshelf.
Scopus is a vast abstract and citation database that covers a wide range of peer-reviewd literarure, including scientific journals, books and conference proceedings.
It offers a comprehensive review of global research across various disciplines, encompassing medicine, science, technology, social sciences as well as arts and humanities.
The Cochrane Library is a comprehensive collection of databases offering high-quality, independent evidence to support informed healthcare decision-making. Owned by Cochrane and Published by Wiley, it serves as a vital resource for evidence- based medical research.
The Cochrane Library database consists of Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) and Cochrane Clinical Answers
European database of biomedical and pharmacologic literarture
Web of Science is the world’s leading citation database.
It is a paid platform which provides access to multiple databases containing articles from high impact academic journals, conference proceedings and books.