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Medical and Allied Health Databases

CINAHL with Full Text
Literature on nursing, alternative/complementary medicine, consumer health and 17 allied health disciplines. Content includes fulltext access to more than 600 journals and citations for journal articles, book chapters, dissertations and selected conference proceedings.
Cochrane Library
Specialized literature in health sciences, including clinical research and healthcare. It includes the Cochrane database of systematic reviews, and databases of clinical trials, and non-Cochrane systematic reviews.
The Cochrane Library is a collection of databases that contain high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making. Cochrane Reviews are peer-reviewed systematic reviews that summarize and assess current research for clinical treatment decisions.
ClinicalTrials.gov
A searchable database, run by the National Library of Medicine, of privately and publicly funded clinical studies conducted around the world.
PsycINFO 1887-Current
PsycINFO comprehensively indexes the literature of psychology/behavioral sciences, including journals, books and book chapters, and dissertations. Journal coverage spans 1800 - present; monograph indexing extends back to 1600.
PubMed
PubMed is a database created by the National Library of Medicine to facilitate searching the biomedical literature. The MEDLINE databases found within PubMed contains journals that have been reviewed by a panel of experts for quality. PubMed also contains PMC, which contains publicly accessible literature that have not necessarily gone through the same review process.

Other Databases

DragonSearch
A broad, multidisciplinary tool that searches in-depth across the Libraries' print and electronic collections. The Advanced Search is useful when searching for a specific article, book or journal title.
Google Scholar
You can use Google Scholar to search for materials from academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, universities and other web sites.

AGRICOLA
The catalog and index for the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Contains citations to books, technical reports, proceedings and articles on agriculture, farming, earth science, plant science, food, nutrition, veterinary science and aquaculture.
Also called the NAL catalog. full text of articles, reports and government documents found in its sister database, PubAg https://pubag.nal.usda.gov/
Web of Science
Search scholarly literature in the sciences, social sciences, and humanities. Web of Science is a terrific place to begin for research in the sciences. Also includes citation analysis tools.

Complementary and Alternative Medicine Databases

ABC Clinical Guide to Herbs
Summaries and critical reviews of seminal articles on herbal medicine from popular and scientific literature around the world
Index to Chiropractic Literature
Contains abstracts or articles in peer reviewed chiropractic journals. Indexed by members of the Chiropractic Library Consortium.
Medline Plus - Complementary and Integrative Medicine
An online health information resource for patients and their families and friends. A service of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), the world's largest medical library, and a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Presents high-quality, relevant health and wellness information that is trusted and easy to understand, in both English and Spanish.

Suggested Electronic Journals

Herbalgram
Chinese Medicine
Holistic Nursing Practice
Journal of Holistic Nursing
Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies
Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine
BMC complementary medicine and therapies
BMC complementary and alternative medicine
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Ceased in 2019, continued by BMC Complementary Medicine

Websites

Drexel Certificate of Advanced Study in Complementary and Intergrative Therapies
American Botanical Council
USDA Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC)
National Center for Complimentary and Integrative Health
The Unites States of America's lead agency for scientific research on complementary and alternative medicine.
NIH Office of Dietary Supplements

Finding More Information on Complementary Medicine

Complementary and Alternative Medicine includes many concepts and modalities. Here are some keywords to try when searching Drexel's catalog or Databases. Many keywords fit under multiple categories.

Whole Body Medicine	Bio-Energy Medicine
Complementary Medicine	Magnet Therapy
Alternative Therapies	Reiki
Integrative Medicine	Tai Chi And Qi Gong
Holistic Nursing	Acupucture/Acupressure
Holistic Medicine
Healing Systems	Plant and Biological-Based Practices
Chinese Medicine	Herbs
Ayurvedic Medicine	Dietary
Homeopathy	Aromatherapies
Tactile/Manipulative Therapies	Other
Chiropractic Treatment	Spirituality
Massage Therapy	Creative Arts Therapies
Osteopathic Treatment	Body Movement and Dance Therapies
	Aromatherapy

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