When researching for a topic, the key is to identify an appropriate database to start with. The following is a list of key databases related to biomedical research.
CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature) covers journals, books and other materials in nursing and the allied health/health profession fields.
Some full-text included.
Access other via “UT Links” and submit free Interlibrary Loan as needed.
Export up to 25,000 and search history marked as complete as of Jan. 2025.
Updated interface coming after Memorial Day 2025, preview at: https://ezproxy.uthsc.edu/login?url=https://research.ebsco.com/c/x47oyz/search/advanced/filters?db=ccm
PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine, includes over 19 million citations for biomedical articles back to the 1940's.
Scopus is a multidisciplinary abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed journal articles, books, and conference proceedings. In addition to publication information, Scopus provides author, publication, and journal impact metrics as well as free author profiles.
Check out the following tutorials to level-up your searching skills!
EBSCO: CINAHL Basic Searching Tutorial
UTK Libraries: CINAHL Tutorial Modules 1-6
National Library of Medicine: PubMed Online Training
National Library of Medicine: PubMed Basics
UTK Libraries: PubMed Tutorials
Elsevier: Scopus Tutorials