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A cross-disciplinary database indexing over 5,000 journals from 1975 onwards, with over 2,000 in current fulltext. Includes more than 1,500 peer-reviewed publications. Offers information in nearly every area of academic study including: computer sciences, engineering, physics, chemistry, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, ethnic studies, and many more.

A bibliographic database that indexes and abstracts articles from published and unpublished material on Australia's natural and cultural environment. Produced by the Australian Heritage Commission.

Journals published by the American Physiological Society covering all aspects of physiology as well as the Society's newsletter. Accepted research papers can also be published ahead of print.

The AMH (Australian Medicines Handbook) is a comparative, national formulary covering most of the drugs marketed in Australia. Drug information includes indications, precautions, interactions, adverse effects, dosage and drug comparisons. This electronic service is equivalent to print versions of the Handbook (updated annually) held at GP, KG, and Caboolture branches of the QUT Library.

The AMH (Australian Medicines Handbook) is a comparative, national formulary covering most of the drugs marketed in Australia. Drug information includes indications, precautions, interactions, adverse effects, dosage and drug comparisons. This electronic service is equivalent to print versions of the Handbook (updated annually) held at GP, KG, and Caboolture branches of the QUT Library.

Annual Reviews provides researchers, professors, and scientific professionals with a definitive academic resource in 29 scientific disciplines. Annual Reviews saves you time by synthesizing the vast amount of primary research literature and identifying the principal contributions in your field. Editorial committees comprised of the most distinguished scholars in the discipline select all topics for review, and the articles are written by authors who are recognized experts in the field. Annual Reviews publications are among the highest cited publications by impact factor according to the Institute for Scientific Information® (ISI)

Indexes current journals and newspapers in Australia and overseas for material on Australia's political, economic, legal, social and cultural affairs.

Provides over 200 core Australian journal titles in fulltext PDF. Selected fulltext only is available for some titles, in accordance with APAIS' indexing policy.

Produced by the School of Health Studies, Edith Cowan University, this database indexes two hundred and forty-three journals covering Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health.

A comprehensive view on various infectious diseases and compact guide for the management of infections. The Australian Anti-Infection Handbook helps practitioners and students find an infection or a pathogen, to know what tests are needed for diagnosis or what antimicrobials should be chosen for the treatment. This book is designed to serve the needs of busy hospital doctors, GPs, microbiology laboratory staff, infection control staff and nurses who require a quick, concise and up-to-date guide for diagnosis and treatment of infections.

A bibliography of more than 410,000 records on all subjects (especially humanities and social sciences) pertaining to East, Southeast, and South Asia published worldwide from 1971 to the present. Through the 1991 printed version, the BAS included citations to western-language periodical articles, individually authored monographs, chapters in edited volumes, conference proceedings, anthologies, and Festschriften, etc. Since 1992, newly published individual monographs are no longer being added to the database.

Provides fast and easy access to reliable, up-to-date information when making diagnosis and treatment decisions. BMJ Best Practice combines the latest research evidence, guidelines and expert opinion - presented in a step-by-step approach, covering prevention, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis.

A PubMED subset limiited to complimentary and alternative medicine. Published by the US National Center for Complimentary and Alternative Medicine.

A comprehensive, independent, drug information resource which includes Independent Drug Monographs, Consumer Medicine Information, Product Information and Drug Product Images. Catalyst coverage includes:

• Over 1150 independently written full text drug monographs for Australian practice
• Over 2600 of the company TGA approved product information sheets
• Over 2600 consumer medicines information sheets
• Over 2300 drug product images.

Provides indexing for over 2,700 journals from the fields of nursing and allied health. The database contains more than 1,000,000 records dating back to 1982.

A subset of the CINCH database, covers the following aspects in relation to crime and criminology: mental health; medical and medicolegal issues; drugs and alcohol; suicide; HIV/AIDS; corrections health; euthanasia; and occupational health and safety.

Clinical Key provides access to selected medical texts and journals, practice guidelines, drug information, patient handouts and CME (Continuing Medical Education) materials. You can filter your searches by type of study, speciality as well as content type.

This resource is available to all Australians connecting from an Australian IP address. The National Site License has been established by National Institute of Clinical Studies (NICS) on behalf of the Australian government.

This is the publisher's (Institute for Scientific Information - ISI) own interface to the Current Contents database. The database is fully integrated the with the Web of Science database.

Produced by the Alcohol and other Drugs Council of Australia, indexes political, social, economic, psychological and legal aspects of prevention and treatment of alcohol and other drug abuse. Both legal and illegal drugs are included. Australian and overseas sources are covered, including journals, newspaper articles, chapters from monographs, conference proceedings, theses, research reports, government documents, statistics and unpublished material.

An evidence-based, clinical reference tool with nearly 3,000 topics. DynaMed delivers the best available evidence to students and clinicians, daily. Key features include:

• Update daily
• Systematic Literature Surveillance of over 500 sources
• Best Available Evidence, via a 7-step editorial process

A comprehensive source of online biomedical answers, Embase helps you track adverse drug events, compare drug therapies for disease, and search for evidence-based medicine research.

EBM Guidelines is a collection of primary care medical practice guidelines, evidence summaries, photographs, images and reviews.

Covers research, policy and practice issues about, or of relevance to, Australian families and is produced by the Australian Institute of Family Studies.

Provides evaluation and measurement tools designed to facilitate health and psychosocial studies. The measurement instruments include questionnaires, checklists, index measures, rating scales, project techniques, tests, interview schedules, and a variety of means of evaluation.

Produced by the Australian Institute of Family Studies, covers all aspects of family health.

The Informit Health Collection includes research articles, reports and case studies of practical support to anyone studying or working in therapeutic, diagnostic and preventative health roles.

Includes consumer health magazines and newsletters, selected medicaljournals, nursing & allied health journals, and newspaper articles. Also included are six fulltext reference books, 500 fulltext pamphlets, more than 1800 fulltext topical overviews, and selected articles from an additional 1500 general interest titles.

A large Table of Contents (TOC) and current awareness service providing access to a large database of journal article information.

Resources in evidence-based nursing and health care from the Joanna Briggs Institute in South Australia. Publication types include: Evidence Based Recommended Practices, Evidence Summaries, Best Practice Information Sheets, Systematic Reviews, Consumer Information Sheets, Systematic Review Protocols, and Technical Reports. Evidence is organized into various subject areas, or 'nodes', including:

• Aged Care
• Burns Care
• Cancer Care
• Chronic Disease
• Diagnostic Imaging
• Emergency and Trauma
• General Medicine
• Health Management and Assessment
• Infection Control
• Mental Health
• Midwifery Care
• Rehabilitation
• Surgical Services
• Wound Healing and Management

In addtion to the Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Extended Archive, Journals@Ovid provides access to a selection of journals, including titles of particular interest to nurses, nursing students and health professionals via the Journals@Ovid LWW Nursing and Health Professions Premier Collection. Further key individual Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW) journals are also available in the Journals@Ovid Ovid Full Text collection.

Provides access to publications covering Biotechnology; Biomedical Research/Life Sciences; Medicine, Surgery, and Nursing; Integrative Medicine; Law, Economics, and Policy; Pediatrics; Psychology; Public Health; and Sustainability and Environmental Studies.

Clinical reference and decision support resources including books, journals, images, drug information, guidelines, patient education information and news.

Provides authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more. Created by the National Library of Medicine, MEDLINE uses MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) indexing with tree numbers, tree hierarchy and explosion capabilities to search abstracts from over 4,600 current biomedical journals.

Ovid MEDLINE ® covers the international literature on biomedicine, including the allied health fields and the biological and physical sciences, humanities, and information science as they relate to medicine and health care. Information is indexed from approximately 5,400 journals published world-wide.

Provides authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more. Created by the National Library of Medicine, MEDLINE uses MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) indexing with tree numbers, tree hierarchy and explosion capabilities to search abstracts from over 4,600 current biomedical journals.

The web version of MIMS, Australia's most comprehensive and authoritative medicine database. Incorporating data from MIMS abbreviated and full medicines information, product images and consumer medicines information, MIMS Online offers convenient access to essential information on over 4,500 prescription and non-prescription drugs.

Nursing journal abstracts and indexing database covering evidence-based healthcare; nursing specialties and professions; nursing education and training; nursing development and management.

An integrated online service intended to help nurses efficiently find answers to pressing clinical questions. It is aimed at the clinical nurse, nurse administrators and the nurse faculty. Service includes:

• Latest drug information
• Patient education
• Professional journals - 23 ejournals, with fulltext mostly from 2002
• Reference books - over 65 electronic reference works, covering 18 specialty areas
• Current news
• Clinical practice
• Evidence-based content
• Care planning tools

Gives up-to-date information on most every herbal and dietary supplement used in the western world, with extensive search features to find the use, adverse effects, interactions, safety, and effectiveness of each natural medicine.

Provides high-quality, evidence-based information about complementary and alternative medicine including dietary supplements and integrative therapies. Grades reflect the level of available scientific data for or against the use of each therapy for a specific medical condition.

Videos created specifically for the education and training of nurses, nursing assistants, and other healthcare workers. All videos in the collection have been created with the guidance of the Medcom-Trainex advisory board, and are regularly reviewed for accuracy, currency, and compliance with US Federal regulations from agencies such as OSHA and CMS.

Nursing Reference Center (NRC) provides point-of-care resource intended for staff nurses, nurse administrators, nursing students, nurse faculty, and hospital librarians. It delivers clinical evidence and knowledge on conditions and diseases.

Provides access to all electronic publications of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), including themed studies, monographs, 24 ejournals and statistics databases on the economic status of nations of the world.

Provides access to the latest information on medical technology, research, and legislative developments. The database contains bibliographic information and indexing for key U.S.and international pharmaceutical, healthcare, biotechnology, medical device, and cosmetic industry newsletters.

Indexes over 300 journal titles covering education and includes the fulltext of over 240 of these titles.

Indexes nearly 250 journals, with over 180 in fulltext, in history, literature, philosophy, religion, theatre, music and film, and more.

Combines the clinical research titles available in ProQuest Medical Library with hundreds of additional consumer and health administration titles. The journals cover all major clinical and healthcare disciplines, including medical sciences, immunology, pharmacy and pharmacology, nursing, physical fitness and hygiene, surgery, and others.

Reliable, comprehensive coverage of the fields of nursing and allied health including journals, evidence-based resources, video, dissertations, reference books and more.

Provides nearly 300 journal titles in fulltext, across all areas of psychology.

Provides one-stop access to several thousand periodicals from one of the broadest, most inclusive general reference databases ProQuest has to offer. Search from a highly-respected, diversified mix of scholarly journals, trade publications, and magazines covering over 150 academic disciplines.

Offers indexing and full text for hundreds of academic journals, providing extensive coverage across a wide range of social science disciplines including anthropology, criminology, economics, education, political science, psychology, social work and sociology.

Provides over 50 journals published by the American Psychological Association (APA) in fulltext HTML and PDF. Over 28,000 articles are available.

Contains more than one million citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books, dissertations and technical reports, all in the field of psychology. Journal coverage, which spans from 1887 to present, includes international material selected from more than 1,700 periodicals in over 35 languages. More than 60,000 records are added each year. It also includes information about the psychological aspects of related disciplines such as medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology, linguistics, anthropology, business and law. Examples of titles offered in PsycINFO include: Academic Medicine, Academic Psychiatry, Behavior Genetics, Behavioral Disorders, Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, Journal of Applied Social Psychology, Journal of Behavioral Medicine, Journal of Psychiatry & Neuroscience, Journal of Psychology, Psychoanalytic Psychology, Psychological Assessment, Psychological Medicine, etc.

A freely available version of the Medline database providing a small collection of fulltext electronic journals. It includes the full Medline database from 1966 onwards. It also includes Pre-Medline, a collection of very recent articles not yet included in the main database, as well as a number of articles available in the fulltext journals which were not selected for the Medline database.

Produced by the Australian Rural Health Research Institute, Monash University. RURAL is made up of five separate, smaller, databases. The databases form a major contribution on an international scale to the understanding of rural and remote area health issues and care, and the practice and educational needs of health providers, in particular medical practitioners and nurses. The information is relevant to health providers, health planners, researchers and members of rural and remote area communities.

A cross-disciplinary academic database with significant content of interest to all QUT Faculties. Content includes journal titles in fulltext, online books, book series, handbooks and reference works.

Includes the titles Sociological Abstracts and Social Planning/Policy and Development Abstracts as well as theses in the field of sociology. This service supercedes the Sociofile service.

The aim of Therapeutic Guidelines Limited (TGL) is to provide clear, practical, authoritative and succinct therapeutic information for busy health practitioners, for the management of patients with specific conditions. The recommendations in Therapeutic Guidelines are based on the latest international literature, interpreted by some of Australia?s most eminent and respected experts, with each statement having been examined, subjected to challenge and discussed over a series of day-long meetings. The finished texts represent the essence of current available evidence.

Covers the discipline of violence and abuse, including family violence, sexual assault and emotional abuse.

An interactive study aid for human anatomy. Also provides self-tests with the ability to instantly check progress. To take advantage of self-tests you must create a personal account.