Biomedical Databases

The following comprehensive list of biomedical database will assist you in identifying citations to health-related journal articles.

Online tutorials are available to guide you with searching MEDLINE, CINAHL, and NLM databases.

A complete list of bibliographic and full-text databases may be found through the UB Libraries Databases by Title or Databases by Subject.

Guide to database access:

UB = Access is restricted to current University at Buffalo faculty, staff, and students. Other individuals are welcome to visit the Health Sciences Library and conduct their research at library workstations.

= Access is free and open to the public.

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Biomedical Databases
ABLEDATA - Assistive technology and rehabilitation equipment
AIDSinfo - Provides access to HIV/AIDS Clinical Trials Information Service (ACTIS) and the HIV/AIDS Treatment Information Service (ATIS)
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 AgeLine - Broad coverage of field of aging
Agricola - Citations to the agricultural literature
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 AIDSLINE - (1980-2000) - Search MEDLINE for recent AIDS- and HIV-related literature
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 AMED - Allied & Complementary Medicine
American Physiological Society Classic Papers - classic articles that have proved vital to the discipline of physiology and the evolution of modern-day medicine, introductory essays, and complete 1st editions of APS journals.
Bibliosleep - Citations to all sleep and sleep-related papers from 1990 to present
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 BioethicsLine - (1973-2000) - Search MEDLINE for recent bioethics literature
Biomaterials Properties Database - Tables from Dental Materials and Their Selection
BioMed Central Databases - BioMed Central maintains a catalog of over 1100 sites covering a wide range of biomedical topics from Alzheimer disease to zebrafish anatomy. Some of the databases contain experimental data; others provide synopses of published information.
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 BIOSIS Previews - Citations to biology literature including agriculture, biochemistry, biomedicine, biotechnology, genetics, botany, ecology, microbiology, pharmacology, public health, and zoology.
Botanical Dermatology Database - Reference source for plant-related dermatological conditions
CAM Database on PubMed - Complementary and Alternative Medicine Database
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CANCERLIT - Citations to the cancer literature. Journal article citations from MEDLINE, conference proceedings, symposia reports, theses, and selected books.
(Closed file 1975-2002)

Cancer.gov - Free through the National Cancer Institute
Carcinogenic Potency Database (CPDB) - results of chronic, long-term animal cancer tests.
Center for Aging Policy Evidence Database - A project of the New York Academy of Medicine, this database was designed to help scholars, policy analysts, and advocates stay on top of research and innovations in aging care, including health care, social services, and workforce issues.
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 Child Abuse, Child Welfare & Adoption
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CINAHL Plus with Full Text via EBSCO (Current Index to Nursing and Allied Health) - Citations to the literature in nursing, occupational therapy, physical therapy, cardiopulmonary technology, emergency service, health education, medical laboratory, medical assistant, medical records, physician assistant, radiologic technology, social service/health care, and surgical technology.

Abstracts when available and full text for more than 560 journals. It contains Evidence-Based Care Sheets and Quick Lessons and includes a Cited References Search screen.  Search results can be formatted in several popular styles, including APA.
CIRRIE Database of International Rehabilitation Research - Index to published research conducted outside of the United States
Cochrane Methodology Register Provides citations of studies on methodological research
Citation Classics Four thousand Citation Classic Commentaries
Cold Regions Bibliography - Citations to cold regions science and technology literature
CRISP (Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects) - a searchable database of federally funded biomedical research projects conducted at universities, hospitals, and other research institutions.
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 Current Index to Statistics - Core journals and books in statistical methods and theory
Dietary Supplements Labels Database - information from the labels of over 2,000 brands of dietary supplements in the marketplace, including vitamins, minerals, herbs and other botanicals, amino acids, and other specialty supplements.
DIRLINE - Directory of health and biomedical organizations
DoD Biomedical Research Database - Federally funded research, testing, and training programs
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 EBM Reviews: ACP Journal Club, CDSR, CCTR, DARE, CMR, HTA, and NHSEED - A combination of all seven EBMR databases. Access to individual EBMR databases is also available.
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 EBM Reviews: ACP Journal Club - Enhanced abstracts and commentary on journal articles selected as methodologically sound and clinically relevant
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 EBM Reviews: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR) - Evidence-based medicine; regularly updated full-text reviews of journal literature. Now incorporates the Cochrane Database of Methodology Reviews.
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 EBM Reviews: Cochrane Register of Controlled Trials (CCTR) - Citations to controlled trials in health care
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 EBM Reviews: Cochrane Methodology Register (CMR) - Citations concerning methodologies used in health studies publications
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 EBM Reviews: Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effectiveness (DARE) - Evidence-based medicine; full-text structured abstracts that critique review articles from a variety of medical journals
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 EBM Reviews: Health Technology Assessment (HTA) - citations to studies on implications of healthcare interventions
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 EBM Reviews: NHS Economic Evaluation Database (NHSEED) - abstracts of quality assessed economic evaluations
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 EBM Reviews Full Text - A combination of the three full-text EBMR databases (ACP Journal Club, Cochrane DSR, and DARE)
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 EMBASE.com - Citations to drug research, pharmacology, pharmaceutics, pharmacy and toxicology, clinical medicine, public health, occupational health, environmental health rehabilitation and physical therapy, basic biological research relevant to human medicine, alternative medicine; and much more.
Entrez Database - Several linked databases: neocleotide sequence, protein sequence, three-dimensional macromolecular structures, complete genome assemblies, population study data sets, taxonomy of organisms in Genbank ,and Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man
ETOH (Alcohol and Alcohol Problems Science Database) - Contains over 110,000 records covering all aspects of alcohol abuse and alcoholism.
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 Faculty of 1000 Medicine - Faculty of 1000 Medicine systematically highlights and critiques the most interesting papers published in the fields of clinical medicine and medical research. A select group of over 2000 individual researchers and clinicians cull the literature for articles they find valuable and give ratings and recommendations to the articles. Faculty of 1000 Medicine can be a valuable current awareness tool for medical researchers and practicing physicians. It can also be accessed via discipline-specific “Top 10” lists or searched by keyword or by MeSH term.
GeneCards - Human genes, maps, proteins, and diseases
Grey Literature Report - Collection of new grey literature publications (non-conventional, fugitive, and sometimes ephemeral publications) in public health.
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 HAPI: Health and Psychosocial Instruments - References to evaluation and measurement tools
Hazardous Chemical Database - Data on 20,177 hazardous chemicals
HazDat: ATSDR's Hazardous Substance Release/Health Effects Database
Health Information Resource Database - Organizations and government offices that provide health information upon request
Health Professional Shortage Areas
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 Health Reference Center - Academic - Consumer health information
HealthMap - provides a current view of the global state of infectious diseases and their effect on human and animal health. Aggregates data from disparate data sources and displays diseases by location. The real-time information is especially useful for public health alerts and international travelers.
  HealthSTARuse MEDLINE for citations formerly indexed in HealthSTAR.
Household Products Database - Health and Safety Information on Household Products from the National Library of Medicine
HSTAT(Health Services/Technology Assessment Text - Full-text of selected clinical practice guidelines and protocols
IBIDS: International Bibliographic Information on Dietary Supplements - Citations to the published, international, scientific literature on dietary supplements, including vitamins, minerals, and botanicals
Jablonski's Multiple Congenital Anomaly/Mental Retardation (MCA/MR) Syndromes Database - Brief descriptios of each syndrome, link to the full-text of Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man, some citations, and Medical Subject Headings appropriate for searching the MEDLINE database to retrieve additional citations
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 Journals@Ovid Full-Text - 165 full-text biomedical and nursing journals
Knowledge Utilization Database - This database contains documents on knowledge utilization, innovation & smart practices, and policy & management of health services.
LactMed - part of TOXNET, contains information on drugs and lactation. Geared to the healthcare practitioner and nursing mother.
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 MEDLINE (via OVID)- Produced by the National Library of Medicine, MEDLINE is the premier database citing the journal literature in the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, and the pre-clinical sciences
NARIC's Instant Disability Information Center - A database of disability and rehabilitation research from the United States
National Aging Information Center Bibliographic Database - References to program- and policy-related materials on aging not referenced in any other database or print resource. Database records describe materials produced by Administration on Aging grantees. Includes demonstration, research, and training projects, and materials from supported institutes, such as the National Resource Centers on Native American Elders
National Guideline Clearinghouse - A public resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
Native Health Databases - Provides access to the Native Health History and the Native Health Research Databases
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 Natural Standard - a resource provided by an international research collaboration that aggregates and synthesizes data on complementary and alternative therapies.
New Medicines in Development Database (PHRMA)
NLM Gateway - Knowledge resources of the National Library of Medicine
NLM LOCATORplus - Catalog of books, journals, and audiovisuals at the National Library of Medicine

NORD (National Organization of Rare Disorders) Databases - Consumer health database including: Rare Diseases, Organizations, and Orphan Drugs. For complete full-text access use HUBNET*.

*Access to HUBNET is restricted to current UB faculty, students, and staff and participating HUBNET institutions
Office of Minority Health Resource Center Databases - Publications, programs and funding sources
ORPHANET - Database of rare diseases and orphan drugs
OTseeker - Abstracts of systematic reviews and RCTs relating to occupational therapy
PEDro - Physiotherapy evidence database
PILOTS Database - Published International Literature On Traumatic Stress
Poisonous Plant Database - References listed alphabetically by author
POPLINE - Worldwide coverage of population, family planning, and related health issues. Citations to journal articles, books, technical reports, and unpublished works
Population Index on the Web - Annotated bibliography covering books, articles and working papers
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 PsycINFO - Comprehensive index for psychology and psychiatry; selective coverage in education, social work and sociology
PubMed - MEDLINE, PreMEDLINE (current citations not yet added to MEDLINE), and HealthSTAR. A current awareness tool, Cubby, allows users to store searches and automatically retrieve new citations
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 R2LIBRARY - web-based application that aggregates health sciences book content from leading publishers in a single platform.
Quick Health Data Online -Provides US county-level data on aspects of women's health from the Department of Health and Human Services' Office on Women's Health.
Smoking and Health Database - Abstracts of articles, books, dissertations, reports, conference proceedings, and government documents. Site includes a separate database of citations to Tobacco Industry Documents
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 SPORTDiscus with Full Text - Comprehensive database with coverage of sports medicine, sports science, physical education, kinesiology, coaching, disabled persons, physical fitness, physical therapy, nutrition, exercise physiology, sport and exercise psychology, recreation, allied health, occupational health and therapy, public health and more.
TestLink - Information on standardized tests and research instruments.
Test Reviews Online - Test information from the Mental Measurements Yearbook series.
TOXNET - A cluster of databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, and related areas
USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference - Detailed nutrient content for home cooked and prepackaged foods
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 Web of Science - Science Citation Index Expanded, Social Science Citation Index, and Arts & Humanities Citation Index. Searching for cited references often locates relevant articles that cannot be found through traditional searching techniques
WNY Health Risk Assessment - The WNY Health Risk Assessment has been updated. It is a work in progress. There is also a tutorial and information about supplemental areas such as Lower west side, Near east side, Niagara Falls, Dunkirk, and Jamestown. These areas are apart from the 8 counties of WNY.

 
http://ublib.buffalo.edu/hsl/resources/biomed.html Created: August 20, 2001 Revised: December 18, 2007