Medical databases

Trusted places to search for medical and health information: PubMed, Cochrane, Europe PMC and more.

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Pick a database, type what you need, and the results open in a new tab on that database's own site. Use the MeSH browser to find the right medical terms.

article Journal articles and research

PubMedFree

MEDLINE and more than 36 million biomedical citations from the US National Library of Medicine.

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PubMed Central (PMC)Free full text

Free full-text articles from journals and funders. Open and read the whole paper.

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Europe PMCFree

Life-science literature, preprints, patents and clinical guidelines, with many full texts.

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Google ScholarFree

Search scholarly articles, theses, books and court opinions across all subjects.

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DOAJFree

Directory of Open Access Journals: quality-checked journals that anyone can read.

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Research4Life (HINARI)Free for Tanzania

Free or low-cost access to thousands of paid journals and books for institutions in Tanzania. Ask the librarian for the college login.

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fact_check Evidence and guidelines

Cochrane LibraryAbstracts free

Systematic reviews of the effects of health care: the gold standard for evidence.

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TRIP DatabaseFree

Finds the best clinical evidence and guidelines in one search.

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WHO guidelinesFree

World Health Organization guidelines and recommendations.

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ClinicalTrials.govFree

Registry of clinical studies around the world.

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NCBI Bookshelf (StatPearls)Free

Free medical textbooks and StatPearls clinical reviews.

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MeSH browserFree

The Medical Subject Headings used to index PubMed: find the right search words.

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MedlinePlusFree

Plain-language health information, drugs and tests.

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Directory of Open Access BooksFree

Peer-reviewed academic books that are free to read.

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RadiopaediaFree

Radiology cases and articles, useful for anatomy and imaging.

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African Journals Online (AJOL)Free

Peer-reviewed journals published in Africa, including Tanzanian health journals.

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African Index MedicusFree

WHO index of health literature from African countries.

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WHO IRISFree

The WHO institutional repository: reports and publications.

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Tanzania Ministry of HealthFree

National health policies, guidelines and standard treatment guidelines.

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Tanzania Medicines and Medical Devices AuthorityFree

Registered medicines, alerts and regulation.

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Africa CDCFree

African Union public health agency: outbreaks and guidance.

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Good to know. These sites belong to other organisations. Some of their articles need a paid subscription: ask the librarian, because the college may have free access through Research4Life (HINARI). Cite what you use in APA 7th edition.