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NEARBC E-Library | Useful Health Research Databases
The BC Environmental and Occupational Health Research Network (BCEOHRN) Database
http://bceohrn.ca/search/
“The BCEOHRN database has been created to facilitate collaboration and networking among health researchers, trainees and other research users in the field of environmental and occupational health research in British Columbia.”
BC Ministry of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation
Canary Database
http://canarydatabase.org/
“The Canary Database is a compilation of curated peer-reviewed research articles related to the use of animals as sentinels of human health hazards. This database contains information added by trained curators in addition to bibliographic records from MEDLINE and other well-known databases. The database includes studies of wildlife, companion, and livestock animals, where either the exposure or the health effect could be considered potentially relevant to human health.”
CIHR-IAPH Funded Aboriginal Health Researchers in BC
documents/CIHRfundedBCAboriginalHealthResearchers_000.xls
“View a complete list of CIHR Funded Aboriginal Health Researchers in BC, in Excel format.”
Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE)
http://www.crd.york.ac.uk/crdweb/
“DARE contains summaries of systematic reviews which have met strict quality criteria. Included reviews are about the effects of interventions. Each summary also provides a critical commentary on the quality of the review. The database covers a broad range of health and social care topics and can be used for answering questions about the effects of interventions, as well as for developing guidelines and policy making.”
Google Scholar
http://scholar.google.com/
“Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature. From one place, you can search across many disciplines and sources: peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles, from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities and other scholarly organizations.”
Hope-Lit Database
http://www.crd.york.ac.uk/crdweb/
“This database contains over 2000 English-language articles and books specific to hope. The database is intended to be as comprehensive as possible and to support hope research and practice around the world. The database is jointly support by the Faculty of Education at the University of Alberta and the Hope Foundation of Alberta, a research and service institute affiliated with the University of Alberta.”
Interprovincial Directory of Researchers
http://www.researchersdirectory.ca
“A bilingual, multidisciplinary and multi-institutional tool based on the Quebec model of the Researchers Directory launched in 2001 by the three funding agencies and the Department of Economic Development, Innovation and Export Trade. It lists the profiles of more than 7000 researchers in Quebec and British Columbia from all sectors: health, engineering and natural sciences, humanities and social sciences, arts and letters. A search engine helps to retrieve the researchers listed in the directory by province, name, key words, research interest or by area of expertise.”
Native Health Database
http://hsc.unm.edu/library/nhd/index.cfm
OMIM Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=OMIM
“This database is a catalog of human genes and genetic disorders. The database contains textual information and references. OMIM is intended for use primarily by physicians and other professionals concerned with genetic disorders, by genetics researchers, and by advanced students in science and medicine. While the OMIM database is open to the public, users seeking information about a personal medical or genetic condition are urged to consult with a qualified physician for diagnosis and for answers to personal questions.”
PubMed (free Internet Medline)
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi
“Medline is the National Library of Medicine's premier bibliographic database covering the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and the preclinical sciences. MEDLINE contains bibliographic citations and author abstracts from more than 5,000 biomedical journals published in the United States and 80 other countries. The database contains over 15 million citations dating back to the mid 1950s. Coverage is worldwide, but most records are from English-language sources or have English abstracts.”
REHABDATA Database
http://www.naric.com/research/rehab/default.cfm
“REHABDATA, produced by the National Rehabilitation Information Center, is the leading literature database on disability and rehabilitation. The database describes over 65,000 documents covering physical, mental, and psychiatric disabilities, independent living, vocational rehabilitation, special education, assistive technology, law, employment, and other issues as they relate to people with disabilities. The collection spans 1956 to the present…Some full-text versions of original research documents are now available online.”
Scirus
http://www.scirus.com/srsapp/
“Scirus is the most comprehensive science-specific search engine on the Internet. Scirus searches over 300 million science-specific Web pages, enabling you to quickly:
- Pinpoint scientific, scholarly, technical and medical data on the Web.
- Find the latest reports, peer-reviewed articles, patents, pre prints and journals that other search engines miss.
- Offer unique functionalities designed for scientists and researchers.”
The Source – Women's Health Data Directory
http://www.womenshealthdata.ca/
ToxNet: Toxicology Data Network
http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/
“A cluster of databases covering toxicology, hazardous chemicals, environmental health and related areas.”
TRIP Database – Turning Research into Practice
http://www.tripdatabase.com/index.html
“The Internet's leading resources for Evidence-Based Medicine: Allow[s] users to easily and rapidly identify the highest quality evidence from a wide range of sources.” Includes medical images and full text patient handouts.
University of Arizona Research and Outreach in Indian Country Database
http://www.arizonanativenet.com/research/index.cfm
“The Native Peoples Technical Assistance Office, one of ArizonaNativeNet's founding partners, is responsible for compiling this database on current research in Indian Country conducted by faculty and staff at the University of Arizona.”
Welcome to the IN-CAM Outcomes Database!
documents/2008/IN-CAM-Outcomes-Database.pdf
“The IN-CAM Outcomes Database is a collection of outcome measures of particular relevance to Complementary and Alternative Medicine research.”
Welcome to Qaigitsi!
http://www.naho.ca/qaigitsi/english/welcome.php
“Welcome to our newest link: Qaigitsi!, a searchable database on health career education opportunities! Are you thinking about going to a post-secondary school? Have you thought about choosing a health career? There are many jobs in the health care field aside from being a doctor or a nurse.”
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