Subject guides: Physiotherapy: Home

Key Resources

This list of databases consists of some of the core databases that you will use when conducting Physiotherapy research.

Medline via OvidSP
MEDLINE is the U.S. National Library of Medicine´s premier bibliographic database covering the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the preclinical sciences, health administration, and the health care system
CINAHL
A major resource for allied health professionals and nurses. Includes some full text articles with coverage of allied health, management, behavioural sciences, biomedicine and education
Scopus
A large multidisciplinary database covering published material in the humanities and sciences. It also provides citation analysis of authors and subject areas.
Web of Science
One of the largest Science databases. Provides access to current and retrospective information from high impact research journals. Web of Science also provides citation analysis of authors, journals and subject areas.
SPORTDiscus
A major resource covering sport, physical fitness, exercise, sports medicine, sports science, physical education and biomechanics.
PEDro - The Physiotherapy Evidence Database
A useful resource developed to give rapid access to bibliographic details and abstracts of randomised controlled trials, systematic reviews and evidence-based clinical practice guidelines in physiotherapy.
AMED - Allied and Complimentary Medicine Database
A useful specialised database of citations and abstracts for physicians, therapists, medical researchers and clinicians covering allied health and alternative treatments to conventional medicine.

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