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Evidence-Based Medicine Resource Guide
Librarian
Name: Kristine M. Hughes
Phone: (804) 827-1150
Email:
kmhughes@vcu.edu
- Cochrane Library VCU
The Cochrane Library provides access via the web to reliable information compiled by the Cochrane Collaboration, an international network of individuals and institutions committed to preparing, maintaining, and disseminating systematic, up-to-date reviews of the effects of health care. The Cochrane Library has four distinct databases, all of which are searched simultaneously:
- The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
- Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effectiveness
- The Cochrane Controlled Trials Register
- The Cochrane Review Methodology Database
- PubMed VCU
The PubMed search system is one of many ways to access and search MEDLINE, 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. The MEDLINE file contains bibliographic citations and author abstracts from over 4,000 current biomedical journals published internationally. The file contains more than 14 million records dating back to the 1950s. Special features on PubMed include:
- Clinical queries for identifying systematic reviews or relevant studies on therapy, diagnosis, etiology, and prognosis
- Links to full-text articles from publishers websites (note: a fee or subscription is often required)
- Identification of publication types such as reviews, meta-analyses and practice guidelines
- HSTAT: Health Services/Technology Assessment Text
HSTAT is a free searchable database of full-text documents from health-related government agencies, including the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Users can browse for documents by category or search by keyword.
- National Guideline Clearinghouse
A comprehensive database of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines and related documents. Search or browse by disease, treatment/intervention or organization. Citations and abstracts are provided for all guidelines, with links to full-text or information about print copies. Produced by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, in partnership with the American Medical Association and the American Association of Health Plans.