Resources for finding
- Finding the Evidence - ScHARR compilation of sites that give guidance on searching for the evidence
Papers on searching from the Canadian Dental Journal series on Evidence-based Dentistry
- Part II. Searching for Answers to Clinical Questions: How to Use MEDLINE - Susan E. Sutherland
- Part III. Searching for Answers to Clinical Questions: Finding E-vidence on the Internet - Susan E. Sutherland & Stephanie Walker
- MEDLINE FAQ Answers to frequently asked questions about MEDLINE from Indiana University.
- PubMed FAQ- Frequently asked questions about PubMed from NCBI
- MEDLINE GLOSSARY Definitions of Medline terms part of the University of Alberta EBM ToolKit
Search filters - Filtering the literature - ScHARR Compilation page on filters for retrieving methodologically sound articles from bibliographic databases
- ADEPT: Workshop and distance learning based programme about different filters for retrieving the evidence.
Databases - Abstracts of Cochrane Reviews
- Abstracts of Cochrane Oral Health Group Reviews
- American Dental Association EBD site systematic review summaries
- Attract
- Clinical Trials Register USA
- Cochrane Library
- CORDIS Community Research & Development Information Service - European Research
- Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effectiveness (DARE)
- Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Database -UK
- LILACS
- Medline (PubMed)
- MetaRegister of Controlled Trials searchable, international database of ongoing trials
- Health Information Resources - formerly the National Library for Health (NLH) -UK
- National Research Register - UK
- NHS Economic Evaluation Database (NEED)
- NHS Evidence - Oral Health - formerly the Oral Health Specialist Library - UK
Search Engines
- EviDents - Dental PICO based search engine for real-time searches of PubMed
- NHS Evidence - The principle aim of the NHS Evidence service is to provide easy access to a comprehensive evidence base for everyone in health and social care who takes decisions about treatments or the use of resources – including clinicians, public health professionals, commissioners and service managers – thus improving health and patient care.
- SUMSearch - medical meta-search engine which searches a range of databases and internet site
- TRIP Turning Research into Practice - another meta search engine UK-based
- Intute - Database of high quality Web resources for education and research.
- Intute - Health and Life Science
Other
- NICS Guide to the Cochrane Library
- Ovid Medline Tutorial for Dentistry - from Faculty of Dentisty, University of Toronto
Page last edited: 27 October 2009
