Physical Therapy

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MAIN INDEXES AND DATABASES
CINAHL Plus with Full Text via EBSCOhost	1937-present	Indexes 3,000+ journals from the fields of nursing, biomedicine, health sciences librarianship, alternative/complementary medicine, consumer health and 17 allied health disciplines. Searchable cited references for more than 1,155 journals are included. Full text for 330+ journals, plus legal cases, clinical innovations, critical paths, drug records, research instruments and clinical trials.
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition via EBSCOhost	1975-present	Provides access to 550+ scholarly full text journals, indexes 850+ journals in nursing and allied health. Includes Lexi-PAL Drug Guide.
MEDLINE via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1997-present; Last 10 years	Indexes 5,160+ international scholarly journals in medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and the preclinical sciences.
MEDLINE via FirstSearch	1965-present
MEDLINE on Pubmed via National Library of Medicine	1950-present
MEDLINE via LexisNexis Select "Medline References" from the "Select Sources" drop-down menu.	1950-present
MedlinePlus via National Library of Medicine	Varies	Full-text health information on diseases and conditions, preventive medicine, drugs, clinical trials, physician and hospital directories, a medical encyclopedia, medical dictionary, plus links to Medline citations. Also available in Spanish.
Health and Wellness Resource Center via GaleNet	Varies	Full-text health encyclopedias, medical dictionaries, directory of health-related organizations, full-text periodical articles (from 1,100+ journals), and pamphlets. Includes Alternative Health Module.
PubMed Central (PMC) via National Institutes of Health	Varies	Free digital archive of 300+ biomedical and life sciences journals. Search all journals or choose articles from the table of contents of each journal.
SPECIALIZED INDEXES AND DATABASES
ABLEDATA via ABLEDATA	Current	Contains information on more than 27,000 assistive technology products.
AgeLine via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1978-present	Indexes 300+ journals covering all aspects of the study of aging.
Bibliography of Bioethics via FIU Libraries	1975-present	Available in print only: Biscayne Bay Library and Green Library, Abstracts & Indexes Collection (2nd floor), call number: R724.B5.
CCH Health and Human Resources via CCH Internet Research NetWork	Current	Laws, regulations, industry news, cases, and other information on health care and human resource management. Click Enter on the left-hand side under Log In. You will be asked to enter your e-mail address.
Cochrane Library via Wiley InterScience	Current	Consists of a collection of evidence-based medicine databases, including The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. Provides up-to-date information on the effects of interventions in health care and evidence to support decisions taken in health care and to inform those receiving care.
CSA Neurosciences Abstracts via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1982-present	Indexes 1,090+ international scholarly journals and other publications in vertebrate and invertebrate neuroscience. Subfile of Biological Sciences.
Health and Psychosocial Instruments (HaPI) via Ovid	1985-present	Indexes tests, measures, survey instruments, rating scales, and questionnaires on human health and behavior.
Health Source - Consumer Edition via EBSCOhost	1985-present	Provides access to 130+ full text, consumer health periodicals, indexes 300+ periodicals. Full text for 1,100+ health-related pamphlets; 136 health reference books, and 4,500+ Clinical Reference Systems reports (in English and Spanish). Includes Lexi-PAL Drug Guide.
NARIC: National Rehabilitation Information Center via NARIC	Varies	Search several indexes to the literature of disability and rehabilitation. Coverage includes journal articles, books, funded research projects and Internet sites.
SPORTDiscus via EBSCOhost	1800-present	Covers sports medicine, exercise physiology, biomechanics, psychology, training techniques, coaching, physical education, physical fitness, active living, recreation, history, facilities and equipment.
RELATED INDEXES AND DATABASES
Education Full Text via WilsonWeb	1983-present	Indexes 600+ journals and other publications in education. Full text coverage begins in 1996.
ERIC via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1966-present	Indexes scholarly and trade journals as well as unpublished documents in all aspects of education. Search the ERIC Thesaurus for subject terms. Select tab Search Tools, after that select tab Thesaurus.
ERIC via FirstSearch	1966-present
ERIC via Institute of Education Sciences	1966-present
Medical Journals via LexisNexis	Varies	Articles from about 26 medical journals and magazines, including consumer health. Click on the i-ball for a list of sources and more information. Select "All Full-Text Medical Journals" from the "Select Sources" drop-down menu to search within Medical Journals.
Medical News via LexisNexis	Varies	Articles from health and medical news sources. Click on the i-ball for a list of sources and more information. Select "Medical News" from the "Select Sources" drop-down menu to search within Medical News.
PsycINFO via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1806-present	Indexes 2,300+ international scholarly journals, books, book chapters and other publications in psychology and related disciplines. Many records, added to the database since 1998, also include the references cited in the bibliography of the source article. For some good search tips, be sure to read the PsycINFO guides listed below.
Web of Science via ISI Web of Knowledge	1977-present	Indexes 8,700+ multidisciplinary scholarly journals and other publications in the life sciences, physical sciences, social sciences, and humanities, with cited references. Web of Science gives access to the ISI Citation Databases. This is the online equivalent of Science Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index, and Art & Humanities Citation Index.
INTERNET SITES
About.com: Physical Therapy		About.com
RehabEdge		RehabEdge
NARIC: National Rehabilitation Information Center		NARIC
PTCentral		PTCentral
HealthWeb: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation		HealthWeb
Internet Resources for Health		FIU Libraries
RELATED GUIDES AND TUTORIALS
Psychological, Educational, and Health Tests and Measurements: Selected Sources		FIU Libraries
PsycINFO: Hints for Frequently Searched Topics		FIU Libraries
PsycINFO: Hints for Searching by Fields		FIU Libraries