Research Guides: Systematic Reviews & Other Review Types: Databases & Grey Literature

Databases

PubMed This link opens in a new window
PubMed comprises more than 30 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites. MEDLINE (Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online) is the largest component of PubMed and consists primarily of journal citations; articles indexed with MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) and curated with funding, genetic, chemical and other metadata.
Embase This link opens in a new window
EMBASE contains references to journal articles in biomedicine. The references consist of authors, title, journal data, abstract and keywords. EMBASE contains European literature, and coverage in the field of drug research, pharmacology and pharmaceutics. The database can be searched back to 1974.
Cochrane Library This link opens in a new window
Cochrane Library is a collection of databases that contain different types of evidence to inform healthcare decision-making. This collection also provides information about Cochrane groups.
Web of Science This link opens in a new window
Web of Science indexes core journal articles, conference proceedings, data sets, and other resources in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities. It also includes access to EndNote Online.
Medline [via Ovid] This link opens in a new window
MEDLINE (Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online) is the U.S. National Library of Medicine's bibliographic database that contains references to journal articles in life sciences with a concentration on biomedicine. MEDLINE uses MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) indexing with tree, tree hierarchy subheadings and explosion capabilities.
APA PsycInfo This link opens in a new window
APA PsycInfo contains citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books and technical reports, as well as citations to dissertations, all in the field of psychology and psychological aspects of related disciplines, such as medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology, linguistics, anthropology, business and law.
CINAHL [via EBSCOhost] This link opens in a new window
CINAHL Provides indexing for nursing and health journals. The database contains records dating back to 1982. In addition, the database offers access to health care books, nursing dissertations, and selected conference proceedings.

PsycNet
Search and access over 5.4 million records across all of APA’s electronic resources.
LILACS
Scientific and technical literature by Latin America and Caribbean authors.
African Index Medicus
Access to African Health Information

Public Health Database This link opens in a new window
ProQuest Public Health offers core literature for the study of public health, including biostatistics, environmental health sciences, epidemiology, and behavioral sciences.
ERIC [via U.S. Department of Education] This link opens in a new window

Google Scholar

TRIP Pro Database This link opens in a new window
TRIP (Turning Research Into Practice) is a free medical database providing access to high quality clinical research evidence. TRIP Pro is the enhanced version containing over 100,000 systematic reviews, medical images and videos, millions of full-text articles, and advanced searching.
Global Health Archive (1910-1972) This link opens in a new window
Concurrent user limit: 4
Global Health Archive provides information on international health, biomedical life sciences, non-communicable diseases, public health nutrition, food safety and hygiene, and much more. Coverage is from 1910 to 1972.
Transplant Library This link opens in a new window
Transplant Library is developed by the “Peter Morris Centre for Evidence in Transplantation” and provides access to all evidence-based publications on all aspects of organ transplantation.

Epistemonikos
Provides rapid access to systematic reviews in health and primary studies that have been included in a systematic review.
NeuroBite
(Formerly PsycBite) Catalogues studies of cognitive, behavioral and other treatments for psychological problems and issues occurring as a consequence of acquired brain impairment (ABI).
OTseeker
Occupational Therapy systematic evaluation of evidence.
SpeechBite
Speech pathology database for best interventions and treatment efficacy.
CARDS-Computer Access to Research on Dietary Supplements
Database of federally funded research projects pertaining to dietary supplements since 1999.
PDQ-Evidence
PDQ(“pretty darn quick”)-Evidence facilitates rapid access to the best available evidence for decisions about health systems.

Systematic Reviews

PCORI
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute-updates and analyzes existing reviews.
EPPI-Centre
Evidence for Policy and Practice Information and Coordinating Centre-collects, produces, and supports systematic reviews.
AHRQ-Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
EPC Evidence-Based Reports
Bandolier
Evidence-Based Pain Medicine
CanChild
Centre for Childhood Disability Research

Cochrane Library This link opens in a new window
Select Cochrane CDSR-database of "gold standard" systematic reviews and meta-analysis

PROSPERO-Systematic Review Protocol Registry
Locate registered SR protocols at the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews
Campbell Collaboration
International research network, that produces and support systematic reviews of effects of social interventions in Crime & Justice, Education, International Development, and Social Welfare.
Joanna Briggs Institute
International research center which supports and conducts systematic reviews in nursing, allied health & midwifery.
McMaster Optimal Aging Portal
Evidence Summaries drawn from high quality research articles.
McMaster Health Evidence
Must be a free registered user to access 4,742+ quality-rated systematic reviews evaluating the effectiveness of public health interventions.
BMC Systematic Reviews
Search the BioMed Central open access Systematic Reviews Journal for systematic reviews and protocols.
The guide to Community Preventative Services
The Community Guide is a website that houses the official collection of all Community Preventive Services Task Force (Task Force) findings and the systematic reviews on which they are based.
Dopher: Database of Promoting Health Effectiveness Reviews
DoPHER is unique in its focused coverage of systematic reviews of effectiveness in health promotion and public health worldwide.
Centre for Evidence Based Mental Health (CEBMH)
reviews and tutorials
DARE and NHS EED-Economic Evaluation Database
Systematic reviews of health & social care interventions and economic evaluations.
FAIR-Finding Answers Intervention Research
Article summaries from systematic reviews of health disparities interventions.
PDQ Evidence
PDQ (“pretty darn quick”)-Evidence facilitates rapid access to the best available evidence for decisions about health systems. It includes systematic reviews, broad syntheses of reviews (including evidence-based policy briefs), primary studies included in systematic reviews and structured summaries of that evidence.
The Community Guide
Public Health systematic reviews
What Works Clearinghouse
Education Systematic Reviews
CareSearch Systematic Review Collection
To locate palliative care systematic reviews, non-comprehensive collection organized by subject.
National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Journals Library
NIHR research published in their own publicly open-access journals.
3ie: International Initiative for Impact Evaluation
Impact evaluations and systematic reviews that generate evidence on what works in international development programmes and why.
Social Systems Evidence (Beta)
The world’s most comprehensive, free access point for evidence about strengthening 16 government sectors and program areas, and achieving 14 of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
Centre of Evidence Based Dermatology
University of Nottingham created this resource to allow easy access to all systematic reviews for a given dermatological condition.
NIH Office of Dietary Supplements-Evidence Based Review Program
Efficacy and safety of dietary supplements
BEME Collaboration
Best Evidence Medical and Health Professional Education
UK Department for International Development
CAMRADES
Systematic reviews for animal data from experimental studies-Search completed systematic reviews or protocols
MetaLab
"A database of meta-analyses on developmental psychology whose data sets are made publicly available and are continuously updated; these meta-analyses are often released on line before publication in peer-reviewed journals" -Mathur, Sensitivity analysis for publication bias in meta-analyses.
SHARE
A repository of HIV-related systematic reviews.
LitCovid
A curated literature hub for tracking up-to-date scientific information about the 2019 novel Coronavirus from PubMed.

Guidelines

ECRI Guidelines Trust
Registration is free to access.
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) provides national guidance and advice to improve health and social care.
Guidelines-summaries
Guidelines provides concise clinical guideline summaries of major primary and shared care guidelines in the UK. Additionally, European guidelines from some of the major independent professional bodies are also summarized and included.
Canadian Medical Association (CMA) Infobase
The CMA Infobase is a database of evidence-based Canadian clinical practice guidelines (CPGs).
Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN)
The Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) develops evidence based clinical practice guidelines for the National Health Service (NHS) in Scotland.
Guidelines International Network (G-I-N)
The Guidelines International Network (G-I-N) has the world's largest international guideline library. It is a Network of individual and organisations interested in guidelines.

AORN eGuidelines+ This link opens in a new window
AORN eGuidelines+ is a descriptive and comprehensive guidelines collection that reflects evidence-based practices for the perioperative RN in a range of topics that support both patient and worker safety.

Grey Literature

Grey Matters: a practical tool for searching health-related grey literature
Online interface for locating different types of health-related grey literature sources.
ClinicalTrials.gov
WHO-International Clinical Trials Registry Platform (ICTRP) Search Portal
CADTH - Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technology in Health
Drug and medical device evidence search
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Access to publications, data & statistics.
NCTN/NCORP Data Archive-Phase III Clinical Trials
A centralized repository of patient level data from phase III clinical trials conducted at NCTN, NCORP and National Cancer Inst. of Canada clinical trials group
FDA Drugs Approved Catalog
OAIster

ProQuest Dissertations & Theses (PQDT) Global This link opens in a new window
PQDT Global offers millions of works from thousands of universities. Full-text coverage spans from 1743 to the present, with citation coverage dating back to 1637.

GreyNet
ISRCTN Registry
Clinical trial registry (proposed, ongoing or completed) and is freely accessible and searchable.
Grey Literature Report
ROAD
Directory of Open Access Scholarly Resources
Evidence Search/NICE-National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
Provides access to selected and authoritative evidence in health, social care and public health.

PAIS International This link opens in a new window
YouTube tutorials
PAIS covers issues in the public debate through selective coverage of international sources including journal articles, books, government documents, statistical directories, grey literature, research reports, conference papers, web content. PAIS International is the current file covering 1972 to present, and PAIS Archive includes the content from printed volumes published 1915-1976.
search.bioPreprint This link opens in a new window
search.bioPreprint searches across several preprint databases to discover yet-to-be published or reviewed biomedical research articles. This is a free resource provided by the University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences Library System.

TRoPHI (Eppi-Centre)
Trials Register of Promoting Health Interventions.
Bibliomap
BiblioMap, the EPPI-Centre database of health promotion research, contains over 14,100 records at present. The studies included in Bibliomap have been compiled over a number of years as a result of searching and coding research for inclusion in systematic reviews at the EPPI-Centre. All studies are coded for specific characteristics of health focus, population group and study type.
Mednar-medical search engine
an alternative to Google
European Clinical Trials Register
Eli Lily & co. Clinical Trials Registry
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Clinical Study Register
Networked Digital Library of Theses & Dissertations
International archive of electronic theses and dissertations (ETD's)
EThOS-UK's national theses service
Search over 400,000 UK doctoral theses.
RePORTER
A repository of both intramural and extramural NIH-funded research projects.
RePORT-Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tools
Special reports on issues of importance to NIH stakeholders, including the Biennial Report of the NIH Director, fact sheets, strategic plans, and science advances and other impacts of NIH support.
WHO World Health Organization
World Wide Science
A global science gateway comprised of national and international scientific databases and portals.
NTIS-National Technical Reports Library
Government technical reports that exists in many academic, public, government, and corporate libraries.
European Medicines Agency (EMA)
European Union agency responsible for the protection of public and animal health through the scientific evaluation and supervision of medicines & pharmaceuticals.
National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
Through its domestic and global initiatives, the NAM works to address critical issues in health, medicine, and related policy and inspire positive action across sectors.
CareSearch-Grey Literature Database Search
For palliative care grey literature
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
for mental health research
AIDSinfo Clinical trials search
Produce a list of HIV/AIDS clinical trials in the area of research that interests you.
SPIRAL-Asian Health
Health Canada Clinical Trial Database
Chinese Clinical Trial Registry
Trialstreamer
Trialstreamer continuously monitors PubMed and the WHO International Clinical Trials Registry Platform, looking for new RCTs in humans using machine learning.