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Medicine: What's in this guide

Guide to medicine resources for students and researchers.

What's in this Guide?

This guide contains key resources for research and assessments

Searching for journal articles (via databases and Google Scholar, conducting a PICO search, as well as tips for finding journal articles
Searching for books, plus tips for locating books and accessing eBook collections
Finding drug resources
Finding multimedia and image resources
Finding health statistics
Guides for Evidence-based practice (EBP), critical appraisal and systematic reviews
Locating online tutorials, including database tutorials
Correct referencing of your academic work
Accessing help with library services and resources
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EBP for undergrads

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Systematic Reviews

A guide to systematic review searching for University of Newcastle researchers

Research methods

A guide to research methods, and search strategies for finding research.

Find statistics

Find key sources of Australian and international statistics and data.

Key resources

Medline (1946-)
Journal database covering biomedicine, nursing, life sciences, toxicology, nutrition and other related disciplines.
AccessMedicine
Medical ebook titles, images and illustrations, interactive self-assessment tools, case files, diagnostic & point-of-care tools.
UpToDate
Practical clinical, evidence-based, peer-reviewed access to synthesized medical information.
BMJ best practice
Step-by-step approach, combining latest research, evidence, guidelines and expert opinion.

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