HSC300H5: Written Communication for Health Care

At U of T, you can access many databases that are considered the gold standard for comprehensive searching. 

A few key databases are: 

MEDLINE (1946-): Medicine, North American emphasis

PsycINFO (1806-): International coverage of behavioural and social sciences, including psychology/psychiatry

Embase (1947-): International literature; Drugs, devices, alternative medicine, prevention, public health

Another useful database that uses the EBSCOhost interface is:

CINAHL (1981 – ): Rehab, nursing and allied health

*** For an alternative link to CINAHL, visit UTL's Nursing Subjects A-Z

Some of these databases, such as MEDLINE, PsycINFO, and Embase, are  available through OVID. It is recommended that you select the database option that covers the broadest date range, e.g. 1946 onwards in MEDLINE, and add dates as limits later in the search.

Note: If you choose to search in multiple databases at the same time, you cannot do subject heading searching. 

There are pros and cons to each database so which one you use depends on what you are looking for.

Not sure if your article is peer-reviewed? Check out our guide below for instructions on how to search Ulrich's Periodical.