Databases in Medicine
Databases in LUBsearch
In the Lund University portal, LUBsearch, you will find the most important databases in medicine, as well as encyclopedias, medical dictionaries and other e-books.
Access to databases off-campus
For access to LUBsearch off-campus, log in with your LUCAT account. Choose "Hello, Guest. Login for full access".
Core Databases in Medicine and Health
PubMed
In PubMed you can search for article references from Medline, the world's largest database in medicine. PubMed also contains other useful tools, like MeSH Database for medical subject headings and Single Citation Matcher.
PubMed launches a new search interface during spring 2020. Read more here.
PubMed – free access
Swedish MeSH
Translation of medical terms, Swedish-English and English-Swedish.
Svensk MeSH – free access
(Page in Swedish, but searchable in English)
Embase
Resources in clinical and experimental research, as well as pharmaceutical literature. Partly overlaps PubMed.
Cochrane – systematic reviews from randomized controlled trails
The Cochrane Library is an international collection of databases, among them are Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews which contains systematic literature reviews from randomized controlled trails.
Cinahl - Health Sciences and Occupational Therapy
Bibliographic database with 700 000 citations to articles, dissertations and conference proceedings within health sciences and occupational therapy.
AMED
Rererences from about 500 journals in occupational therapy, acupuncture, homeopathy, palliative care, physiotherapy, chiropractic, hypnosis, holistic treatment, hospice and osteopathy.
PsycINFO
References in psychology, psychiatry, and sociology.