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PubMed

PubMed is an ideal place to begin your biomedical research. Any full text links that say "PubMed Central" or "PMC" will route you the free full-text content of an article. If a full text link routes you to a publisher page that prompts you to pay for full-text access, return to the PubMed article information, look for the journal title, volume, and issue, and plug that information into Journal Finder to see if the Rice Library has a full text version.

Remember, if we don't have it, you can request an electronic copy via Interlibrary Loan!

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PubMed comprises more than 28 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. If no full text links are provided, or if you are routed to a publisher site with a paywall, check an article's availability in the Rice Library's databases with the Journal Finder tool.
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PubMed Central (PMC) is a free full-text archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature at the U.S. National Institutes of Health's National Library of Medicine (NIH/NLM).
Does not require USI login.

Other Suggested Databases

CINAHL Plus This link opens in a new window
The CINAHL Plus collection provides full-text access to nursing and allied health journals. Use CINAHL to find evidence based literature, RCTs, clinical trials, systematic reviews, and more. To expand your resource pool within this platform, click on "Choose Databases" (above the top search field) and select "Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition" and "MEDLINE with Full Text".
Cochrane Library This link opens in a new window
A database of systematic reviews
MEDLINE with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Full text access to journals in medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and pre-clinical sciences.
ProQuest Health Research Premium Collection This link opens in a new window
Health Research Premium Collection serves a wide range of users with a broad collection of journals, evidence-based resources, and full-text dissertations, and includes the top ProQuest health and medical databases.
Web of Science Core Collection This link opens in a new window
Web of Science Core Collection contains over 21,100 peer-reviewed, high-quality scholarly journals published worldwide (including Open Access journals) in over 250 sciences, social sciences, and arts & humanities disciplines. Conference proceedings and book data are also available.

More Rice Library Databases
Search for additional databases by title, discipline, or type on the Rice Library's database landing page.

Clinical Reference Resources

MedScape
A large collection of free clinical reference resources. Note: MedScape's free content is ad-supported, but the site provides access to more material with less ad noise for users who sign up for a free account.
Merck Manual Professional: Health Topics
Free clinical reference resources provided by the Merck Manual for healthcare professionals

Guideline Central This link opens in a new window
A large free database of clinical practice guidelines and other clinical reference resources.

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