Databases

The Cochrane Library is a collection of databases that contain high-quality systematic reviews and evidence to inform and support healthcare decision making.

EMBASE starts in 1974 and covers literature on biomedical sciences, pharmacology, biomedical technology, medical research, with a strong European focus. OpenAthens login required.

Ovid MEDLINE offers some useful links for detailed evidence searching. OpenAthens login required.

PEDro is a free database of over 51,000 trials, reviews and guidelines evaluating physiotherapy interventions.

PROSPERO is an international database of prospectively registered systematic reviews in health and social care, welfare, public health, education, crime, justice, and international development, where there is a health related outcome. Key features from the review protocol are recorded and maintained as a permanent record. PROSPERO aims to provide a comprehensive listing of systematic reviews registered at inception to help avoid duplication and reduce opportunity for reporting bias by enabling comparison of the completed review with what was planned in the protocol.

Transfusion Evidence Library is a free resource produced by the NHS Blood and Transplant Systematic Review Initiative. It provides access to Systematic Reviews, Randomised Controlled Trials and Health Economic Evaluations on all aspects of transfusion medicine, and expert Clinical Commentaries on selected studies.