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Key Databases

These are the best places to start looking for articles:

PubMed
Comprehensive index of articles from the biomedical and life sciences. Produced by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

* Includes some full text articles
* French content
* German content
* Spanish content

Tip: Knowledge of PubMed's MESH headings can vastly improve search results. Please ask for help at the Reference Desk.
SPORTDiscus
Comprehensive index of articles related to sport, fitness and related disciplines. Provided by the Sport Information Resource Centre.

* Direct export to RefWorks
* Full text articles
* Click 'Get It at StFX' icon to check for full text
* French content
* German content
* Spanish content
Web of Science
Huge multidisciplinary index of articles in over 8,500 journals, from 1989 to the present. (Includes: Science Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index, and Arts & Humanities Citation Index)
CINAHL (EBSCO)
Central source for full-text articles in nursing and allied health (audiology, nutrition & dietetics, occupational, physical & respiratory therapy, speech-language pathology, consumer health).
PsycINFO
Comprehensive index (approx. 3 million citations) to the psychology literature and the psychological aspects of related disciplines.

Dynamic Health
Dynamic Health is an evidence-based tool designed to help nurses and allied health professionals master skills, obtain fast answers to questions and foster a culture of evidence-based practice and critical thinking leading to improved patient outcomes.