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Best Databases for Occupational Therapy
PubMed
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Use "Advanced" search with "Title/Abstract" option. Use filters to limit to types of research (e.g. case study, meta-analysis, etc.).
SPORTDiscus (EBSCO)
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Database that focuses on athletics, exercise, and fitness
CINAHL (EBSCO)
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For nursing and allied health providers. Offers a patient-oriented perspective on topics.
Additional Databases for Occupational Therapy
Encyclopedias, News and Magazines
GALE EBOOKS
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Database full of subject encyclopedias. Good for basic background on topics in occupational therapy.
Academic Search Elite (EBSCO)
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General database that has research, news, and magazines. BEST place to go for popular news and magazines on topics in occupational therapy.
GALE ACADEMIC ONEFILE
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Another general database that has research, news, and magazines. Also another good place to go for popular news and magazines in occupational therapy.
Health Source: Consumer Edition (EBSCO)
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A consumer-health database.
Research Articles
ERIC (EBSCO)
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Education database. Good for research in school systems including the collegiate level.
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition (EBSCO)
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This resource provides more than 580 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines.
APA PsycInfo (EBSCO)
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Psychology database. Good for research on behaviors, attitudes, beliefs.
PubMed Central
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A smaller version of PubMed, PMC provides important access to medical information to non-university clinicians.
All articles found in PMC are available in full text.
Google Scholar
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