Sport and Exercise: Key Databases
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Key Databases
- SPORTDiscus with Full Text This link opens in a new windowSearch for abstracts and citations of journal articles, including some with full text links, on exercise, fitness, sports and sports medicine.
- Human Kinetics Library This link opens in a new windowSearch, browse or explore by topic for ebooks and videos on exercise, fitness, health, physical activity and sport.
- Anatomy TV This link opens in a new windowSearch or browse Anatomy TV for 3D anatomical images and pictures of the human body or for information on diseases and conditions by speciality.
- CINAHL Ultimate This link opens in a new windowSearch for abstracts and citations of journal articles, books, book chapters and theses & dissertations, including some with full text links, on nursing, health visiting, midwifery and allied health topics.
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- MEDLINE This link opens in a new windowComplied by the U.S. National Library of Medicine, search MEDLINE for abstracts & citations for journal articles on health and life sciences topics including medicine, nursing and allied health.
- British Education Index This link opens in a new windowSearch for abstracts and citations of journal articles covering education topics from preschool years to higher education.
- PsycArticles and PsycInfo This link opens in a new windowSearch for abstracts and citations of journal articles, books, book chapters and theses & dissertations, including some with full-text links, on psychology, psychiatry, mental health and the social sciences.
- PEDro This link opens in a new windowPEDro, the Physiotherapy Evidence Database, is a free database of over 38,000 randomised trials, systematic reviews and clinical practice guidelines in physiotherapy.
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- ERIC This link opens in a new windowSearch for abstracts and citations of dissertations, journal articles and research reports from current educational literature and research topics.
- Springer Compact This link opens in a new windowSpringer Compact includes access to over 2,000 full-text journals covering a wide range of health, humanities, medical, social sciences, science and technology subjects. Please note that access to all journals is not included.
- Cochrane Library This link opens in a new windowSearch for evidence to inform healthcare decisions. Includes access to the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials and Cochrane Clinical Answers.
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- AMED This link opens in a new windowSearch for abstracts and citations of journal articles on alternative treatment topics including complementary medicine, physiotherapy, occupational therapy and rehabilitation.
- ScienceDirect This link opens in a new windowScienceDirect includes access to over 3,000 full-text journals from Elsevier covering a wide range of subjects including computer science, engineering, health sciences, life sciences and social sciences and humanities.
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- Clinical Sports Medicine Collection This link opens in a new windowSearch or browse the following eBooks Brukner & Khan’s Clinical Sports Medicine: Injuries and Brukner & Khan's Clinical Sports Medicine: Exercise Medicine Collection plus view over 40 masterclass videos.
- Statista This link opens in a new windowStatista is a global data and business intelligence platform with an extensive collection of statistics, reports, and insights on over 80,000 topics from 22,500 sources in 170 industries.
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