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HSL Database Searching Guides
Available UW Health Sciences Library research guides concerning database searching
Artificial Intelligence
by
Michael Moore
Last Updated Dec 30, 2024
84 views this year
CINAHL Help Guide
by
Caitlin Maloy
Last Updated Dec 5, 2024
115 views this year
Covidence Guide
by
Teresa Jewell
Last Updated Nov 22, 2024
177 views this year
DynaMedex Help Guide
by
Teresa Jewell
Last Updated Jan 2, 2025
84 views this year
Embase Help Guide
by
Teresa Jewell
Last Updated Nov 12, 2024
403 views this year
Emergency Medicine - Library Services
by
Electra Enslow
Last Updated Jan 3, 2025
16 views this year
Ethics
by
Teresa Jewell
Last Updated Jan 3, 2025
6 views this year
Evaluate the Evidence
by
Caitlin Maloy
Last Updated Nov 22, 2024
7 views this year
Finding Qualitative Research Articles
by
Caitlin Maloy
Last Updated Sep 3, 2024
254 views this year
Genetics and Medicine
by
Teresa Jewell
Last Updated Sep 5, 2024
9 views this year
Gerontology
by
Electra Enslow
Last Updated Jan 6, 2025
14 views this year
Global Index Medicus Help Guide
by
Teresa Jewell
Last Updated Nov 22, 2024
39 views this year
Google Scholar Help Guide
by
Amber Mak
Last Updated Jan 2, 2025
280 views this year
Health Care Quality & Safety
by
Electra Enslow
Last Updated Jan 3, 2025
15 views this year
Health Sciences Educator Library Resources
by
Teresa Jewell
Last Updated Nov 20, 2024
24 views this year
How to Improve Database Search Results
by
Teresa Jewell
Last Updated Sep 17, 2024
17 views this year
Keeping Current with the Health Sciences
by
Amber Mak
Last Updated Nov 22, 2024
8 views this year
Life After the U
by
Teresa Jewell
Last Updated Jan 10, 2025
29 views this year
Measurement Tools/Research Instruments
by
Electra Enslow
Last Updated Sep 3, 2024
216 views this year
MEDEX: Advanced Research Techniques
by
Electra Enslow
Last Updated Jan 6, 2025
69 views this year
MEDEX: Introduction to the Health Sciences Library
by
Electra Enslow
Last Updated Jan 2, 2025
20 views this year
Medical Laboratory Science
by
Electra Enslow
Last Updated Jan 9, 2025
23 views this year
Medicine Residents Scholarly Projects
by
Electra Enslow
Last Updated Sep 5, 2024
12 views this year
MyNCBI
by
Caitlin Maloy
Last Updated Sep 3, 2024
14 views this year
News Sources
by
Michael Moore
Last Updated Nov 22, 2024
0 views this year
Nurse-Midwifery
by
Caitlin Maloy
Last Updated Jan 2, 2025
8 views this year
Paramedics - Library Services
by
Electra Enslow
Last Updated Jan 3, 2025
24 views this year
Psychiatry
by
Electra Enslow
Last Updated Dec 3, 2024
16 views this year
PubMed at the UW
by
Caitlin Maloy
Last Updated Sep 3, 2024
727 views this year
Radiology
by
Electra Enslow
Last Updated Sep 23, 2024
21 views this year
Social Determinants of Health
by
Leah DeSantis
Last Updated Jan 2, 2025
26 views this year
Surgery
by
Electra Enslow
Last Updated Jan 3, 2025
8 views this year
Systematic reviews and other evidence synthesis projects
by
Teresa Jewell
Last Updated Jan 2, 2025
294 views this year
TERIS Help Guide
by
Leah DeSantis
Last Updated Jan 2, 2025
21 views this year
UpToDate Help Guide
by
Teresa Jewell
Last Updated Jan 2, 2025
72 views this year
Web of Science Help Guide
by
Amber Mak
Last Updated Dec 30, 2024
243 views this year
Featured Guides
Help guides for core health sciences databases and other information resources:
CINAHL Help Guide
DynaMedex Help Guide
Embase Help Guide
Google Scholar Help Guide
PubMed Help Guide
UpToDate Help Guide
Web of Science Help Guide