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HSL Database Searching Guides
Available UW Health Sciences Library research guides concerning database searching
Artificial Intelligence
by
Leslie Gascon
Last Updated Nov 12, 2024
3327 views this year
CINAHL Help Guide
by
Caitlin Maloy
Last Updated Sep 3, 2024
1961 views this year
Covidence Guide
by
Leslie Gascon
Last Updated Oct 14, 2024
2504 views this year
DynaMedex Help Guide
by
Leslie Gascon
Last Updated Nov 20, 2024
11060 views this year
Embase Help Guide
by
Teresa Jewell
Last Updated Nov 12, 2024
6982 views this year
Emergency Medicine - Library Services
by
Electra Enslow
Last Updated Oct 16, 2024
66 views this year
Ethics
by
Teresa Jewell
Last Updated Sep 23, 2024
117 views this year
Evaluate the Evidence
by
Leslie Gascon
Last Updated Nov 12, 2024
93 views this year
Finding Qualitative Research Articles
by
Caitlin Maloy
Last Updated Sep 3, 2024
9856 views this year
Genetics and Medicine
by
Teresa Jewell
Last Updated Sep 5, 2024
289 views this year
Gerontology
by
Electra Enslow
Last Updated Sep 22, 2024
208 views this year
Global Index Medicus Help Guide
by
Leslie Gascon
Last Updated Sep 3, 2024
1140 views this year
Google Scholar Help Guide
by
Leslie Gascon
Last Updated Sep 5, 2024
6964 views this year
Health Care Quality & Safety
by
Electra Enslow
Last Updated Sep 23, 2024
58 views this year
Health Sciences Educator Library Resources
by
Teresa Jewell
Last Updated Nov 20, 2024
239 views this year
How to Improve Database Search Results
by
Teresa Jewell
Last Updated Sep 17, 2024
492 views this year
Keeping Current with the Health Sciences
by
Leslie Gascon
Last Updated Sep 3, 2024
123 views this year
Life After the U
by
Teresa Jewell
Last Updated Sep 3, 2024
185 views this year
Measurement Tools/Research Instruments
by
Electra Enslow
Last Updated Sep 3, 2024
9758 views this year
MEDEX: Advanced Research Techniques
by
Electra Enslow
Last Updated Sep 22, 2024
2055 views this year
MEDEX: Introduction to the Health Sciences Library
by
Electra Enslow
Last Updated Oct 14, 2024
315 views this year
Medical Laboratory Science
by
Electra Enslow
Last Updated Sep 23, 2024
370 views this year
Medicine Residents Scholarly Projects
by
Electra Enslow
Last Updated Sep 5, 2024
37 views this year
MyNCBI
by
Caitlin Maloy
Last Updated Sep 3, 2024
153 views this year
News Sources
by
Leslie Gascon
Last Updated Sep 5, 2024
0 views this year
Nurse-Midwifery
by
Caitlin Maloy
Last Updated Oct 1, 2024
27 views this year
Paramedics - Library Services
by
Electra Enslow
Last Updated Nov 20, 2024
80 views this year
Psychiatry
by
Electra Enslow
Last Updated Sep 23, 2024
219 views this year
PubMed at the UW
by
Caitlin Maloy
Last Updated Sep 3, 2024
17091 views this year
Radiology
by
Electra Enslow
Last Updated Sep 23, 2024
232 views this year
Social Determinants of Health
by
Leslie Gascon
Last Updated Oct 14, 2024
238 views this year
Surgery
by
Electra Enslow
Last Updated Sep 23, 2024
96 views this year
Systematic reviews and other evidence synthesis projects
by
Teresa Jewell
Last Updated Nov 20, 2024
8322 views this year
TERIS Help Guide
by
Leslie Gascon
Last Updated Nov 20, 2024
134 views this year
UpToDate Help Guide
by
Leslie Gascon
Last Updated Oct 1, 2024
867 views this year
Web of Science Help Guide
by
Leslie Gascon
Last Updated Sep 17, 2024
5748 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