aMed database Profile Why select this database Allied and

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Why select this database?
Allied and Complementary Medicine database brings together literature for the complementary medicine, allied health and palliative care professions. The OvidSP platform allows simultaneous searching of other biomedical databases. subject content sources Producer dates covered uPdates links to full-text (online and Print) access Complementary medicine, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, rehabilitation medicine, podiatry and palliative care. It covers a selection of journals in complementary medicine, palliative care, and several professions allied to medicine. Journal articles Health care Information Services at the British Library 1985 - current Daily Each reference displays the Find it Oxford button which links to the electronic journal if available and the Library catalogue Go to: http://oxlip-plus.ouls.ox.ac.uk & select from Title List, or go direct to http://ovidsp.ovid.com/autologin and select from Choose a database list. Access via university computer, or remotely with SSO/Webauth/Herald login. Multiple search modes available: Basic Search – enter search terms or a question in ordinary English. Find Citation – to search for a specific article. Search Tools – including Subject Headings and Thesaurus. Search Fields – search by author, title, ISSN, institution, etc. Advanced Ovid Search - for Boolean operators and command-line searching. Email alerts possible via Saved searches/Alerts Marking, printing, emailing, saving, exporting to reference software (e.g. Refworks and Endnote) are possible. Context sensitive Help available. “Getting started” tutorial at http://www.informs.intute.ac.uk/informs_perl/jump.pl?270-4011 Ovid “Quick Reference” guides http://www.ovid.com/site/help/documentation/osp. jsp?top=28&mid=30&bottom=55 For further help consult staff at your local library or email enquiries@hcl.ox.ac.uk related databases Medline, CINAHL see http://oxlip-plus.ouls.ox.ac.uk

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