Library Guides: Researching in Physical Therapy: Search Library Databases

These databases offer precision in searching, a high-volume of full-text, and linking to other FPU resources.

CINAHL Complete This link opens in a new window
CINAHL®Complete is the world’s most comprehensive source of full-text for nursing & allied health journals, providing full text for more than 1,300 journals indexed in CINAHL. This authoritative file contains full text for many of the most used journals in the CINAHL index, with no embargo. CINAHL®Complete is the definitive research tool for all areas of nursing & allied health literature.
Cochrane Library This link opens in a new window
A collection of databases containing high quality, in-depth evidence to assist in healthcare decision making. Includes the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, which provides peer-reviewed systematic reviews and protocols.
Medline Complete This link opens in a new window
"MEDLINE Complete provides authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more."
SPORTDiscus This link opens in a new window
"Provided by the Sport Information Resource Centre, SPORTDiscus offers comprehensive, bibliographic coverage of sport, fitness and related disciplines. This database contains well over 1.7 million records with journal and monograph coverage going back to 1800."

FPU subscribes directly to these journals. You may find their content referenced in our databases or in other online content, such as PubMed.

JAMA & Archives (1998-present) This link opens in a new window
Journal of the American Medical Association
New England Journal of Medicine This link opens in a new window
Online subscription to one of the preeminent medical journals. Covers a wide variety of medical topics.

Cochrane Library User Guide (PDF)
Downloaded from https://www.wiley.com/en-us/customer-success/cochrane/cochrane-library-user-guide April 2023.

Researching in Physical Therapy