Medical, Pharmaceutical & Nursing (Subject Guide)

Scholarly Article Databases

  • PubMed
    U.S. National Library of Medicine’s medical literature database, widely used worldwide for clinical and biomedical research.
    Accessing via the Hiroshima University–specific link will display a “Find it at Hiroshima Univ.” icon on article pages, enabling easy access to full text, library holdings, and document delivery requests.
  • Web of Science
    International multi-disciplinary database covering academic research in science, humanities, and social sciences.
  • 医中誌Web
    Japanese-language database with articles from domestic journals across medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, and nursing.
  • 最新看護索引Web
    Japanese Nursing Association Library’s database featuring domestic nursing-related literature on practice, research, and education. (Limited to Kasumi Campus, max 3 simultaneous users)
  • CAS SciFinder Discovery Platform for Academics
    Chemical Abstracts Service platform for accessing journal articles, patents, chemical substance data, and organic reactions.
  • Scopus
    Scopus is an abstract and citation database of journal articles, books and conference proceedings.
  • EBSCOhost (CINAHL, MEDLINE etc.)
    EBSCOhost is a online reference system accessible via the Internet. It offers a variety of proprietary full text databases and popular databases from leading information providers. 
    CINAHL
    Database curated by the National League for Nursing and American Nurses’ Association, focused on nursing and healthcare-related international publications.
    MEDLINE
    U.S. National Library of Medicine’s medical literature database, widely used worldwide for clinical and biomedical research.
    *To limit your search to specific database(s), click “Searching: All Databases” above the search box and select the database(s) you want to use.

Clinical Information & Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM)

  • Cochrane Library
    Global collection of systematic reviews and studies on the effectiveness of healthcare interventions. (Kasumi Campus only, max 2 simultaneous users)
  • EBM Reviews
    International database compiling sources related to evidence-based medicine. (Kasumi Campus only, max 2 simultaneous users)
  • UpToDate
    Physician-authored clinical decision support database assisting healthcare professionals in diagnosis and treatment decisions. (Kasumi Campus only)
  • The Merck Index Online
    Authoritative database of compounds, drugs, and biologics. A cornerstone reference in pharmaceutical sciences.

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