Databases by Title (A-Z)

APA PsycInfo (EBSCOhost)
The APA PsycInfo database, American Psychological Association’s (APA) renowned resource for abstracts of scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations, is the largest resource devoted to peer-reviewed literature in behavioral science and mental health.
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Medicine & Helth Care
Psychology
Books
Journal articles
Thesis & Dissertations
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Off-Campus access: Single sign-on
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PubMed (National Library of Medicine)@HU

PubMed is a free resource supporting the search and retrieval of biomedical and life sciences literature with the aim of improving health–both globally and personally.

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*This is a Pubmed link for HU members. The "Find it @ Hiroshima university" icon is displayed in "full text links".

Biology
Medicine & Helth Care
Books
Journal articles
Open access
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MEDLINE  (EBSCOhost)
MEDLINE  created by the National Library of Medicine, provides authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more. 
Medicine & Helth Care
Journal articles
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Off-Campus access: Single sign-on
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CINAHL (EBSCOhost)
CINAHL is the authoritative resource for nursing and allied health professionals, students, educators and researchers.

*Simultaneous access limit: up to 4
*after 2023/04/01: unlimited access
Medicine & Helth Care
Journal articles
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Off-Campus access: Single sign-on
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Cochrane Library (EBM Reviews) @Kaumi campus
Fast, bottom-line answers to the most commonly-asked clinical questions, based on comprehensive and expertanalysis of the medical literature. Includes the full text of Cochrane's regularly updated systematic reviews of the effects of health care.

*Simultaneous access limit: up to 2
Medicine & Helth Care
Journal articles
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Kasumi campus only
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EBM Reviews (OvidSP) @Kaumi campus
Combines several of the most trusted EBM resources into a single, fully-searchable database.

*Simultaneous access limit: up to 2
Medicine & Helth Care
Journal articles
Medical information
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Kasumi campus only
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UpToDate (Wolters Kluwer Health)@Kasumi campus
UpToDate is the clinical decision support resource associated with improved outcomes. More than 80 research studies demonstrate its impact on improved patient care and hospital performance.

*UpToDate Mobile is also available.
*UpToDate Anywhere [Off-campus access]
You can also use it from off-campus by creating an account on UpToDate Anywhere. Registration requires access on the campus network.
*Access from off-campus using the VPN service is prohibited.
Medicine & Helth Care
Medical information
Off-Campus access: Other methods
Kasumi campus only
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The Merck Index Online (Royal Society of Chemistry)
The Merck Index Online offers the source of information on chemicals, drugs and biologicals.
The Merck Index Online will be updated regularly with accurate information curated by experts. 
Chemistry
Medicine & Helth Care
Chemical substances & reactions
Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
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J-GLOBAL (Japan Science and Technology Agency)
This is a portal site for science and technology / academic information provided by the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST). On this site, you can find bibliographic information of major academic resources in Japan and overseas, researcher information, research projects and their results funded by competitive funds such as scientific research funds, public gazettes and patent gazettes of patents, and research conducted in Japan. You can search for the names and locations of domestic research institutes, such as the theme of the subject and the executing agency, and research resources such as databases provided by universities and research institutes in Japan and overseas, as well as scientific and technological terms, information on chemical substances, and genes.
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General Fields
Agriculture & food
Chemistry
Geography
Mathematics
Medicine & Helth Care
Physics & Astronomy
Science & technology
Chemical substances & reactions
Conference Proceedings
Documents
Journal articles
Statistical data
Open access
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