LibGuides: Dietetics & Nutrition: Find Articles

Recommended Databases

The following databases are the top recommended resources for dietetics and nutrition research. They can also be accessed from the Library's homepage.

PubMed This link opens in a new window
Provided by the US National Library of Medicine, PubMed is a freely available database containing more than 26 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life sciences journals, and online books.
CINAHL This link opens in a new window
The Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature contains information published from 1982 to present on nursing and allied health fields such as dietetics, physical and occupational therapy, medical records, etc. Includes journal articles, books, book chapters, pamphlets, dissertations, audiovisuals and educational software, and virtually all publications of the American Nurses' Association and the National League for Nursing.

Supplementary Databases

When deciding which database to search, be sure to consider your topic and where that subject may be best covered.

Depending on the desired comprehensiveness or your particular topic, you may also want to search in a supplementary database.

Below are some common supplementary databases you may want to consider, but you can also view a complete list of all databases available through the Health Sciences Library as well as the University Libraries.

Embase This link opens in a new window
A highly versatile, multipurpose and up-to-date database covering the most important international biomedical literature from 1947 to the present day.
Cochrane Library This link opens in a new window
A collection of databases that contain different types of high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making. Includes the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and Cochrane Clinical Answers.
PsycINFO This link opens in a new window
Provides access to the international literature in psychology and material relevant to psychology in the related disciplines of education, medicine, business, sociology, psychiatry, and communications. Includes journals and dissertations from 1967 to the present.

All Health Sciences Databases
A listing of all health sciences databases.
All OSU Databases
A listing of all databases, health sciences or otherwise, available through OSU Libraries.

Searching Tutorials

The following links provide access to brief videos and tutorials that can assist you with learning to search in the databases:

Basic Searching Techniques for Health Sciences
This 11 minute presentation created by OSU health sciences librarians will get you started developing search strategies in health sciences databases.
PubMed Guide
This HSL guide provides a detailed overview of how to navigate and search in PubMed.
PubMed Online Training
The National Library of Medicine provides numerous brief tutorials on a wide variety of PubMed topics.
CINAHL Help
Developed by Yale University's Cushing/Whitney Medical Library, this 10-video series is excellent for gradually building competency in searching. Please note: the videos will refer to Yale access, but otherwise the ideas are the same.

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