Table 21.3.a: Electronic databases relevant to public health and health promotion
Web sites listed for databases available freely via the internet
Field |
Resources |
Psychology |
PsycINFO/PscyLIT |
Biomedical |
CINAHL, LILACS (Latin American Caribbean Health Sciences Literature) www.bireme.br/bvs/I/ibd.htm, Web of Science, Medline, EMBASE, CENTRAL, SCOPUS |
Sociology |
Sociofile, Sociological Abstracts, Social Science Citation Index, Social Policy and Practice. |
Education |
ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center), C2-SPECTR (Campbell Collaboration Social, Psychological, Educational and Criminological Trials Register) www.campbellcollaboration.org, REEL (Research Evidence in Education Library, EPPI-Centre) eppi.ioe.ac.uk. |
Transport |
NTIS (National Technical Information Service), TRIS (Transport Research Information Service, ntl.bts.gov/tris), IRRD (International Road Research Documentation), TRANSDOC (from ECMT (European Conference of Ministers of Transport)). |
Physical activity |
SportsDiscus. |
HP/PH |
BiblioMap, TRoPHI (Trials Register of Promoting Health Interventions) and DoPHER (Database of Promoting Health Effectiveness Reviews) (EPPI-Centre, eppi.ioe.ac.uk), Public Health electronic Library (National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, www.nice.org.uk/guidance) Database of abstracts of reviews of effectiveness (DARE) |
Other |
Popline (population health, family planning) db.jhuccp.org/popinform/basic.html, Enviroline (environmental health) – available on Dialog, Toxfile (toxicology) – available on Dialog, Econlit (economics), NGC (National Guideline Clearinghouse) www.guideline.gov. |
Qualitative |
ESRC Qualitative Data Archival Resource Centre (QUALIDATA) (www.qualidata.essex.ac.uk), Database of Interviews on Patient Experience (DIPEX) (www.dipex.org) |