MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, AMED (Ovid)

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Select 'Play' on image below to learn how to:

• create a PICO concept map
• conduct a comprehensive search in Medline & CINAHL using both subject headings and keywords.

Table of Contents and Menu available within the tutorial.

This type of searching is also applicable to Embase, PsycINFO & AMED although these databases use different Subject Heading systems with differing functionality.

Further step-by-step instructions:

Click on La Trobe's Find Full Text link to get to full text resources held by the Library.  If not successful:

• search for the title of the article or the journal via the library home page and follow the links to the full text
• if not held by the Library, request the article via Document Delivery Services
   

Create a free account to use in all Ovid databases. You will be able to:

• Save items
• Save Searches and Search History
• Create Search Alerts

Select My account in the main menu. 

If you need to change your password, you will need to use the Forgot Password form or contact Ovid for support.