Research Guides: Physical Therapy Research Guide: Journal Articles & EBP Resources

Databases to Locate Journal Articles

CINAHL Complete This link opens in a new window
Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature (CINAHL). Full-text articles and citations covering nursing, occupational therapy, physical therapy, physician assistant, and other allied health fields.
MEDLINE with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Citations and full-text articles to clinical, biomedical and health care literature, including veterinary medicine. Produced by the National Library of Medicine (NLM). Alternatively, use the PubMed search platform.
PubMed This link opens in a new window
Journal citations and abstracts for biomedical literature. National Library of Medicine.
SPORTDiscus with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Citations and full-text journal articles covering sports medicine and several other areas of study.

ERIC (Education Resources Information Center) This link opens in a new window
Indexes and abstracts of articles, books, and documents covering education research and practice.

National Rehabilitation Information Center
Citations and abstracts to articles, reports, curricula, guides, and other publications and products research funded by National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR).

APA PsycInfo This link opens in a new window
Abstracts and citations to scholarly literature covering a variety of behavioral sciences and mental health topics.
Web of Science All Databases This link opens in a new window
Search Web of Science citation indexes, BIOSIS, and MEDLINE.

Cochrane Library This link opens in a new window
Full-text access to systematic reviews of clinically-focused topics. It also provides information about published clinical trial results.

Evidence-based Practice Centers (EPCs) Reports
Evidence based reports on clinical and health services topics.
PEDro (Physiotherapy Evidence Database)
Free database of over 28,000 randomised trials, systematic reviews and clinical practice guidelines in physiotherapy.
Patient Care
APTA evidence-based practice resources and content previously housed at PTNow.
Digital Resource Foundation for the Orthotics and Prosthetics Community
A 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2002 to improve access to information needed by the orthotics, prosthetics and rehabilitation community.
Evidence-Based Review of Stroke Rehabilitation (EBRSR)
Evidence-based review of stroke rehabilitation link from Parkwood Hospital London Ontario, Canada includes downloadable educational modules with in-depth reviews of over 4,500 pertaining to
stroke rehabilitation.
ClinicalTrials.gov
Provides regularly updated information about federally and privately supported clinical research in human volunteers.

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