Finding the literature
Where to find the literature
Australian Cochrane Centre
The Australasian Cochrane Centre is one of a number of Cochrane centres established worldwide to co-ordinate the activities of the Cochrane Collaboration. The Centre is based in Melbourne as part of the Monash Institute of Health Services Research and is funded by the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing.
Australian Family Relations Clearinghouse
A list of sites that provide access to information on specific topics such as Domestic and Family Violence, Youth Studies, Indigenous Health.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Provides data and publications on a range of health related topics.
BioMed Central
Publisher of more than 150 peer-reviewed open access journals.
The Cochrane Library
The Cochrane Library brings together in one place research which looks at the effectiveness of different health care treatments and interventions. It is recognised as the best single source of information on the effects of health care.
The Family Medicine Research Centre
The Family Medicine Research Centre at the University of Sydney was established in August 1999 to undertake health services research in general practice and primary care in Australia. The Centre was formed from the Family Medicine Research Unit which has carried out research in the Department of General Practice since 1990. The Centre is part of the School of Public Health and is located on the Westmead Hospital campus of the University of Sydney.
Free Books 4 Doctors
Free Books 4 Doctors is dedicated to the promotion of free access to medical books over the Internet. If you wish to be informed about new free books, you may subscribe to their Book Alert.
Free Medical Journals
The Free Medical Journals Site is dedicated to the promotion of free access to medical journals over the Internet. If you wish to be informed about new free journals, you may subscribe to their Journal Alert.
Family Medicine Research Centre
Provides a range of publications relevant to medical research.
Health Insite
Through this site you will find a wide range of up-to-date and quality assessed information on important health topics such as diabetes, cancer, mental health and asthma.
Medscape
Medscape offers specialists, primary care physicians, and other health professionals the Web's most robust and integrated medical information and educational tools. After a simple, 1-time, free registration, Medscape automatically delivers you the specialty site that best fits your profile.
Primary Health Care Research and Information Service
The Primary Health Care Research and Information Service works in partnership with the Divisions of General Practice Network, primary health care researchers and policy advisors to generate, manage and share information and knowledge that contributes to policy and improves performance.
PubMed
PubMed is a service of the US National Library of Medicine that includes over 16 million citations from MEDLINE and other life science journals for biomedical articles back to the 1950s. PubMed includes links to full text articles and other related resources.
PubMed Central
PubMed Central is the United States National Institutes of Health free digital archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature.
Queensland Health
Queensland Health is a dynamic organisation committed to providing a range of services aimed at achieving good health and well-being for all Queenslanders. Through a network of 38 Health Service Districts and the Mater Hospitals, Queensland Health delivers a range of integrated services including hospital inpatient, outpatient and emergency services, community and mental health services, aged care services and public health and health promotion programs.
Roadmap of Australian Research
Your access point to a compilation of Australian Primary Health Care research and researcher information.
Scirus: for scientific information only
Scirus is a comprehensive science-specific search engine on the Internet. Driven by the latest search engine technology, Scirus searches over 250 million science-specific Web pages.
World Health Organisation
The World Health Organisation is the United Nations specialised agency for health. It was established on 7 April 1948. The World Health Organisation's objective, as set out in its Constitution, is the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health. Health is defined in the World Health Organisation's Constitution as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
How to find the literature
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Interactive guide to searching the World Wide Web.