Databases Health Science
Search our selected discipline-specific reference and full text databases for journal articles, book chapters, conference proceedings and much more.
AMED - Allied and Complementary Medicine Database
Covers complementary medicine, special therapies (such as physiotherapy and occupational therapy) and palliative care with a focus on Europe.
Limited to four users at a time - please be sure to log out.
Anatomy.tv (Primal Pictures)
The basis of the anatomy visualisations is the anatomical structure of two people (male and female). The parts of the human body can be individually displayed, named, marked, extracted or made transparent. Subscriptions are in place for two modules:
The 3D Sports, Therapy & Rehabilitation package: Includes detailed interactive 3D models of the human anatomy in the areas of sport and rehabilitation. It covers topics such as sports injuries, yoga, hand therapy and acupuncture.
The 3D Human Anatomy & Physiology package: Allows for a more in-depth insight into the anatomy and physiology of the human body. It is possible to select various modules, including the nervous system, blood, chemistry, muscles and many others.
To access the “Faculty only” area, please contact e-medien.hsb@zhaw.ch (for ZHAW staff only).
CareLit
Literature database for all health professions and management. Includes professional journals from Germany, Austria and Switzerland - as well as numerous other publications from 1947 onwards. Bibliographic database.
CareLit (German)
List of journals (German)
CINAHL Ultimate
The database offers comprehensive content for research in nursing and allied health professions. It contains the full texts of over 900 journals from more than 50 subject areas. The database analyses a large proportion of English-language nursing journals as well as various journals from German-speaking countries. The database also contains evidence-based nursing information, continuing education modules and research tools. The content largely overlaps with the Emcare database.
Cochrane Library
Database on evidence-based medicine worldwide. It contains reviews of journals, conference reports and other sources on the latest proven medical treatments as well as on controlled studies.
The Cochrane Library has been available under a national licence since 1 January 2016, with all users with an IP address in Switzerland enjoying free access. The licence is registered with the Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences (SAMS).
Cochrane Library Compact (summary of reviews from the Cochrane Library)
Emcare
Ovid Emcare is a literature database in the areas of nursing and healthcare. While its content largely overlaps with that of CINAHL Ultimate, both databases also contain their own journal titles. Half of the listed journals in Emcare come from North America, with 40% from Europe and the remaining 10% from the rest of the world. Emcare covers various subject areas, including emergency medicine, geriatrics and palliative care, complementary medicine, obstetrics and gynaecology, physiotherapy and rehabilitation, oncology and others.
LIVIVO
LIVIVO is an interdisciplinary search engine for literature and information in the subject areas of medicine and healthcare as well as nutritional, environmental and agricultural sciences.
It is provided by ZB MED – Information Centre for Life Sciences. Scientifically relevant information on the ZB MED subject areas is consolidated and made available for free research via a uniform interface. References from practice-based journal articles from the former bibnet.org database, which was operated by a working group of the “Swiss Health Libraries Network” association, are also integrated.
MEDLINE
Contains references from articles and conference reports from the areas of clinical medicine, anatomy and physiology, pharmacology and pharmacy, dentistry, psychiatry and psychology and healthcare
OTDBASE
Contains abstracts from national and international journalists from the field of occupational therapy.
OTseeker
The freely accessible database contains abstracts from systematic reviews and randomised controlled studies for the area of occupational therapy. A team of therapists from the University of Queensland and Western Sydney University are responsible for the development of OTseeker. The studies are assessed with the help of the PEDro scale.
PEDro
Freely accessible database with references to randomised controlled studies, systematic reviews and clinical practice guidelines in physiotherapy. PEDro is produced by the Centre for Evidence-based Physiotherapy at the University of Sydney.
PhysioTools
PhysioTools can be used to create personal exercise plans. Client profiles are created or selected and exercises (image and text) are compiled from an extensive library. It is also possible to upload your own exercises and to print out the exercise plan or send it as a link via e-mail.
Password access – please contact the University Library team. ZHAW physiotherapy students receive a username and password via their PBL group. ZHAW physiotherapy students can find usernames and passwords in the infopoint on Moodle.
Physitrack
Physitrack is a tool that allows physiotherapists, occupational therapists and midwives to work together with their patients. It provides video-based exercises that can be done at home with the help of a mobile device. The exercises can be customised to the needs of the patient.
Please note: Physiotherapy students and lecturers of ZHAW are provided with free access. Our instructions(PDF 1,1 MB) (in German) will help you to register.
Instructions for using the database
PubMed
Freely accessible database for medicine and biomedicine. Covers areas such as dentistry, pre-clinical subjects, healthcare, nursing and veterinary medicine as well as related areas including biology, biochemistry, psychology and sports medicine. The main component is the MEDLINE database, see other ZHAW accesses to the MEDLINE database.
Differences between MEDLINE and PubMed