New Database

We added a new health related subscription to the library's collection. Cochrane Collection Plus provides access to a collection of databases which focus on the effects of health care and evidence based medical practice. It is a comprehensive source of data for anyone in the medical field. The collection of databases, which is provided by EBSCO, includes:

• NHS Economic Evaluation Database (NHS EED)
  
  • Information on the costs and effects of drugs, treatments and procedures

• Health Technology Assessments (HTA)
  
  • Information about completed and ongoing health technology assessments (studies of the medical, social, ethical and economic implications of healthcare interventions) from around the world

• Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR)
  • Full text articles, as well as protocols focusing on the effects of healthcare

• Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE)
  
  • Abstracts of published systematic reviews on the effects of health care from around the world

• Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials
  
  • Bibliography of journal articles and conference proceedings as well as other sources on controlled trials