Health Care Administration and Policy
Types of Literature Reviews
Video presentation on Narrative Reviews, Systematic Reviews and Scoping Reviews (8.5 minutes)
For more information: A Typology of reviews: an analysis of 14 review types and associated methodology by Maria J. Grant and Andrew Booth.
Top Research Databases
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PubMed
Citations of biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books are available; may include links to full text content from PubMed Central and publisher websites.
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CINAHL Ultimate
A definitive resource for nursing and allied health research, offering full-text access to peer-reviewed journals, quick lessons, evidence-based care sheets, instructional videos, and continuing education tools across more than 50 specialties.
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PsycINFO
Expertly indexed abstracts and citations for global peer-reviewed research in psychology and related behavioral, social science, and mental health fields.
Business and Economics
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ABI/INFORM Collection
Access full-text business and economics journals, dissertations, working papers, and key periodicals like "The Economist" and "The Wall Street Journal", along with detailed company and industry reports.
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Business Source Elite
Encompasses a broad selection of business disciplines, providing access to 495 active full-text journals, active indexed and abstracted journals, including more than 3,000 peer-reviewed journals, alongside rigorously curated and indexed open access (OA) journals. It also features more than 75,000 Associated Press videos, dating from 1930 to the present, updated monthly.
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Other Business and Economics Databases ListUse this link to open our library guide containing a more detailed list of Business and Economic databases and resources
More Health Databases
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Cochrane Library
Evidence-based health care resources, such as systematic reviews and clinical trials, to support informed medical decision-making and health policy.
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Ovid Emcare
A comprehensive nursing and allied health database with over 5 million records from 3,700 peer-reviewed journals, essential for healthcare professionals and researchers.
Before using this resource, please read the Terms of Use & Copyright Policy
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SPORTDiscusCovers all aspects of sport, physical fitness, sport science and recreation. Includes sports medicine, exercise psychology, biomechanics, psychology, training, coaching, physical education, and other sport and fitness related topics.
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Trip Medical DatabaseOpen access meta-search engine focusing on high level evidence including clinical trials.
Interdisciplinary Databases
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Academic Search Ultimate
Access to popular press magazines and peer-reviewed scholarly journals across various academic disciplines, including open-access journals and historic Associated Press videos.
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Google Scholar (with Library Links)
Find scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed journal articles, books, theses and dissertations, conference papers, pre-prints, technical reports, and other publications for all research disciplines. The link enables ASU affiliates to include ASU Library’s full text and InterLibrary Loan Services in a search.
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Scopus
An abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature, including journals, proceedings, and patents. It offers tools for citation analysis, research tracking, and collaboration. Includes AI assistant: Scopus AI, for enhanced research with natural language searches, summaries, and expert identification.