Search health databases
Learn how to use the major health databases to find the best available evidence for your research
Embase is a huge database of medical and life science citations which should be used in conjunction with PubMed for comprehensive searching. It includes more drug article citations, and more European article citations than PubMed.
Embase is made up of content merged from three databases:
- Embase, the Excerpta Medica database from Elsevier – 1974 to present
- Embase Classic (Excerpta Medica Abstract Journals backfile) – 1947-1973
- Medline, from the U.S. National Library of Medicine, including current Medline (1966 onward) plus OldMedline (back to 1950)
Use the interactive activity below for an introduction to searching Embase.
Search Embase effectively:
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Embase: Using Emtree termsEmtree are the indexing terms used in Embase (the equivalent of MeSH in PubMed)
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Embase: Create a logic gridLearn to create a logic grid suitable for Embase
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Embase: Running the searchRun an Embase search using your logic grid.
More Embase videos:
Trying to make sense of logic grids, database searching and subject headings?
Spend a bit of time watching these short videos.. trust me, the time will be well spent!
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Searching Embase with a Logic GridThis video uses the same topic, but shows you how it would be searched on Embase. (9:37)
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Embase Field Codes: EmtreeThis video will introduce you to Emtree, the indexing language of Embase, and show you how it works. (9:34)
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Embase Field Codes: Titles, Abstracts and other optionsThis video will show you how to extend your Emtree searches in Embase using titles, abstracts and other fields. (9:58)
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Embase PICO guideUsing the PICO search form.
- Last Updated: Dec 17, 2020 9:00 AM
- URL: https://libguides.adelaide.edu.au/searchinghealthdatabases
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