Table 2.
List of databases included in the web-portal
| Level | Database | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Summaries | Clinical Evidence* | Produces summaries of a wide range of conditions. Owned by a major global private publisher with headquarters in the UK (BMJ Publishing Group Limited) |
| Best Practice* | Produces summaries of a wide range of conditions. Owned by a major global private publisher with headquarters in the UK (BMJ Publishing Group Limited). In 2010, the Best Practice patient information was translated into Norwegian by the Norwegian Electronic Health Library, which is organized under The Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services (NOKC) | |
| Up To Date* | Produces summaries of a wide range of conditions and is the largest clinical community in the world dedicated to synthesizing knowledge for clinicians and patients. Up To Date is independent and does not accept funding from pharmaceutical companies or other marketers | |
| Systematic reviews | Cochrane Library | A database of thousands of reviews summarizing the effects of treatments but also including primary studies. The database is run by an international network consisting of volunteers and paid professional staff. Funded by national governments, international organizations, universities, hospitals, private foundations and personal donations |
| The Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services | Organized under the Norwegian Directorate of Health but is scientifically and professionally independent. Produces systematic reviews and health economic evaluations as well as other services to support the development of quality in the health services | |
| Primary studies | PubMed | PubMed is the world's largest database of medical and health sciences, and includes references to articles from approximately 4800 international journals published from 1966 onwards. PubMed is publicly funded by the United States National Library of Medicine, which in turn is funded by the National Institutes of Health |
| Statistics Norway (StatBank) | Provides access to primarily cross-sectional data, but also other observational data about health and welfare. A Norwegian public institution with academic and editorial independence | |
| Norwegian National Institute of Public Health (StatBank) | Provides an overview of population health, prevention and research. A national centre of excellence (organized under the Ministry of Health and Care Services) in the areas of epidemiology, mental health, control of infectious diseases, environmental medicine, forensic toxicology and drug abuse | |
| Health Talk Online | Health Talk Online is a database of patient experiences obtained through systematic qualitative research. The database includes more than 40 different diseases and health conditions. The site is powered by DIPEx Charity, a charitable organization working in close collaboration with Oxford University and funded by various organizations, including the British Ministry of Health, Macmillan Cancer Relief, British Heart Foundation, Lord Ashdown Trust and Comic Relief |
*
Available through Norwegian Electronic Health Library.