Table 3.
RCTs, Cohort Studies, Case-Control Studies, and Case Series/Reports⁎
| Resource | Vendor/Supplier | Availability | Cost | URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEDLINE | U.S. National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health | PubMed Gateway is free to use. Individual subscription available for Ovid's interface to Medline | ||
| PubMed Clinical Queries | U.S. National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health | Free | www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query/static/clinical.html | |
| EMBASE | Elsevier | Need to use institution subscription | http://embase.com/ | |
| Scopus | Elsevier | Elsevier's Scopus site | Only provides institutional licenses | http://scopus.com |
It is important to check with the medical library with which the clinician is affiliated with to find out if fee-based resources can be accessed through the library's institutional subscription or license to the above resources.