LibGuides: Master of Biomedical Sciences Program Resources: Finding Evidence

Systematic Reviews Class

Association of Thyroid Hormone Therapy With Quality of Life and Thyroid-Related Symptoms in Patients With Subclinical Hypothyroidism Feller, Martin et al. “Association of Thyroid Hormone Therapy With Quality of Life and Thyroid-Related Symptoms in Patients With Subclinical Hypothyroidism: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.” JAMA vol. 320,13 (2018): 1349-1359. doi:10.1001/jama.2018.13770
Systematic Review Appraisal Sheet Assessing the Credibility of a Systematic Review

AccessMedicine This link opens in a new window
Contains the latest electronic editions of over 95 core biomedical and health sciences textbooks, including Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, Hurst's The Heart, Williams Obstetrics, and the CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment series.
ACP Journal Club This link opens in a new window
Original studies and systematic reviews to help physicians keep pace with important advances in internal medicine.
ClinicalKey This link opens in a new window
Online search tool for e-books, journals, Procedures Consult, surgical Vitals and other clinical information. *Some books allow you to download chapters. First, you must register for a ClinicalKey account.
NOTE: We are experiencing off-campus access issues with ClinicalKey. To access the resource from off-campus, please connect to
Duke Health VPN.

Clinical Searcher
Jump into UpToDate OR a variety of other databases: Dynamed, ACP Journal Club, Cochrane Library, ClinicalKey, Lexicomp, PubMed, & MedlinePlus.

Cochrane Library This link opens in a new window
Collection of databases containing independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making. Includes full-text PDF versions of the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews for both complete reviews and protocols.
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DynaMed This link opens in a new window
Provides current, evidence-based information including overviews, recommendations, expert reviews, Micromedex drug content, images, & more.
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NatMed Pro This link opens in a new window
This resource contains evidence-based information about complementary and alternative therapies.
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Rational Clinical Exam (series from JAMA)
Articles focus on diagnosis through physical examination. This series now includes over 40 articles studying the validity of individual components of the physical examination.

TRIP Database This link opens in a new window
Search engine for EBM Websites: journals, guidelines, systematic reviews, etc.
UpToDate This link opens in a new window
Evidence-based point of care resource. Free mobile app is available for iPhones, iPads, Androids, and Windows 8 devices. Note: To accrue CME/CE/CPD credit for reading UpToDate topic reviews, login with your own individual UpToDate username and password.
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VisualDx This link opens in a new window
This clinical tool is designed to visually represent variations of diseases, enhance diagnostic accuracy, aid in therapeutic decisions, and improve patient care. It contains thousands of images, including those for variations in skin color. You can search the database by disease across general medicine, infectious disease, dermatology, STDs, travel medicine, and more. Mobile device access is available once you Create a Personal Account (located below the graphical tiles).
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