University Library: Health Sciences and Therapy Topics: Gerontology

Key Databases

CINAHL Plus with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Core research tool for nursing and allied health literature.
EBSCOhost Using the CINAHL/MeSH Subject Headings Feature Tutorial
Embase This link opens in a new window Embase is a subscription database from Elsevier that provides biomedicine literature. Embase contains journal articles, conference papers and abstracts and reports in biomedicine.
Emcare This link opens in a new window
Premium nursing and allied health database ideal for practice, research, or education. Includes access to nearly 5 million records.
Medline (Ovid) This link opens in a new window
Provides authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and pre-clinical sciences.
PubMed This link opens in a new window
PubMed is the free internet platform for searching over 37 million citations for biomedical literature from Medline, life science journals, and online books.

Browzine This link opens in a new window
BrowZine is a tool that lets you browse, read and monitor the Library’s collection of scholarly ejournals from any device. Search for ejournals for your research and study using a powerful taxonomy and create your own bookshelf for future reference.
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AIHW - Ageing & Aged Care
This website presents work relevant to ageing and aged care at the Institute.
Australian Assoc. of Gerontology
Australia's largest multidisciplinary professional association of people who work in, or have an interest in, ageing.
National Ageing Research Institute
NARI aims to be the centre of excellence in Australia for research into ageing and improving the quality of life and health of older people.
Falls Prevention Guidelines
The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare outlines the latest in best practice for falls prevention.