cinahl and medline
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CINAHL AND MEDLINE: TWO MAJOR HEALTH
SCIENCE DATABASES
CINAHL
Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health
Contains articles in nursing and fields such as audiology, physical therapy, respiratory therapy, etc
750 journals
1 million citations back to 1937
Medline
World’s premier medical/health science database
Articles from all health fields: medicine, nursing, dentistry, exercise science, veterinary medicine, allied health, etc.
4800 journals
Over 19 million citations back to 1940
CINAHL and Medline
MedlineCINAHL
CINAHL VS MEDLINECHARACTERISTIC CINAHL MEDLINE
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Topics Limited to Nursing
Much broader-nursing as well as broader health areas
Use when… The topic is only relevant to nursing (i.e. a specific nursing practice/skill/technique)
The topic is more broadly related to health (i.e. a disease etiology, treatment, etc)
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