Research & Education Librarian
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Browzine for PT
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Physiotherapy Databases
- PTNowAmerican Physical Therapy Association (APTA) collection of evidence-based journals and other resources. APTA membership is required to access articles.
- PEDro: Physiotherapy Evidence DatabaseA free database of over 40,000 randomised trials, systematic reviews and clinical practice guidelines in physiotherapy, with citation details, abstracts and links to the full text, where possible. Produced by Musculoskeletal Health Sydney, School of Public Health at the University of Sydney and hosted by Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA).
Literature Databases
- PubMedFree resource supporting the search and retrieval of biomedical and life sciences literature. If you have difficulties logging in to your MyNCBI account, try going to PubMed directly www.pubmed.gov
- Trip Database (Free version)A smart, fast tool to find high quality clinical research evidence.
Other Useful Physical Therapy Links
- Evidence Based PracticeEvidence-based resources for all practices, including grey literature and non-published sources.
- REHAB+Free (registration required) alert system for quality articles; also contains a searchable database of citations to quality evidence selected by McMaster University in selected topic area.
- PhysiopediaA free, evidence-based resource where physiotherapists can contribute, share, and build knowledge.