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  • JAMAevidence
    Tools for understanding and applying the medical literature and making clinical diagnoses.
  • Journal Citation Reports (JCR)
    ( Clarivate / Web of Science) Journal Citation Reports. Tool for ranking journals according to their citation influence.
  • JSTOR
    Scholarly books and journals in all disciplines.
  • JSTOR Sustainability
    Journals, ebooks, and research reports in the field of sustainability. Covers climate change policy, environmental education, food security, resource economics, urban development, and more.

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PubMed
(MEDLINE) Major index to articles covering all aspects of medicine.
Embase
(Elsevier) Biomedical international database with strong focus on drugs and pharmacology, medical devices, clinical medicine, and basic science relevant to clinical medicine. Saving, exporting, and emailing your results and searches requires a personal Embase account. This account is free, but it is a separate step from accessing Embase with your UW NetID.
Web of Science
Multidisciplinary database covering journals in the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities, with searchable cited references.
CINAHL Complete
(Ebsco) Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature
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