Library Guides: Genetic Counseling: Start Here

Top 6 Databases for Genetic Counseling

Cochrane Library This link opens in a new window
Collection of databases that provide high-quality evidence-based healthcare information to inform healthcare decision-making. Includes Cochrane Reviews, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), and Cochrane Clinical Answers.
Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
Search scholarly literature across a wide variety of disciplines and sources: articles, theses, books, abstracts and court opinions, from academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, universities, and other websites. Visit the Electronic Resources LibGuide-Google Scholar page to learn more about adding Find it at Boise State! library links to your Google Scholar search.
MEDLINE This link opens in a new window
Created by the National Library of Medicine, MEDLINE provides authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more.
PubMed This link opens in a new window
Search millions of citations and abstracts for biomedical and life sciences literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books with PubMed. Full text links may be present for some materials when available from PubMed Central or the publisher's website.
UpToDate This link opens in a new window
A resource designed to answer the clinical questions that arise in daily practice. Covers over 10,000 clinical topics in over 20 medical specialties and includes links to full-text articles, drugs & drug interaction databases, and medical calculators.

More Useful Databases for Genetic Counseling

CINAHL Ultimate This link opens in a new window
Database for nursing and allied health research covering over 50 nursing specialties and providing access to more than 1,700 active full-text journals. Features full-text quick lessons, evidence-based care sheets, continuing education modules, nursing instructional videos, and more.
APA PsycINFO This link opens in a new window
Abstracts and citations to scholarly peer-reviewed literature in behavioral science and social science research.
ScienceDirect This link opens in a new window
ScienceDirect publications cover a wide range of subjects in engineering, physical sciences, life sciences, health sciences, social sciences, and humanities.
Note: Boise State does not subscribe to all content.
Web of Science Core Collection This link opens in a new window
Search scholarly journals, books, and proceedings in the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities and navigate the full citation network. Search across all author and author affiliations, track citation activity with Citation Alerts, and see citation activity and trends with Citation Report.

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Searching for Doctoral Dissertations

There are several major indexes to doctoral dissertations. Not all Universities are covered by any one of these sources. To be thorough, all of them should be searched.

Open Access Theses and Dissertations This link opens in a new window
Provides open access graduate theses and dissertations published around the world. Metadata (information about the theses) comes from over 1100 colleges, universities, and research institutions.
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses from around the world, offering millions of works from thousands of universities. Full-text coverage spans from 1743 to the present, with citation coverage dating back to 1637.
Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
Google Scholar indexes doctoral dissertations and master's theses housed on open access scholarly sites such as Boise State University's ScholarWorks.

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