About this research guide
This guide is intended to support your research with high-quality information sources and search tips. If you need help, your subject librarian can meet with you to help refine your search terms, advise on appropriate databases, discuss how to manage your search results, and consult on review methods.
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Workshops are regularly offered on a wide range of topics, including literature reviews and systematic reviews.
Key Resources
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MEDLINE (Ovid)Premier biomedical database with over 30 million journal articles in the life sciences. Similar to Pubmed in content, this Ovid interface facilitates structured searching and allows editing of search histories.
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CABI Digital LibraryArticles, ebooks, and data sheets on agriculture, animal health, crop protection, forestry, global health, human nutrition, horticulture, and natural resources management. Includes Cab Abstracts & Global Health databases.
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Global Index MedicusIncludes Index Medicus for Africa, South-East Asia, and other regions. Not all materials available in full text.
Featured resources
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Geographic Search FiltersSearch terms for various geographic regions. Some of these search filters have been tested to ensure they find known relevant articles.
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How we classify countries and people - and why it mattersEditorial from BMJ Global Health examining the terminology used in scholarly literature
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The use, misuse and overuse of the ‘low-income and middle-income countries’ categoryEditorial from BMJ Global Health urging use of alternatives to LMIC as a category.
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Recalibrating the scope of scholarly publishing: a modest step in a vast decolonization processThis study shows the importance of searching resources besides Web of Science and Scopus to find research in global health.
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Information resources relating to low-resource settingsTools for finding grey literature on health and other topics.
UBC Sites
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Global Health Online Networkrequires login with CWL.
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SURG 560 Graduating ProjectsReports from the field practicums completed by students in the Master's of Global Surgical Care program.
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