Embase

Leading Comprehensive International Biomedical Research and Drug Database

Embase

The Embase database is the most trusted source of global, evidence-based pharmacological and biomedical research. Underpinned by the Emtree thesaurus — which provides comprehensive indexing and allows for precise biomedical and life science information retrieval — Embase features:

  • Disciplines and fields covered include: Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Science; Pharmacoeconomics; Toxicology; Evidence-Based Medicine; Biotechnology and Bioengineering; Medical Devices; Drug Research and Development; Clinical Investigations; Public, Occupational, and Environmental Health Research and Policy Management; and more

Clinical Queries from McMaster University - an Ovid Exclusive!

Developed by Ontario’s McMaster University as part of the Hedges Project - which was funded by the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM) - Clinical Queries are scientifically validated filters that generate precise search results in major clinical research areas.


Emtree - The Life Science Thesaurus

More than twice as large as the MeSH thesaurus of MEDLINE, Emtree is the unique and world-renowned controlled vocabulary used for Embase indexing. Designed specifically to enable users to retrieve the most complete and precise biomedical and pharmacological results, Emtree includes:


Embase Alerts:
Get In-Process Citations Daily or Even Weekly!

  • With Embase, fully indexed citations and abstracts appear on average two weeks after receipt of the journal. Are you looking for something faster? Keep even more current on your research with Ovid’s Embase Daily or Weekly Alerts.
  • Previously non-indexed citations in process and abstracts are sent to you prior to their appearance in Embase.
  • Receive Embase Articles in Press, which allows you to uncover important information prior to print publication.
  • Articles in Press records add tremendous value to one of the leading biomedical and pharmacological resources available today, and assures you that the most comprehensive and current Embase data available is accessible via Ovid.
  • Citations are compiled within five business days of journal receipt.
  • Records can pre-date MEDLINE by up to as much as three months.
  • Coverage spans 2 months, for in-process records (longer for Articles in Press), with over 800,000 records added annually.

Embase Classic - 43 Excerpta Medica Journals Published 1947-1973

Drawn from journals published in print prior to the creation of the online-only Embase database in 1974, Embase Classic covers over 3,000 journals and indexes more than 1.8 million records.

  • Search Embase and Embase Classic simultaneously; search with related databases and enjoy automatic deduplication.
  • Take advantage of Ovid’s proprietary mapping technology and the Emtree thesaurus and get precise search results.
  • Make a simple, convenient, one-time purchase and get unlimited access on Ovid.
  • Instantly link to relevant full-text articles (PDFs, if available).

Why Would Today’s Researchers Need Historical Literature via Embase Classic?

  • Discover new uses for older drugs that may no longer appear in current literature.
  • Research critical historical data for pharmacovigilance.
  • Follow clinical trial research protocols by identified adverse drug effects from this time period.
  • Identify approved uses for older drugs, as well as off-label uses and efficacy claims of the past.
  • Keep constantly informed of previously identified toxic substances that no longer appear in current literature but remain dangerous.

Excerpta Medica Journal Abstracts Indexed:

  • Abstracts of Human Developmental
  • Biology, Developmental Biology & Teratology
  • Adverse Reactions Titles
  • Anaesthesiology
  • Anatomy, Anthropology, Embryology, Histology
  • Arthritis & Rheumatism
  • Biochemistry, Clinical Biochemistry
  • Cancer
  • Cardiovascular Diseases & Cardiovascular Surgery
  • Dermatology, Venereology
  • Drug Dependence
  • Endocrinology
  • Environmental Health & Pollution Control
  • Epilepsy Abstracts
  • Gastroenterology
  • General Pathology, Pathological Anatomy
  • Gerontology & Geriatrics
  • Haematology
  • Health Economics
  • Human Genetics
  • Immunology, Serology & Transplantation
  • Internal Medicine
  • Medical Instrumentation, Biophysics, Bioengineering & Medical Instrumentation
  • Medical Microbiology, Hygiene, Immunology, Serology, Bacteriology, Virology, Mycology, Parasitology
  • Neurology, Neurosurgery
  • Neurology, Psychiatry
  • Nuclear Medicine
  • Obstetrics, Gynaecology
  • Occupational Health & Industrial Medicine
  • Ophthalmology
  • Orthopaedics & Traumatology
  • Otology, Rhino, Laryngology
  • Pediatrics, Pediatrics Surgery
  • Pharmacology & Toxicology
  • Physiology, Biochemistry, Pharmacology
  • Plastic Surgery
  • Psychiatry
  • Public Health, Social Medicine & Hygiene
  • Radiology
  • Rehabilitation & Physical Medicine
  • Surgery
  • Tuberculosis, Pulmonary Diseases, Chest Diseases, Thoracic Surgery & Tuberculosis
  • Urology, Urology & Nephrology
  • Virology

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