Research Guides: Kinesiology & Health Sciences: Finding Articles

Recommended Article Databases

PubMed
PubMed is the go-to source for biomedical & health sciences research. Use Get it @ VCU to go through the library to access subscription (non-free) articles.

CINAHL Complete
Comprehensive source of full-text journals and books indexed in the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL). Also features evidence-based care sheets, legal cases, drug records, and more.

SPORTDiscus with Full Text
Articles from the international literature on sport and recreation research. Includes health and human performance. You may want to limit by language.
PsycINFO
The largest resource for peer-reviewed literature in behavioral science and mental health.
Education Research Complete
Covers all levels of education from early childhood to higher education, including health and physical education.

Sports Medicine & Education Index
Indexing and abstracts of scholarly and trade literature covering a variety of content ranging from physical education curricula, to sports medicine, to dance. Other coverage includes sport law, kinesthesiology, sport sociology/psychology, and more.
OTSeeker
Database containing abstracts of systematic reviews, randomized controlled trials, and other resources relevant to occupational therapy interventions.
PEDro (Physiotherapy Evidence Database)
Bibliographic database of randomized control trials, systematic reviews, and evidence-based clinical practice guidelines relevant to physiotherapy. Abstracts and links to full text provided where possible.
Rehabilitation Reference Center
Evidence-based reference tool for rehabilitation specialists. Contains summaries on rehabilitation topics, exercise images for assisting patients, practice guidelines, drug information and links to full-text articles.