Find information on the key databases for health care and social services. Use these databases to locate articles (e.g. research articles, systematic reviews), reports and recommendations. Each e-resource service or database has its own search page.
This link opens in a new windowE-articles in nursing and healthcare.
You can search for information on basic or advanced search pages.
We recommend using the advanced search form. The basic search form can be used when your search is very simple or if you know how to create search phrases.
You can enter words or search phrases in the basic search. If you search with two words, e.g. mental health, the search results will be max. five words apart. If you want the words to be next to each other in the search result, use phrase search, e.g. "mental health".
Advanced search form helps you build a search phrase.
Enter alternative search terms in the same field, separated by the OR operator. The search result will contain either or both of them.
The different parts of the topic are placed in different fields. By default, fields are combined with the AND operator. You should not change the default operator.
CINAHL offers a wide range of options to narrow your search results.
Under All filters, you will find more filtering options.
Export the search result to a reference management system
You can also share the search result to GoogleDrive or OneDrive using the Share function
PubMed includes the contents of MEDLINE, as well as other material. PubMed contains links to the articles, but they may be paywalled.
Use the basic search when the search is very simple or if you know how to make search phrases. Alternatively, you can use the Advanced Search Builder.
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This link opens in a new windowE-articles across all major subject areas.
We recommend using the advanced search form. You can use the basic search when the search is very simple or if you know how to create search phrases.
By default, the database searches also within the full texts of the articles. You can choose Anywhere except full text - NOFT to avoid that.
Without logging into ProQuest Central, you can save references one search results page at a time. By default 20 references are displayed on the search results page, you can change this in the bottom right of the search results page.
This link opens in a new windowE-articles from Elsevier.
Search with basic or advanced search. By default, the search will also target full texts of publications.
Filter to Metropolia subscriptions only: Refine by: Subscribed journals.
Save and export references to a reference manager
This link opens in a new windowE-articles in social sciences, psychology, education, arts, media, business.
You can search on the side of the search or on the side of the advanced search. The service also displays materials that Metropolia has not purchased for use. Use Only show content I have full access to to leave only materials licensed for Metropolia.
By default, the search will also search within the full text of the articles. On the Advanced search page, it is possible to target the search more precisely.
Save the search result as CVS when logged in with Export search results.
Without logging in you can save on page at a time. Choose
This link opens in a new windowE-articles from Wiley.
You can use basic or advanced search. By default, Wiley searches also within the full-text contents of the articles. On the advanced search page, you can target the search more precisely.
You can save up to 20 search results.
You can search in the basic search or the advanced search. By default, the database searches also within the full text of hte publications. The advanced search page allows you to target your search more precisely.
You can save max. 10 references. Acquires creating Your profile.
This link opens in a new windowEmerald e-journals and e-articles.
You can search for information on the basic or advanced search page. We recommend using the advanced search. You can use the basic search when the search is very simple or if you know how to create search phrases.
Truncation with * or ? * replaces from none to several characters, and ? replaces one character. Truncation cannot be used at the beginning of a word. For example product* searches for products, production, etc. Organi?ation searches for organisation and organization.
Phrases, i.e. multi-part search terms, are quoted, for example "usability assessment". Truncation cannot be used within a phrase.
Boolean operators: AND, OR, NOT.
This link opens in a new windowArticles in medicine, nursing, biomedicine, and life sciences.
Medline is included in PubMed, so a separate search of Medline is not necessary. Medline is a reference database, so most articles do not include the full text. In the Access options section of the reference in the search result, there is a Check SFX for fulltext availability link, which may lead to the full text of the article located in another database.
See the CINAHL tab for more detailed instructions.
Sign in with your Metropolia email address or Microsoft ID.
The linking service activated in Keenious provides links to articles available at Metropolia. Open access articles can be found directly in the service.
Keenious Help Center provides information about Keenious and help for using Keenious.
These databases will help you locate systematic reviews and evidence based resources.
This link opens in a new window This link opens in a new windowThese databases contain information and articles published in Finland. The user interfaces are in Finnish as is most of the content. However, some English content also available.
This link opens in a new window This link opens in a new windowIf you are looking for information on business or management, please take a look at the resources in Business and Administration guide!
You can use aggregated services for e.g. locating full-text articles.
Using quality search words if essential for a search result of good quality. You can find search words on vocabularies (eg. MeSH), and also on subjects headings lists and thesauri integrated in databases.
You can also find some subject specific databases, for example
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