What is the difference between PubMed and Embase?

Embase expands on MEDLINE (which is 92% of PubMed) with an additional 7 million articles from 2900+ journals that PubMed does not contain. PubMed has some newer information that Embase does not have (yet). PubMed is freely available to the world.

Why should I use Embase?

Use Embase:

For easy keyword searching (automatically maps to MeSH). For clinical queries. For genetics topics. To be offered related citations and links to systematic reviews citing a study.

Are Embase and MEDLINE the same thing?

Embase is published by Elsevier. But while they are two separate database, all of the journals available in MEDLINE can also be found in Embase. MEDLINE contains more than 22 million records from 5,600 journals, whereas Embase has over 29 million records from 8,500 journals.

How is PubMed different from other databases?

PubMed is a free resource supporting the search and retrieval of biomedical and life sciences literature with the aim of improving health–both globally and personally. The PubMed database contains more than 36 million citations and abstracts of biomedical literature.

What is the main difference between PubMed and MEDLINE?

In addition to the comprehensive journal selection process, what sets MEDLINE apart from the rest of PubMed is the added value of using the NLM controlled vocabulary, Medical Subject Headings (MeSH^®), to index citations. PubMed has been available since 1996.

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Should I use PubMed or MEDLINE?

Tip: PubMed is a great interface for carrying out a basic scoping search, or if you wish to identify a limited number of key references. MEDLINE via Ovid is recommended if you wish to carry out a comprehensive, structured or systematic search.

What is the disadvantage of PubMed?

Pros and Cons: Disadvantages of using PubMed:

Its interface can be a little daunting, and it is sometimes not clear how a search has worked. It does not necessarily contain links to full-text, and you might have to use Primo Search to track down the full item.

Is Embase better than MEDLINE?

Embase includes all of MEDLINE's citations plus many more. However, if you have already searched MEDLINE, it is easy to see only the citations that are exclusive to Embase.

What makes PubMed unique?

PubMed delivers a publicly available search interface for MEDLINE as well as other NLM resources, making it the premier source for biomedical literature and one of the most widely accessible resources in the world.

What does Embase stand for?

Embase (Excerpta Medica Database) is a biomedical and pharmacological database produced by Elsevier B.V., containing more than 40 million records including articles from more than 8,500 journals published world-wide.

Can you use Embase for systematic review?

Embase allows you to build comprehensive systematic reviews so that you can thoroughly review all of the published literature on a particular topic and make the best-informed evidence-based medicine decisions.

What databases does Embase search?

Embase is provided by Elsevier and includes literature in the MEDLINE database from the National Library of Medicine, in addition to almost 3,000 other journals and over 11,500 conferences. It contains journal articles, conference papers and abstracts and reports in biomedicine dating back to 1947.

What type of source is Embase?

Embase is a biomedical and pharmacological database covering journal articles, conference proceedings, and gray literature. It is strong in its coverage of pharmaceutical research and international and non-English content.

What are the limitations of Embase?

What is a Limit? When you have carried out a topic search in Embase, limits are a way of reducing the number of records you find. In addition to those shown above, you can limit by: publication type, language, age, gender, animal.

What is major focus in Embase?

Major focus is a function added by the Embase indexers to terms describing the main topic(s) covered in a journal article. If you check this box you will receive fewer results but they are likely to be more relevant.

Is ScienceDirect and Embase the same?

Embase and ScienceDirect are both reputable databases in the field of scientific literature, but they have some key differences in terms of content and focus. Content Coverage: Embase is known for its strong coverage of pharmaceutical, biomedical, and drug-related literature.

Why is PubMed better?

PubMed offers a broad overview of existing literature on a particular topic and is arguably more comprehensive when it comes to biomedical topics than any other database.

Why use PubMed over Google Scholar?

As a result, Google Scholar may include articles from non-scientific sources such as blogs and websites, which may not have been peer-reviewed or quality checked, whereas PubMed filters out non-biomedical sources to ensure that all articles included in the search results have been published in reputable peer-reviewed ...

Why are some journals not in PubMed?

If the journal is not indexed in Medline, the published article will not be found on PubMed. Based on the journal indexing of Edorium journals, none of the journals are indexed in Medline. Therefore, articles published in these journals will not be found on PubMed.

What is the disadvantage of MEDLINE?

Medline cons: not as easy to use as Google Scholar. includes predominately journal literature; doesn't index the "gray" literature, book chapters, or many conference proceedings.

Is Embase the same as Elsevier?

Embase, produced by Elsevier, contains over 32 million records from over 8,500 currently published journals from 1947 to the present. Through its international coverage, daily updates, and drug indexing with EMTREE, Embase enables tracking and retrieval of drug information in the published literature.

Is Ovid MEDLINE the same as PubMed?

PubMed is a huge database that includes the entire Medline database. Medline is available through PubMed and through other companies. At MCPHS, we access Medline through PubMed and through Ovid. The content is the same, but you will notice some differences.

Is Google Scholar better than PubMed?

Scholar's biggest plus is that it makes full-text articles completely searchable, letting you dig up details like place or personal names that might not surface in a PubMed search. PubMed records may include a link to full text that your institution subscribes to, but never the full text itself.

Is PubMed and Google Scholar the same thing?

In contrast to PubMed, Google Scholar searches a wide range of multidisciplinary topics and offers few options for filtering large amounts of information. It relies on an inherent algorithm to determine search results, and it lacks a filter similar to PubMed's Clinical Queries to search for rigorously designed studies.

How does PubMed compare to Google Scholar?

Whereas PubMed searches retrieve published literature from biomedical journals, Google Scholar searches retrieve both published and unpublished literature from a range of disciplines. This may explain the greater overall number of records found per search (median of 1000 for Google Scholar and 148 for PubMed).