Veterinary - Evidence-Based Veterinary Medicine
Resources for Foreground Questions
When specific knowledge is needed to inform clinical decisions:
- Use scholarly/peer-reviewed journals or databases such as Vetlexicon, PubMed, CABI Digital Library, or Scopus.
Point-of-Care Tools
Use Vetlexicon database, Veterinary Information Network (VIN), or other point-of-care veterinary tools to aid in making evidence-based clinical decisions. Several online resources, including the open access journal Veterinary Evidence, provide summaries of current knowledge. For more information and a list of other point-of-care tools, see the Clinical Databases and Resources research guide.
Databases
Use PubMed database with appropriate article types filters selected (i.e. systematic reviews, randomized controlled trials, and/or meta-analysis) or search other databases such as CABI Digital Library with the appropriate article type as one of the search elements. For more information about research databases, see the Research Databases research guide.
The free online database BestBETS for Vets offers a number of Critically Appraised Topics (CATs) for clinical questions related to a variety of species.
Accessing Library Resources
To access access the Library's books, journals, or databases, please refer to our "Guide to Library Resources".