What
is it?
AMED is the Allied and
Complementary Medicine Database. It is a key database that offers access to
complementary and alternative medicine topics, such as acupuncture,
chiropractic, herbalism, homeopathy, hospice care, hypnosis, palliative care,
physiotherapy, podiatry, and rehabilitation. You can search across a range of
nursing and allied health focused publications, to find articles for your
search.
Key
Features
We provide access to the
AMED database via 2 routes:
- Ebsco databases – for Keele staff and students
- HDAS databases – for NHS staff
Both these routes allow
you to use the following functionality:
- Perform simple and advanced searching
- Use thesaurus searching
- Save searches
- Export results
- Access some full-text articles
How
can it help you?
The AMED database allows
you to search a wide range of nursing, allied health and complimentary health
focused publications, to find the research you need for your assignments,
dissertations and research.
How
to access it?
AMED is available on the
Internet via 2 different suppliers.
- Keele users should use the the Ebsco database
- NHS users should use HDAS to access AMED, supplied via OVID
You will need to log on:
- Keele staff and students should use the AMED link on their subject page and log on with their Keele computer log in details.
- NHS staff should log in to the HDAS database using their NHS Athens username and then select the AMED database to search.
More
help?
For more help check our
online guides section:
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