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Clinical Key: finding ebooks

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 Do you need to refresh your clinical knowledge on a key topic? Take a look at the reference books available on Clinical Key.

Clinical Key is a clinical search engine, giving you access to a wealth of evidence-based resources to support confident clinical decision-making and in-depth reading for research and professional development.

You can find over 1000 ebooks on Clinical Key, covering a wide range of clinical topics, and including some popular textbooks.

Find eBooks

From the Clinical Key home page, page down to the section “Deepen your specialty and medical knowledge” and click the Books option.

You can look for books by specialty, A-Z list or enter any words in the title you’re looking for in the filter box.

screen-shot of the clinical key ebooks page, showing the various options to browse the book collection

You can search the content of ebooks by selecting “Books” from the resource type on the search box and entering your search terms. The results will include chapters from any books which include your search terms.

screen-shot of book search and results

Watch this video

Learn more and follow a demonstration by watching our video.

Access

Clinical Key is available to UHNM staff. Access it via the Health Library NHS Resources page or log in here via OpenAthens.

Watch this video for help logging in and activating your account.

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