Embase
Embase
Embase (pronounced: /ˈɛmbeɪs/) is a biomedical and pharmacological database of published literature, designed to support information managers and pharmacovigilance in complying with the regulatory requirements of a licensed drug.
Etymology
The term "Embase" is an acronym for Excerpta Medica database, derived from the name of the print publication that served as its basis, Excerpta Medica, a medical abstract journal.
Description
Embase is a comprehensive, versatile research platform that provides biomedical researchers with the most relevant and reliable biomedical literature. It is a highly versatile, multipurpose and up-to-date database covering the most important international biomedical literature from 1947 to the present day. All Medline records produced by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) are included, as well as over 5 million records not covered on Medline.
Related Terms
- Pharmacovigilance: The science and activities relating to the detection, assessment, understanding and prevention of adverse effects or any other drug-related problem.
- Biomedical Research: The broad area of science that involves the investigation of the biological process and the causes of disease through careful experimentation, observation, laboratory work, analysis, and testing.
- Medline: A bibliographic database of life sciences and biomedical information. It includes bibliographic information for articles from academic journals covering medicine, nursing, pharmacy, dentistry, veterinary medicine, and health care.
- National Library of Medicine (NLM): The world's largest biomedical library which maintains and makes available a vast print collection and produces electronic information resources on a wide range of topics.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Embase
- Wikipedia's article - Embase
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