MedNar is a helpful complement to use with standard medical databases like PubMed and MedlinePlus for deep web information searches, for those looking to discover the most relevant and recent information to use in the practice of Evidence Based Medicine. Since the deep web contains extensive information, although not easily accessible via traditional internet search engines, it is important to consider deep web searches. This article investigates MedNar, a free deep web database, and details why medical evidence explorers should include it in their tool belts.
Keywords: Deep web; Evidence Based Medicine (EBM); MedNar; federated search; grey literature; medical database; medical search.