AMED: The Allied and Complementary Medicine Database

Med Ref Serv Q. 2016 Oct-Dec;35(4):434-9. doi: 10.1080/02763869.2016.1220759.

Abstract

AMED: The Allied and Complementary Medicine Database is a resource from the Health Care Information Service of the British Library. AMED offers access to complementary and alternative medicine topics, such as acupuncture, chiropractic, herbalism, homeopathy, hospice care, hypnosis, palliative care, physiotherapy, podiatry, and rehabilitation. This column features a sample search to demonstrate the type of information available within AMED. AMED is available through the EBSCOhost and OVID platforms.

Keywords: Alternative medicine; British Library; complementary medicine; online databases.

MeSH terms

  • Acupuncture Therapy
  • Chiropractic
  • Complementary Therapies*
  • Databases, Factual*
  • Homeopathy
  • Humans