Citations and abstracts to the biomedical literature, including the allied health fields and the biological and physical sciences, humanities, and information science as they relate to medicine and health care. Added functionality available with personal account. Good for foreground questions.
Here are possible MESH (Medical Subject Headings) to use in Medline Ovid::
Homosexuality
Narrower Term: Homosexuality, Female
Narrower Term: Homosexuality, Male
Homosexuality, Female
Homosexuality, Male
Bisexuality
Transgender Persons
Sexual and Gender Minorities
Narrower Term: Intersex Persons
Narrower Term: Transgender Persons
PubMed is comprised of millions of citations for the biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Also provides access to other National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) services for biomedical and genomic information. Added functionality available with personal account. Good for foreground questions.
Here are possible MESH (Medical Subject Headings) to use in PubMed: Medline:
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH Terms):
Homosexuality
Narrower Term: Homosexuality, Female
Narrower Term: Homosexuality, Male
Homosexual
Homosexuals
Homosexuality, Female
Homosexuality, Male
Male Homosexuality
Sexual and Gender Minorities
Narrower Term: Intersex Persons
Narrower Term: Transgender Persons
Health Disparate, Minority and Vulnerable Populations
Narrower Term: Sexual and Gender Minorities
Transgender Persons
Transsexualism
Right to Health
Health Services Accessibility
Narrower Term: Right to Health
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation
Narrower Term: Health Services Accessibility
Prejudice
Narrower Term: Homophobia
HIV Infections
Narrower Terms: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Nursing and allied health journal citations and full-text articles. Added functionality available with personal account. Good for background and foreground questions.
Here are possible CINAHL Headings to use in CINAHL:
Sexual and Gender Minorities
Narrower Term: LGBTQ+ Persons
Evidence based journal articles, eBooks, monographs, patient education, and clinical overviews. Added functionality available with personal account. Good for background and foreground questions.
Here are some terms to use in ClinicalKey:
Homosexual behavior
Homosexual marriage
Homosexual rape
Homosexuality counseling
Homosexual marriage, male
Lesbian
bisexuality
Intersex surgery
Intersex surgery, male to female
Transgender
Pansexuality
Non-binary
Homophobia
Sexual orientation
Health access
Healthcare access
Aids screening
Aids risk factors
Aids treatments
HIV testing
Resource providing access to a collection of protocols and systematic reviews. Added functionality available with personal account. Good for foreground questions
Here are some terms to use in Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews:
Homosexuality
Homosexual
Gay
Lesbian
bisexuality
Intersex
Transgender
Pansexuality
Non-binary
Homophobia
Sexual orientation
Health access
Healthcare access
Aids
HIV
ScienceDirect contains full text articles related to medicine and the sciences from hundreds of journals published by Elsevier and its subsidiaries.
Here are some terms to use in ScienceDirect:
Homosexuality
Homosexual
Gay
Lesbian
bisexuality
Intersex
Transgender
Pansexuality
Non-binary
Homophobia
Sexual orientation
Health access
Healthcare access
Aids
HIV
HIV/AIDS drugs, clinical trials, and research related information.
Here are some terms to use in HIVInfo:
HIV and Gay and Bisexual Men
Bisexual and HIV/AIDS
Fighting HIV/AIDS Stigma
Gay and Bisexual Men's Health
HIV Communication Among Gay and Bisexual Men
HIV Prevention and Care for Transgender People
HIV and Transgender People
HIV and Young Men Who Have Sex with Men
Lesbian and HIV/AIDS
Large collection. Updated monthly. Three apps (glossary, guidelines, and drug database) available.
Consumer health information on diseases, drugs, medical tests, medical terminology, and other health topics.
Here are some terms to use in MedlinePlus:
Homosexuality
Two-Spirit
Agender
Asexual
Bigender
Bisexual
Coming Out
Gay
Gender Identity
Gender Expression
Genderqueer
Gender Variant
Intersex
Lesbian
Nonbinary
Pangender
Pansexual
Queer
Sexual Orientation
Transgender
Transsexual
Transitioning
Same sex
Health disparities
Aids
HIV
Homophobia
Mental health
Substance abuse
