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ClinicalKey

What is ClinicalKey?

ClinicalKey logoClinicalKey is an Elsevier clinical search engine made available to RCS England users. It includes a wide range of resources such as full-text journals and ebooks. ClinicalKey undertakes to aggregate multiple resources in one easily-searchable interface, combining a fast, efficient search engine with Elsevier’s plentiful medical resources. Aimed at medical providers, it uses predictive search capabilities to return robust results organised into medical topics, MEDLINE abstracts, full text articles, patient handouts, textbook chapters, images and even Procedures Consult videos

What do members say?

Continuously look at journals and online books via Clinicalkey

ClinicalKey: content

  • 800+ full text journals
  • <1,000+ books
  • 17,000+ medical and surgical and videos
  • Clinical overviews
  • Drug monographs
  • Guidelines
  • Patient education
  • Calculators
  • Systemic reviews, meta-analysis, and clinical trials and more

Getting help with online resources

 

If you're having problems, we are here to help. You can get assistance through any of the following means:

  • Email: library.athens@rcseng.ac.uk - we will usually respond with one working day
  • Telephone: 020 7869 6556 - the line is open between 9 am and 5 pm, Monday to Friday, excluding UK public holidays and College closure days
  • In person: members are welcome to visit the Library in person for assistance, and appointments can be arranged for in-person enquiries - please see the Library pages on the College website for more information.

It does help us if you can provide your College membership number with your enquiry - this will be on your membership page in the College website and on any personal communications sent by the College.

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