Table 1

 Abstracting and indexing services collecting at least 15 periodicals dealing with medical ethical issues

Abstracting and indexing service (A&I)*Number of indexed periodicals
*Names of databases that differ from the original A&I names are written in capital letters.
†Database which includes the Cumulated Index Medicus (beginning 1960), the International Nursing Index, the Index to Dental Literature, and Bioethicsline.
Current Contents (CC)66
MEDLINE†64
Research Alert (Ralert)54
Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI)54
Excerpta Medica. Abstract Journals (EMBASE)51
AgeLine50
Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature (CINAHL)42
E-psyche39
Sociological Abstracts (SociolAbs)38
Family Index (FamInd)36
Psychological Abstracts32
PsycINFO30
Biological Abstracts (BIOSIS)30
Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts30
Social Services Abstracts30
Social Planning – Policy & Development Abstracts29
Philosopher’s Index25
Religion Index One: Periodicals23
Religion Index Two: Multi-Author Works23
INIS Atomindex (Online Edition) (International Nuclear Information System)22
Environmental Science and Pollution Management21
Hospital and Health Administration Index21
Risk Abstracts21
Referativnyi Zhurnal20
Arts & Humanities Citation Index20
IBZ Internationale Bibliographie der Geistes-und Sozialwissenschaftlichen Zeitschriftenliteratur20
Social Sciences Index19
ASSIA Net (Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts)19
AMED (Allied and Complementary Medicine Database)17
Health and Safety Science Abstracts17
PAIS International in Print (OCLC Public Affairs Information Service, Inc.)16
Russian Academy of Sciences Bibliographies16
Chemical Abstracts15
Inpharma Weekly15
Reactions Weekly15
Science Citation Index15