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Grey Literature (Health Sciences)

What is Grey Literature?

Grey literature is defined as information "produced on all levels of government, academics, business and industry in electronic and print formats not controlled by commercial publishing" Greynet

Here are some example of Grey Literature:

Reports (Annual, Government, Technical, etc.)
Research papers
Theses and dissertations
Patents
Statistics
Clinical Trials
Conference Proceedings
and more

Selected Grey Literature Repositories

There are many places to find grey literature. Where you look, depends on your research question. Below are some selected resources that researchers have found useful in population health.

Population Council - Knowledge Commons
(ressource en Anglais)
The Population Council conducts research to address critical health and development issues. Knowledge Commons, our digital repository, helps to ensure that evidence generated by the Council and partners is accessible and can be readily used to inform policies, programs, and practices worldwide.
UNESDOC database
Contains 120 000 free downloadable documents in six official languages covering all UNESCO fields of competence since 1945 and most of the publications edited by the Organization.