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How to get the most from the medical literature: searching the medical literature effectively.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20377765     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Different clinical questions are best answered using different study designs. This paper describes the best methods for finding relevant studies for well-framed clinical questions. We focus on which database is best to search to answer your question, describe the structure of effective search strategies and explore ways to develop appropriate search terms. We illustrate these with sensitive and specific search strategies to answer different clinical questions arising from a hypothetical clinical scenario typical of a nephrologist's everyday practice.
Authors:
Angela C Webster; Nicholas B Cross; Ruth Mitchell; Jonathan C Craig
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Nephrology (Carlton, Vic.)     Volume:  15     ISSN:  1440-1797     ISO Abbreviation:  Nephrology (Carlton)     Publication Date:  2010 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-04-09     Completed Date:  2010-08-03     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9615568     Medline TA:  Nephrology (Carlton)     Country:  Australia    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  12-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. angela.webster@gmail.com
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Information Storage and Retrieval / methods*
Nephrology*
Review Literature as Topic*

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