Searching skills toolkit : finding the evidence / / by Caroline De Brún, Nicola Pearce-Smith
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| Autore: |
De Brún Caroline
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| Titolo: |
Searching skills toolkit : finding the evidence / / by Caroline De Brún, Nicola Pearce-Smith
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| Pubblicazione: | Chichester, West Sussex : , : Wiley, , 2013 |
| Edizione: | Second edition. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (147 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 616.0072 |
| Soggetto topico: | Systematic reviews (Medical research) |
| Database searching | |
| Evidence-based medicine | |
| Information retrieval - Methodology | |
| Information organization - Methodology | |
| Altri autori: |
Pearce-SmithNicola
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; CHAPTER 1: Introduction; Evidence-based medicine; Why search?; How do you keep up to date; Further reading; CHAPTER 2: Where to start; The hierarchy of evidence; The hierarchy of searching; Ask yourself:; 1. How much time do I have?; 2. What type of publication am I looking for?; Internet sources for finding different publication types; 3. Is my query about a specific topic?; CHAPTER 3: Clinical information: sources; Medical libraries; The Internet; Clinical search engines; National guidelines; International guidelines |
| Sources containing secondary evidenceOnline databases; Grey literature; Professional organisations; Networks and colleagues; CHAPTER 4: Searching the Internet; Search engines and directories; Basic searching; Advanced searching; Tutorials; Evaluating material found on the World Wide Web; Other good quality Internet sources of information; Saving useful websites; Favourites and bookmarks; CHAPTER 5: Formulating searchable questions; Types of question; Breaking down the clinical scenario; Identifying keywords; Further reading; CHAPTER 6: Building a search strategy; Identifying synonyms | |
| Synonym sourcesTruncation and wildcards; Truncation; Wildcards; Combining terms (using Boolean operators); Venn diagrams of common Boolean operators:; Construction of the final search strategy; Refining search strategies (also known as limiting); CHAPTER 7: Free text and thesaurus searching; Free text searching; Thesaurus searching; Browsing and mapping; Advanced MeSH searching; Explode and Single Term; Focus; Major and Minor Descriptors; Subheadings; Related terms; CHAPTER 8: Searching healthcare databases; Finding the evidence: key steps; Medline; PubMed (www.pubmed.gov); Search process | |
| Free text searchingMeSH searching; Combining search terms; Viewing the results; Clipboard; Related citations; Saving or emailing records; Ovid Medline (www.ovid.com); Search process; Free text; MeSH; Combining search terms; Viewing the results; Printing, emailing or exporting records; Find similar articles; Other databases available via Ovid; CINAHL (www.ebscohost.com/); Search process; Free text searching; Searching for Subject Terms; Combining search terms; Viewing the results; Add to folder; Personal account; Saving search strategies; Saving, printing, emailing or exporting records | |
| Find Similar ResultsCochrane Library (www.thecochranelibrary.com); Search process; Advanced search; MeSH/Thesaurus; Combining search terms; Limiting searches; Viewing the results; Saving, exporting or printing records; Saving searches; Alerts; User guides; Further reading; CHAPTER 9: Refining search results; Limits; Worked example (OvidSP Medline); Worked example (PubMed); Publication types; Applying limits within your search strategy; Methodological filters; Worked example (Ovid Medline); Clinical Queries; Worked example (PubMed); Sensitivity versus specificity; Worked example (Ovid Medline) | |
| How do I do know whether to conduct a specific or sensitive search? | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Searching Skills Toolkit is an expert guide to help you find the clinical evidence you need more easily and effectively.Clearly presented with useful tips and advice, flow charts, diagrams and real-life clinical scenarios, it shows the best methods for finding quality evidence. From deciding where to start, to building a search strategy, refining results and critical appraisal, it is a step-by-step guide to the process of finding healthcare evidence, and is designed for use by all health and social care professionals.This second edition has been expanded with |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Searching skills toolkit |
| ISBN: | 1-118-46311-0 |
| 1-118-46309-9 | |
| 1-118-46312-9 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910139028603321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
EBMT-EBM Toolkit Series