Searching skills toolkit : finding the evidence / / by Caroline De Brún, Nicola Pearce-Smith |
Autore | De Brún Caroline |
Edizione | [Second edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, West Sussex : , : Wiley, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (147 p.) |
Disciplina | 616.0072 |
Altri autori (Persone) | Pearce-SmithNicola |
Collana | EBMT-EBM Toolkit Series |
Soggetto topico |
Systematic reviews (Medical research)
Database searching Evidence-based medicine Information retrieval - Methodology Information organization - Methodology |
ISBN |
1-118-46311-0
1-118-46309-9 1-118-46312-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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? |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910139028603321 |
De Brún Caroline
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Chichester, West Sussex : , : Wiley, , 2013 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Searching skills toolkit : finding the evidence / / by Caroline De Brún, Nicola Pearce-Smith |
Autore | De Brún Caroline |
Edizione | [Second edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, West Sussex : , : Wiley, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (147 p.) |
Disciplina | 616.0072 |
Altri autori (Persone) | Pearce-SmithNicola |
Collana | EBMT-EBM Toolkit Series |
Soggetto topico |
Systematic reviews (Medical research)
Database searching Evidence-based medicine Information retrieval - Methodology Information organization - Methodology |
ISBN |
1-118-46311-0
1-118-46309-9 1-118-46312-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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? |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910813417303321 |
De Brún Caroline
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Chichester, West Sussex : , : Wiley, , 2013 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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