Searching skills toolkit : finding the evidence /

• Main Author: De Brún, Caroline
• Other Authors: Pearce-Smith, Nicola
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken : Wiley, 2014.
• Edition: 2nd ed.
• Series: EBM toolkit series.
• Subjects: Systematic reviews (Medical research) > Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Database searching > Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Evidence-based medicine > Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Information Storage and Retrieval > methods.; Databases as topic > Handbooks.; Database searching.; Evidence-based medicine.; Systematic reviews (Medical research); Handbooks.; Electronic books.; Handbooks and manuals.

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...

Table of Contents:

• Where to start
• Clinical information: sources
• Searching the Internet
• Formulating searchable questions
• Building a search strategy
• Free text and thesaurus searching
• Searching healthcare databases
• Refining search results
• Saving citations
• Citation pearl searching
• Quality improvement and value: sources
• Patient information: sources
• Critical appraisal
• Glossary of terms
• Appendix 1: Ten tips for effective searching
• Appendix 2: Teaching resources
• Record your favourite resources.