BookCaroline De Brún, Nicola Pearce-Smith.
Summary: This is a user-friendly, hands-on guide to literature searching, which is an essential skill for all involved in health care research and development, researchers, and students from all disciplines.
Contents:
Introduction
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.