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Searching skills toolkit finding the evidence /

The distinguishing feature of this pocket-sized searching skills book, like all the Toolkit series titles, is its user-friendliness. The guiding principle is that readers do not want to become librarians, but they are faced with practical difficulties when searching for evidence, such as lack of ski...

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Main Authors: De Brún, Caroline.
Corporate Authors: Wiley InterScience (Online service)
Group Author: Pearce-Smith, Nicola.; Heneghan, Carl.; Perera, Rafael.; Badenoch, Douglas.
Published:
Literature type: Electronic eBook
Language: English
Series: Toolkit series
Subjects:
Systematic reviews (Medical research) > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Database searching > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Evidence-based medicine > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Database searching.
Evidence-based medicine.
Systematic reviews (Medical research)
Information Storage and Retrieval > Handbooks > methods.
Databases as Topic > Handbooks.
Evidence-Based Medicine > Handbooks.
Internet > Handbooks.
MEDICAL > Evidence-Based Medicine.
HEALTH & FITNESS > General. > General.
MEDICAL > Diseases.
MEDICAL > Internal Medicine.
MEDICAL > Clinical Medicine.
Databases as Topic.
Information Storage and Retrieval.
Internet.
Electronic books.
Handbooks and manuals.
Llibres electrònics.
Online Access: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781444303599
Summary: The distinguishing feature of this pocket-sized searching skills book, like all the Toolkit series titles, is its user-friendliness. The guiding principle is that readers do not want to become librarians, but they are faced with practical difficulties when searching for evidence, such as lack of skills, lack of time and information overload. They need to learn simple search skills, and be directed towards the right resources to find the best evidence to support their decision-making. A user-friendly, Hands-On guide to literature searching, which is an essential skill for all involved in health.
Item Description: Includes index.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (127 p.) : col. ill., plans
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781444303599
1444303597
9781444303605 (electronic bk.)
1444303600 (electronic bk.)
1282007807
9781282007802
Index Number: R853
CLC: R311
Contents: Where to start? -- Sources of clinical information : an overview -- Using search engines on the World Wide Web -- Formulating clinical questions -- Building a search strategy -- Free text versus thesaurus -- Refining search results -- Searching specific healthcare databases -- Citation pearl searching -- Saving/recording citations for future use -- Critical appraisal -- Further reading by topic or PubMed ID -- Glossary of terms.

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