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Anne Ross Library: Searching Resource Guide

PubMed: Clinical Queries

University of Medicine & Health Sciences

Clinical QueriesfeaturesspecializedPubMedsearchesthatfiltercitationretrievalbyclinicalstudy category,thesystematicreviewsubsetandmedicalgeneticstopics.Clinical Queriesisavailableat: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query/static/clinical.shtml. SearchbyClinicalStudyCategory:limitssearchesbythefollowingquestiontypesorclinicalstudy categories:etiology,diagnosis,therapy,prognosisandclinicalpredictionguidelines. Twoemphasiscategoriesorfiltersareprovided: narrow,specificsearchretrievesmoreprecise,relevantcitationsbutlessretrieval broad,sensitivesearchincludesrelevantcitationsmixedwithlessrelevant&moreretrieval

FindSystematicReviews:limitssearchestosystematicreviews,metaanalyses,reviewsofclinicaltrials, consensusdevelopmentconferences,andguidelines. GeneraltipsforusingClinicalQueries: Usespecificsubjecttermsormedicalsubjectheadings(MeSH).Forexample,ifyouwantclinical studiesonthediagnosisofaheartattack,typeinmyocardialinfarction.Usingthemorespecific termwillhelptargetyourretrieval. Donotenterabbreviationsfordiseases.Typeinurinarytractinfection,notUTI. Ifyouwanttosearchforsynonymousterms,suchaslungradiographorchestxraycapitalizetheOR connectorandtypeyourtermsthisway: LungradiographORchestxray IfyouwanttocombinetwodiscreteconceptscapitalizetheANDconnector: AsthmaANDInhaledcorticosteroid Noteonceyouareexaminingyourcitations,thereisanoption"relatedarticles",butselectingthis optionturnsoffthefiltersappliedbyClinicalQueriesincludinganylimitationsyoumayhave selected,suchaslanguageorage. ClinicalQueriesalsoallowsyoutosearchPubMedwithvalueaddedsearchfilters;stillyoucan furthermanipulateyoursearchbyaddingorsubtractingtermsinthesearchbox.
InformationforthishandoutwasgatheredfromtheNationalLibraryofMedicine,BostonUniversityAlumniMedical Library,andtheNewYorkAcademyofMedicineLibrary(copiedfromLaneMedicalLibrary,StanfordMedicalCenter).

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