Searching by subject - creating a search strategy
To get the best results from a search you will need to look closely at your question.
Sample Question: What are the economic arguments for and against population based screening for colorectal cancer. |
Some questions you need to ask yourself include:
| 1. | What are the main concepts or facets of the question? | colorectal cancer, population based screening and economics |
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How do the concepts or facets relate? |
All facets must be discussed: |
| 3. | How much and what kind of information do you need? | For this tutorial we will look at the following options:
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Time to practice! The next part of the tutorial is divided into 2 sides:
| Left side | Right side |
| Shows instructions | Opens an Ovid Medline screen where you can practice, following the instructions on the left side |
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