Post on 15-Jul-2015
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LEARN HOW TO SEARCH ON
SONIA GARDIM & JULIANA TAKAHASHI & YUKA SAHEKI
“WANDA DE AGUIAR HORTA” LIBRARY – SCHOOL OF NURSING – UNIVERSITY OF SAO PAULO
BASIC MODULE 2014
Transla)on to English: Aline Goncalves
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WHAT IS PUBMED?
DEVELOPED BY NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE AND
NATIONAL CENTER OF BIOTECHNOLOGY INFORMATION
LINKS TO FULL-‐TEXT
BIOMEDICINE LITERATURE AND RELATED FIELDS (RECORDS SINCE 1948)
SEARCH PORTAL
+ DE 23 MILLION
REFERENCES
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BEFORE STARTING YOUR SEARCH
IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW ABOUT:
HINT SEARCH
OPERATORS
MESH DESCRIPTORS
HINT
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2
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SEARCH OPERATORS
DEFINE THE RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN KEYWORDS OR GROUPS OF
KEYWORDS DURING THE SEARCH PROCESS
... WHAT ARE THEY?
HINT 1
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FOOD HABITS FOOD HABITS
food AND habits
SEARCH OPERATORS AND FIND ALL KEYWORDS (RETRIEVES RECORDS CONTAINING ALL THE SEARCHED KEYWORDS)
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DISTANCE EDUCATION
DISTANCE LEARNING
“distance educaUon” OR “distance learning"
SEARCH OPERATORS OR FIND ANY KEYWORD (RETRIVES RECORDS CONTAINING ANY OF THE SEARCHED KEYWORDS)
USE “ ” (QUOTATION MARKS) FOR PHRASE SEARCH
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PREGNANT WOMEN
DIET
“pregnant women" NOT diet
SEARCH OPERATORS NOT ELIMINATES RECORDS THAT CONTAIN A CERTAIN KEYWORD
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? ANALY?E = ANALYZE , ANALYSE
* EPIDEM* = EPIDEMY, EPIDEMIC, EPIDEMIOLOGICAL, EPIDEMIOLOGY, ETC.
WILDCARD OPERATORS REPLACES CHARACTER VARIATIONS IN THE MIDDLE OF A WORD
TRUNCATION USED WHEN SEARCHING FOR WORDS WITH THE SAME ROOT
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WHAT ARE MESH DESCRIPTORS?
STANDARD TERMINOLOGY THAT HELPS DEFINING TOPICS AND RETRIEVING
RELATED ARTICLES DESCRIPTOR USED BY MEDLINE
DATABASE ON PUBMED, DEVELOPED BY THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE (USA)
HINT 2
MEDICAL SUBJECT HEADINGS
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FORMULATE YOUR SEARCH QUESTION
IDENTIFY THE TOPICS OF YOUR INTEREST OR POSSIBLE KEYWORDS
DEFINE WHICH DATABASES (GENERAL OR SPECIFIC) WOULD BE BETTER FOR YOUR
SEARCH
VERIFY WHETHER THE DATABASE MAKES USE OF
KEYWORDS OR A CONTROLLED VOCABULARY
USE MeSH TERMINOLOGY (DESCRIPTOR USED BY MEDLINE DATABASE ON PUBMED)
WHAT IS THE METHODOLOGY FOR AN EFFICIENT
SEARCH?
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SEARCH STRATEGY USING MESH
SELECT MESH
TYPE IN THE TERM IN ENGLISH.
E.G.: DENGUE
CLICK TO SEARCH
dengue
www.pubmed.gov
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IF NECESSARY, SELECT A QUALIFIER
AND CLICK HERE TO ADD IT TO YOUR SEARCH STRATEGY
SEARCH STRATEGY USING MESH www.pubmed.gov
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CLICK HERE TO: -‐ CHOOSE FORMAT
-‐ NUMBER OF ITEMS PER PAGE -‐ SORT ARTICLES
SEARCH RESULTS www.pubmed.gov
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SENDING RESULTS www.pubmed.gov
SELECT THE ARTICLES YOU WISH TO SEND
AND CLICK HERE TO SEND BY E-‐MAIL
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EXERCISE 1: www.pubmed.gov
stroke/nursing
NURSING CARE IN STROKE
ANSWER
QUALIFIER (FOUND ON MESH)
MAIN TOPIC
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EXERCISE 2: www.pubmed.gov
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QUALIFIER (FOUND ON MESH)
MAIN TOPIC
PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF OBESITY
HINT
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EXERCISE 2: www.pubmed.gov
obesity/psychology
PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF OBESITY
MAIN TOPIC
QUALIFIER (FOUND ON MESH)
ANSWER
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EXERCISE 3: www.pubmed.gov
QUALIFIER (FOUND ON MESH)
MAIN TOPIC
SINUSITIS TREATMENT WITH AMOXICILLIN
MAIN TOPIC
SEARCH OPERATOR
AND
HINT
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EXERCISE 3: www.pubmed.gov
sinusiUs/drug therapy AND amoxicillin
ANSWER
MAIN TOPIC
SINUSITIS TREATMENT WITH AMOXICILLIN
QUALIFIER (FOUND ON MESH)
MAIN TOPIC
SEARCH OPERATOR
AND
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EXERCISE 4: www.pubmed.gov
SINUSITIS TREATMENT WITHOUT AMOXICILLIN
QUALIFIER (FOUND ON MESH) MAIN TOPIC
MAIN TOPIC SEARCH
OPERATOR NOT
HINT
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EXERCISE 4: www.pubmed.gov
SINUSITIS TREATMENT WITHOUT AMOXICILLIN
QUALIFIER (FOUND ON MESH) MAIN TOPIC
MAIN TOPIC SEARCH
OPERATOR NOT
sinusiUs/drug therapy NOT amoxicillin
ANSWER
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OTHER TOOLS www.pubmed.gov
ON PUBMED
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