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Filtering for Evidence-Based Reports
Cochrane Library
The Cochrane Library is a unique source of evidence-based information
on the effects of interventions in health care. Published on a quarterly
basis, it consists of seven databases, including the Cochrane Database of
Systematic Reviews.
"Netting the Evidence” Google Search Engine
Developed by Andrew Booth, a pioneer in evidence based information practice at the University of Sheffield, this Google Coop site searches over one hundred web sites (107) associated with the methodology of evidence based practice. Type a condition and diagnostic method or treatment into the search box to quickly find resources with an evidence based approach.
PubMed Clinical Queries
This Web page provides the following specialized PubMed searches for clinicians
to retrieve evidence-based sources:
- Search by Clinical Study Category (etiology, diagnosis, therapy, prognosis, clinical prediction guides)
- Find Systematic Reviews
- Medical Genetics Searches
Search Terms for Limiting a Medline Search to Retrieve Evidence-Based Articles
Use this chart to discover terms to limit your MEDLINE search to types of
studies appropriate to your topic.
Search Strategies for Medline in OVID Syntax and the PubMed translation
This page from the Health Information Research Unit (HIRU) at McMaster University,
charts strategies for limiting MEDLINE searches in OVID or PubMed to evidence-based
retrieval.
