Efficient literature searching: A core skill for the practice of evidence-based medicine

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2119-2127

  Doig, Gordon Stuart ^a,b   Simpson, Fiona ^a  

^a ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Decision making; Evidence based medicine; Medline; PubMed; Review literature; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERNET; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDLINE; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; PUBMED;

EID: 0347506338     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-003-1942-5     Document Type: Review

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