FMPH 193/194: Public Health Capstone Research Guide

Think like an author 

Use this as a brainstorming exercise -- Question:  If an article had the perfect title for your project, what would it be?

• What terms are so important that the author would have put them in the title?
  • Now you have some very relevant keywords to use when searching.
• If you are still "browsing" tell the database one of the words or a phrase should be in the title.

Do this in PubMed:  Do a title field search by adding [title] after your keyword or phrase.

The databases you might use include:

• PubMed:  it covers menicine, health care, public health, nursing
• CINAHL:  it covers nursing and allied health (PT, OT, nutrition, etc.)
• PsycINFO: it covers psychiatry, psychology, and the psychological aspects of health and medicine
• Web of Science:  it covers social sciences, physical sciences, and medical sciences
• Google Scholar:  it covers multiple disciplines (but has very limited filters to help narrow results)