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Find the answer: Need the fundamentals? Use background sources. Need research evidence? Search article databases. Urgent clinical decision? Use point-of-care tools. Click to learn more.

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Literature search checklist: Define your question. Select the key concepts. Gather search terms. Compose the search statement. Search article databases. Refine the search. Click for a tutorial video.

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Less is more in search. Use fewer ideas for broader results. Focus on the problem and intervention concepts. Click to learn more.

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Expand your search. Include: Synonyms, like hypertension and high blood pressure. Related ideas, like cancer, malignancy, and tumor. Word forms, like diabetes and diabetic. Spelling variants, like pediatrics and paediatrics. Abbreviations, like CO2 and EKG. Click for more types.

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Supercharge your search: Expand with 'OR' and synonyms. Include more topics with 'AND.' Organize terms with parentheses ( ). For example, (aspirin OR acetylsalicylic acid) AND (heart attack OR myocardial infarction). Click to learn more.

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Go beyond PubMed. Explore more databases: Embase for biomedicine and pharma. PsycInfo for psychology and behavior. CINAHL for nursing and allied health. Web of Science for all subjects. Click for database access.

Access more databases through the Online Clinical Library

Trust your sources: Use tools to verify quality and detect bias. Cross-check facts. Click to learn more.

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Tame citation turmoil. Use a reference manager. Click to learn more.

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