Description
Put the literature searching skills theory into practice. Learn how to search the PubMed literature database with helpful tips for other databases as well.
What does the course cover?
- How to use three search techniques - basic, advanced and the MeSH database
- Using MeSH subheadings to perform accurate searches
- Limiting your search results
- Formatting, exporting and saving search results
- Understanding why PubMed doesn't always return expected results
You'll get a course certificate once you have completed and passed the course.
Objectives
At the end of this course, you'll be able to:
- Recall how using MeSH, tree structures, exploding terms and subheadings can improve your search results
- Recall when to use the basic, advanced and MeSH database search options
- Use the single citation matcher
- Explain why PubMed sometimes finds irrelevant articles
Certificate
By completing/passing this course, you will attain the certificate Course completion certificate
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