The document summarizes how to search for the best evidence to answer clinical questions. It discusses creating an effective search strategy including developing search terms from a clinical question. It describes searching Medline and finding systematic reviews. It also explains using the Clinical Queries filter to locate primary studies and resources for appraising evidence quality.
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13. Searching for the Best Evidence - an update If the using the Therapy [specificity] Clinical queries Limit doesn’t result in relevant articles try the Therapy [optimised] then the Therapy [sensitivity] filters to expand your results Image: Ovid Medline: http://gateway.tx.ovid.com.ezproxy2.library.usyd.edu.au/gw1/ovidweb.cgi ? New+Database=Single|17&S=CDLLFPBMJNDDKDEONCJLACPJANPPAA00: Viewed 17/8/07
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