Searching for biomedical information

Searching for biomedical information

Coordinator: Prof. Damir Sapunar, MD, PhD
Contact: ds@mefst.hr
Code: ZOP8
Total hours: 14 (2 lectures + 6 seminars + 6 exercises)
ECTS: 2

Lecturers:
Prof. Damir Sapunar, MD, PhD
Ana Utrobičić, prof.

Topics:
Basic features of databases
Types of databases
Overview of available databases
Truncation and wildcard operators
Boolean operators
Proximity and frequency operators
Subject indexing and term mapping
Structure of MeSH
Setting up a search strategy
Combining key words and subject headings
Searching databases via different platforms
PubMed
Ovid MEDLINE
Web of Science
Scopus
EBSCOhost

Teaching materials:
Searching flowchart [pdf]
An Evidence Based Checklist for the Peer Review of Electronic Search Strategies (PRESS EBC) [pdf]

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