USEFUL TOOLS AND METHODS FOR LITERATURE RETRIEVAL IN PUBMED: STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE FOR PHYSICIANS.
Herramientas útiles y métodos de búsqueda bibliográfica en PubMed: guía paso a paso para médicos no académicos.
Author
Hevia M, Joaquín; Departamento de Radiología. Hospital San Juan de Dios de La Serena.
Departamento de Radiología. Clínica Regional del Elqui. La Serena.
Universidad Católica del Norte. Coquimbo.
Huete G, Álvaro; Departamento de Radiología, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Santiago.
Alfaro F, Sandra; Universidad Católica del Norte. Coquimbo.
Palominos V, Verónica; Universidad Católica del Norte. Coquimbo.
Abstract
Developing skills to search the medical literature has potential benefits on patient care and allow physicians to better orient their efforts when answering daily clinical questions. The objective of this paper is to share useful tools for optimizing medical literature retrieval in MEDLINE using PubMed including MeSH terms, filters and connectors. Developing skills to search the medical literature has potential benefits on patient care and allow physicians to better orient their efforts when answering daily clinical questions. The objective of this paper is to share useful tools for optimizing medical literature retrieval in MEDLINE using PubMed including MeSH terms, filters and connectors.