Finding the Evidence for Practice: A Workbook for Health Professionals - Brossura

Brettle, Alison; Grant, Maria J.

 
9780443074509: Finding the Evidence for Practice: A Workbook for Health Professionals
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ISBN 10: 044307450X ISBN 13: 9780443074509
Casa editrice: Churchill Livingstone, 2003

Sinossi

Practical and easy-to-use, this text effectively introduces different sources of information and how to use them. Its unique format is meant to increase the user's awareness of available health-related references and to help the user understand techniques involved in undertaking a literature search. Such knowledge aids in demystifying the jargon associated with computer-based research and helps readers carry out searches efficiently and effectively.

  • The material in this text, including exercises, tips, and questions, is practical, helping the user with issues they actually need help with.
  • Generous number of illustrations helps to shed light on the more difficult topics.
  • Content meets an important need in an efficient way, so that practitioners do not have to spend a lot of time reading about it.
  • Information provided directly relates the health care practice.
  • Authors are active researchers, so they are well aware of the common problems and commonly asked questions.

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Contenuti

Introduction

Section 1: Sources of Information
1. Where Do I Go for Information
2. Evidence-Based Sources of Information
3. The Internet

Section 2: Undertaking a Literature Search
4. Approaching the Search
5. Stages of a Search
6. Conclusions and Final Tips

Section 3: Practical Exercises
7. Practical Exercises
8. Medline, Ovid Interface
9. Medline, Silver Platter Interface
10. Searching the Internet for Health Care Information
11. Searching the National Electronic Library for Health (NeLH)
12. CINAHL: Ovid interface
13. CINAHL: Silver Platter interface

Appendices
1. Evaluation Tools
2. Optimal Search Strategies
3. Critical Appraisal of Web Sites

Glossary

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Editore
Churchill Livingstone
Data di pubblicazione
2003
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
044307450X
ISBN 13 
9780443074509
Rilegatura
Copertina flessibile
Numero di pagine
194
Contatto del produttore
non disponibile
Persona responsabile
Barbara Criscuolo
b.criscuolo@lswr.it

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