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Searching for the evidence: The process involved
ET Crumley | TP Klassen
The
average physician needs to read an estimated 17 articles
per day to keep up to date (1). The abundance of information
sources, all which have a unique method for storing
and accessing information, can make finding relevant
information a challenge. Physicians are often unaware
of the different approaches required for searching these
sources and, thus, may end up with incomplete information
on the topic they are researching. As a result, the
University of Alberta's Department of Pediatrics has
developed a worksheet (www.pediatrics.ualberta.ca/search.pdf
[Figure 1]) to assist physicians with conducting a more
complete literature search. We will follow the worksheet
throughout the present article to demonstrate the process
involved in searching.
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