PubMed Searching, EBM Searching: Revision GEMP 2 Dr Glenda Myers & Staff 9 th October 2007
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PubMed: Building a Search Strategy Eclampsia AND Epidural Anaesthetic
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EBM Searching: Resources ► PubMed Systematic Reviews (Cochrane Database/Library) Clinical Queries Systematic Reviews ► Cochrane Library (Under Databases) ► BMJ Clinical Evidence (Under Databases) ► E-Textbooks STAT!Ref (Under Databases) ► ACP PIER (Physician’s Information & Education Resource) ► MDConsult Limit to Cochrane ► Web Based Resources Nettingthe Evidence; SUMSearch; TRIP
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Sections: Pregnancy and Childbirth
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Searching by Disease: Trigeminal Neuralgia
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Web Based Resources ► NettingtheEvidence ► SUMSearch ► TRIP
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