1. The National Library of Medicine and its databases
Vasas Lívia PhD
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2. Abbreviations connections
MeSH: Medical Subject Heading
NLM: National Library of Medicine:
NIH: National Institutes of Health
NCBI: National Center for Biotechnology Information.
NCBI belongs to NLM and NLM itself is a department of NIH.
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3. National Library of Medicine NLM
MEDLINE
More than 21 million records
5000 kind of medical journals,
+   90 kind of dentistry journals
  187 kind of nursing journals
  106 kinf of health care,  85 kind of health care technology journals
  105 kind of medical history journals
are being indexed
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4. The MEDLINE database is the electronic counterpart of Index Medicus®,
MEDLINE - Definition
The MEDLINE database is the electronic counterpart of
Index Medicus®,
Index to Dental Literature, and
the International Nursing Index,
taken care by NLM.
MEDLINE is the most used medical bibliographic database.
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5. Topics covered by MEDLINE based on nearly 5000 scholar journals (Journal Database)
Medicine
Nursing
Dentistry
Veterinary medicine
Allied health
Pre-clinical sciences
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6. PubMed – special functions
It can be accessed from anywere, if the internet connection is available.
Open access
Special records (process…. )
Updated daily
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7. PubMed - as supplied by publisher
PubMed records:
PubMed - in process
PubMed - as supplied by publisher
PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE
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8. PubMed basic search
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9. Sign in – register for an account
Detailed search question can be saved: „Save search”
notification if there are new records for a search
„Manage Filters” settings will remain
Useful records can be put into Collections
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10. PubMed possibilities Limit Advanced search Display settings
Save search
Send to
Search details
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11. Starting a search from MeSH
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12. Starting a search from MeSH
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13. This search is still not a good search….
Analize the result to find more relevant keywords– rethink the search process
Special attention to the publication types…
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14. Type of publications
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15. Randomized clinical trial
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16. Evidence Pyramid
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17. NLM - catalogue
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18. NLM - catalogue
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19. PubMEd Central PMC
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20. Other databases:OMIM Online Mendelian inharitance in Man
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21. Thank you for you attention!