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- Search strategy
General aspects
- Use index terms (such as MeSH) as well as textwords (title-abstracts)
- Combine search terms with Boolean Operators
- Present a (clear) search strategy
- Use filters to refine your search
Examples
P = adolescents with obsessive compulsive disorder
I = cognitive behavior therapy combined with medication (SSRIs)
C = medication-only (SSRIs)
O = daily functioning, performance at school, complaints/symptoms
S = randomized controlled trial
("Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder"[Mesh] OR obsessive compulsive[tiab] OR ocd[tiab]) AND ("Cognitive Therapy"[Mesh] OR cognitive ther*[tiab] OR cognitive behav*[tiab]) AND ("Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors"[Mesh] OR "Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors" [Pharmacological Action] OR Serotonin Uptake Inhibitor*[tiab] OR serotonin reuptake inhibitor*[tiab] OR ssri *[tiab] OR sri*[tiab]) AND ("Adolescent"[Mesh] OR adolescen*[tiab] OR youth[tiab] OR teens[tiab] OR teenager*[tiab])
Filter: Randomized Controlled Trial
Cochrane Library
The Cochrane Library contains different types of evidence to inform healthcare decision-making.
How to search Cochrane Library?
How to use MeSH in Pubmed?
(3 min. Video, February 2013)
MeSH examples
- Depression is different from Depressive Disorder
- Antidepressive Agents is different from Antidepressive Agents [Pharmacological Action]
- General Surgery is different from Operative Surgical Procedures and surgery [Subheading]
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