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INFORMATION SKILLS FOR MEDICINE 1



Contents
Module information
Learning outcomes
   
1 Introduction to information
2 Organisation of information
3 Sources of information
4 Using and searching bibliographic databases
4a Major medical and health related databases
4b Successful database searching
4c Keywords and controlled vocabulary
 
Self test 1 (in the le)
   
4d Combining search terms and applying limits
 
Self test 2 (in the le)
   
4e Search plans
5 Medline Informs tutorial
6 Sample questions
7 Citing references
7a Secondary references
 
Assessment Section A (in the le)
Assessment Section B



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