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International Public Health SSC April 2014

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Isla Kuhn
Isla Kuhn

This document provides guidance on searching the literature for public health issues related to malaria and other parasitic diseases in Southeast Asia. It discusses developing a focused clinical question using PICO (Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome), searching bibliographic databases like PubMed and Embase using keywords, Boolean logic, and limits. Tips are provided on tools like Athens passwords and alternative sources of information like WHO and NGO websites. Contact information is given for the medical librarian for assistance.

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Fishing for pearls.. How to get the most from your literature search. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY MEDICAL LIBRARY Isla Kuhn Deputy Medical Librarian Medical Library
Happy world health day!
What are the public health issues for malaria and other parasitic disease in south east Asia?
How to ask a good question Topic -> question -> keywords PICO Patient/Population/Problem Intervention Comparison Outcome
Tools ATHENS password Databases Pubmed (http://tinyurl.com/campubmed) Embase (http://tinyurl.com/embase) Web of Knowledge (http://wok.mimas.ac.uk) ?? Websites?
What are the public health issues for malaria and other parasitic disease in south east Asia?
Tools ATHENS password Boolean Logic = AND, OR, NOT
Tools Boolean Logic AND to narrow the search by combining different topics eg physiotherapy and stroke Both terms must be present in the results. StrokePhysiotherapy
Tools Boolean Logic OR to broaden your search, by combining similar terms eg stroke or cerebral-vascular accident Either term can be present in the resulting set of articles. Cerebral-vascular Accident Stroke
Tools Boolean Logic NOT to restrict your search so that it does not contain a particular term eg physical therapy not manual therapy The first, but not the second, term must be present. Manual Therapy Physical Therapy
What are the public health issues for malaria and other parasitic disease in south east Asia? 1st Term Or Or AND 2nd Term Or Or AND 3rd Term Or Or
What are the public health issues for malaria and other parasitic disease in south east Asia? public health AND malaria OR parasitic disease OR bilharzia OR ?? AND south east Asia OR Vietnam OR Laos OR Thailand OR ???
#1 public health #2 malaria #3 parasitic disease #4 bilharzia #5 #2 or #3 or #4 #6 south east Asia #7 Vietnam #8 Laos #9 #6 or #7 or #8 #10 ???
Tools Keywords Free text vs Controlled vocabulary (MeSH?)
International Public Health SSC April 2014
Tools - Limits Language Age of patient Age of article Type of article
Searching the reality http://tinyurl.com/campubmed
Where else to look? Websites: WHO? UNICEF? MSF? Red Cross/Red Crescent? Dept for International Development? http://delicious.com/ilk21/international-public-health (or get Google to do the hard work.)
Help! email: ilk21@cam.ac.uk phone: (01223 3) 36750 web: library.medschl.cam.ac.uk Thank you. Isla Kuhn Reader Services Librarian Medical Library Box 111 Addenbrookes Hospital

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International Public Health SSC April 2014

  • 1. Fishing for pearls.. How to get the most from your literature search. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY MEDICAL LIBRARY Isla Kuhn Deputy Medical Librarian Medical Library
  • 3. What are the public health issues for malaria and other parasitic disease in south east Asia?
  • 4. How to ask a good question Topic -> question -> keywords PICO Patient/Population/Problem Intervention Comparison Outcome
  • 5. Tools ATHENS password Databases Pubmed (http://tinyurl.com/campubmed) Embase (http://tinyurl.com/embase) Web of Knowledge (http://wok.mimas.ac.uk) ?? Websites?
  • 6. What are the public health issues for malaria and other parasitic disease in south east Asia?
  • 7. Tools ATHENS password Boolean Logic = AND, OR, NOT
  • 8. Tools Boolean Logic AND to narrow the search by combining different topics eg physiotherapy and stroke Both terms must be present in the results. StrokePhysiotherapy
  • 9. Tools Boolean Logic OR to broaden your search, by combining similar terms eg stroke or cerebral-vascular accident Either term can be present in the resulting set of articles. Cerebral-vascular Accident Stroke
  • 10. Tools Boolean Logic NOT to restrict your search so that it does not contain a particular term eg physical therapy not manual therapy The first, but not the second, term must be present. Manual Therapy Physical Therapy
  • 11. What are the public health issues for malaria and other parasitic disease in south east Asia? 1st Term Or Or AND 2nd Term Or Or AND 3rd Term Or Or
  • 12. What are the public health issues for malaria and other parasitic disease in south east Asia? public health AND malaria OR parasitic disease OR bilharzia OR ?? AND south east Asia OR Vietnam OR Laos OR Thailand OR ???
  • 13. #1 public health #2 malaria #3 parasitic disease #4 bilharzia #5 #2 or #3 or #4 #6 south east Asia #7 Vietnam #8 Laos #9 #6 or #7 or #8 #10 ???
  • 14. Tools Keywords Free text vs Controlled vocabulary (MeSH?)
  • 16. Tools - Limits Language Age of patient Age of article Type of article
  • 17. Searching the reality http://tinyurl.com/campubmed
  • 18. Where else to look? Websites: WHO? UNICEF? MSF? Red Cross/Red Crescent? Dept for International Development? http://delicious.com/ilk21/international-public-health (or get Google to do the hard work.)
  • 19. Help! email: ilk21@cam.ac.uk phone: (01223 3) 36750 web: library.medschl.cam.ac.uk Thank you. Isla Kuhn Reader Services Librarian Medical Library Box 111 Addenbrookes Hospital