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What's the difference between a narrative review, a literature review, and a knowledge synthesis?
Last updated: Dec 04, 2023 |
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How do I cite an UpToDate Topic in APA format? Vancouver?
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What is the difference between UpToDate and DynaMed?
Last updated: Feb 17, 2025 |
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- Databases
- Evidence-Based Practice
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How do I access UpToDate?
Last updated: Aug 13, 2024 |
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Views: 300
Why can't I just use Google Scholar to find articles?
Last updated: Dec 04, 2023 |
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- Searching
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Views: 219
What fields should I be searching in Ovid databases like Medline? TI, AB, KW?
Last updated: Jun 05, 2024 |
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- Searching
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Views: 173
Why do I have to search for subject headings AND keywords? Why not just subject headings, or just keywords?
Last updated: Dec 04, 2023 |
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Views: 123
My UpToDate account expired. What should I do?
Last updated: May 10, 2024 |
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Views: 94
What is the difference between PubMed and Medline?
Last updated: Dec 04, 2023 |
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Views: 87
What are MeSH terms and why do I have to search with them?
Last updated: Dec 04, 2023 |
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Views: 73

What's the difference between exploding a subject heading and just selected the top subject heading?
Last updated: Mar 10, 2025 |
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- Searching
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Views: 6
Is there a way to see how many results are being retrieved from UpToDate?
Last updated: Mar 10, 2025 |
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Views: 4
What methodology should I use for my knowledge synthesis project?
Last updated: Mar 10, 2025 |
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- Knowledge Synthesis
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Views: 5
What are search hedges/search filters? Can I use them to complete my own search?
Last updated: Mar 10, 2025 |
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- Searching
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Views: 11
How can I easily identify duplicates in my searches?
Last updated: Mar 10, 2025 |
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What is the difference between UpToDate and DynaMed?
Last updated: Feb 17, 2025 |
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- Databases
- Evidence-Based Practice
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Views: 482
Can you help me find the full text of an article?
Last updated: Feb 17, 2025 |
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- Citations
- Searching
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Views: 65
What is Automatic Term Mapping in PubMed? Should I be using it?
Last updated: Feb 17, 2025 |
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- Searching
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Views: 72
What is actually being searched when I don't specify a search field or when I search all fields?
Last updated: Sep 11, 2024 |
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- Searching
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Views: 42
Can I use a database filter to retrieve a publication type or population?
Last updated: Sep 11, 2024 |
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- Searching
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Views: 28

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