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Getting Started

Here are some recommended places to start your search. For more detailed information, please visit the other pages in this guide.

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
A good starting point for any research, Academic Search Complete provides access to peer-reviewed articles across multiple subjects.
CINAHL: Current Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature This link opens in a new window
This database is focused on nursing and allied health literature. A good place to start if you want to limit to these fields.
Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
A version of Google that searches through academic resources. If you are on campus, you may be able to obtain full-text articles through a Google Scholar search. From off campus you can add CSUEB as your preferred library to find full-text articles.
PubMed This link opens in a new window
Very comprehensive biomedical database produced by the National Library of Medicine.
ScienceDirect This link opens in a new window
A full text online database for scientific, technical and medical information as well as information in the social sciences, business, and the arts and humanities. Access to over 2,200 journals and 26,000 books. Coverage 1823 - present.
Scopus This link opens in a new window
Scholarly literature in the sciences and social sciences, including journals, books, and conference proceedings. Also includes datasets, author profiles, and cited references.

PICO Protocol

The PICO Protocol is used in Evidence Based Practice to frame and answer a medical question. The acronym stands for:

P - Population
I - Intervention
C - Comparison
O - Outcome

You can use this protocol for framing your question, for example:

Population: Elderly
Intervention: Flu prevention
Comparison: None
Outcome: Reduce spread of flu

Question: What interventions can be taken to reduce the spread of flu among the elderly?

Search String: You can then take this question to create a search string to use in a database, for example: (elderly OR senior citizens) AND (flu prevention OR influenza prevention OR influenza vaccine OR flu vaccine)

PICO Powerpoint Slides
PICO Worksheet & Search Strategy
Handy worksheet for using PICO.

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