title: Conducting a search of the literature.
abstract: The purpose of this article is to show how to search the literature for articles that may be appropriate in answering a particular question related to patient care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, The University of North Carolina School of Dentistry, Chapel Hill, USA. dave_felton@dentistry.unc.edu
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Felton
mesh_terms: D016206:Databases, Bibliographic; D003813:Dentistry; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval; D018024:Peer Review, Health Care; D012013:Reference Books