[How to use free-text terms and subject headings for medical literature search].
This paper provides a description of the methods, skills, and knowledge of expert searchers working on medical literature search. Searching is a critical part of scientific research, as errors made in the search process potentially result in a biased or otherwise incomplete evidence base for the research.We hope that this paper will be helpful and lead the reader to develop a more systematic approach to literature searching.
Ninth People's Hospital, School of Stomatology, Shanghai Second Medical University, China. yechen@omschina.org.cn
Chen
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Ye
Jia-wei
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Zheng
Ling
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Xu
D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval; D013358:Subject Headings