Searching References

1. Dr.A.P. Kulkarni
Professor & Head
Department of Community Medicine
Rural Medical College, LONI
SEARCHING REFERENCES

2. In good old days…….
Crossreferences
Index Medicus: Subject index, Author index
Books
Discussion with seniors
Now……
Internet & Web sites

3. Databases
Data base Accessed through
MEDLINE
(PreviousIndex Medicus)
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
pubmed/
POPLINE www.popline.org
INDMED www.indmed.nic.in
SCOPUS www.scopus.com
COCHRANE www.cochrane.org
EMBASE www.embase.com
GoogleScholar http://scholar.google.co.in

4. Lesson Objectives
At theend of thelesson, participantswill be
ableto:
1.Definekey words
2.Describeand accessPUBMED
3.Know & solvecommon problemswhile
searching referenceson PUBMED
4.Useother web-sites

5. PUBMED
Morethan 23 million citations
From MEDLINE, lifesciencejournals, and
onlinebooks. Citationsmay includelinksto
full-text content from PubMed Central and
publisher web sites.
Maintained by: National Library of
Medicines, National Instituteof Health,
USA
Freeaccess
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/

6. PUBMED: Homepage
Drop down menu Search Box

7. PUBMED: Examplefor Search
I want referenceson Calcium channel
blockersin hypertension
Key words
1.Calcium channel blocker
2.Hypertension
Find out MeSH (Medical Subject Headings)
for thekey words

8. MeSH alternatives
Key word: Calciumchannelblocker:
9 alternativeMeSH words

9. MeSH alternatives
Key word: Hypertension: 49 alternatives

10. Common problems
Common Problems
1.Too many references
2.Too few references
3.Recent references
4.Singlecitation
5.Full text, Free

11. Common problems: Too many
Reason Solution
Too broad search word
Ex: Hypertension
Use specific word
Ex: Pulmonary hypertension
Used single word
Ex: Bronchodilator
Use more key words with
Boolean operator AND
Ex: Bronchodilator AND
Asthma
Filters not used Make search more focused
with filters
1

12. Broad VsSpecific key word
Hypertension (4,06,350) VsPulmonary
hypertension (48,030)
1

13. Useof OneVs> Onekey words
Bronchodilator(2,40,302) Vs
BronchodilatorANDAsthma (21,268)
1

14. Useof Filters1

15. Useof Filters
Article types
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16. Useof Filters: 2,40,302  29691

17. Common problems: Too few
Reason Solution
May be, filters activated in
previous search are active
Deactivate filters
Use of single term
Ex: Black water fever
Use additional alternate
words with Boolean operator
OR
Ex: Black water fever
OR Malaria, hemolytic
Did not use MeSH term
Ex: Visham jvar
Use MeSH term for word you
have used: Ex: Typhoid OR
Enteric fever
2

18. Useof Broad Term
Black water fever (204) Vs
Black water fever OR Hemolytic anemia(4785)
2

19. Useof MeSH term
Visham jvar (0) Vs
Typhoid OR Enteric fever (15091)
2

20. Recent references3

21. Recent references: Malariavaccine
Date: 2015-01-01 To 2015-06-30
Total : 6749 In daterange: 247
3

22. Singlecitation
Author: Kulkarni AP, First author
Title: Typhoid (or Enteric?), Epidemic (or
outbreak?)
Journal: Not certain
Dateof Publication: Not certain
Useof “Singlecitation matcher” in HOME
PAGE
4

23. Singlecitation4

24. Singlecitation4

25. Singlecitation
Singlearticleretrieved !!!
JCommun Dis. 1996 Jun;28(2):117-21
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26. Full Text (Free!!)
Search word: Malaria
vaccine
UseFilter…..(Text
Availability)
Choose“Freefull text”
Display: Only thosearticle
of
which Freefull test is
available
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27. Full Text (Free!!)5
Click link shown. It takesyou to link of free
full text !!

28. Full Text (Free!!)5
Full articleretrieved. (Pdf version also
available!) Don’t forget to down load tables
& Figures

29. Few morethingsabout PUBMED
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Abstract, Abstract (Text), MEDLINE etc.
Search in specific areaof article: (Title,
Abstract, Affiliation etc.)
Saving search: Advantages
Registration for log-in: Advantage
User guide

30. MobileApplication
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31. Few important websites
WHO www.who.int
WHO South East Asia Region www.searo.who.int
WHO India http://whoindia.org/en/index.htm
UNICEF www.unicef.org
UNICEF India http://www.unicef.org/india/
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare http://mohfw.nic.in/
National Institute of Health & Family Welfare http://nihfw.nic.in/index.asp
Revised National Tuberculosis Program, India http://www.tbcindia.nic.in/
Vector Borne Disease Control Program http://nvbdcp.gov.in/home.htm
National Rural Health Mission http://mohfw.nic.in/NRHM.htm
National Polio Surveillance Project http://www.npspindia.org/
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS http://www.unaids.org.in/
National AIDS Control Organization http://www.nacoonline.org/NACO
Solution Exchange http://www.solutionexchange-un.net.in/
Medknow Publication http://www.journalonweb.com/
Census of India http://censusindia.gov.in/

32. Shodhganga:
http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in
Sitefor searching PhD Thesis

33. Other options
www.popline .org USAID initiative. Provides
free full-text copies of
many documents to users
in low- and middle-
income countries

34. POPLINE- Registration

35. Search form in POPLINE

36. Result of Search in POPLINE
Add to basket

37. Other options
www.medkonw.co
m
Publisher for peer-
reviewed, online/print +
online journals

38. Other options……
www.medind.nic.in
www.indmed.nic.in
ICMR initiative. Free full
text articles published in
select Indian Journals

39. Other options……
Indian citation index
http://www.indiancitationi
ndex.com
Index of Indian journals

40. Other options……
Google scholar
http://scholar.google.co.in
Free access index of
international journals

41. Other options……
.Cochrane data bases
www.cochrane.org
Cochrane data base of Clinical
trials
Cochrane data base of
systematic reviews

42. Vit C in preventing common cold

43. Paid cites……
www.embase.com ELSVIER Product
Unique and comprehensive
journal and conference
coverage

44. Paid cites……
www.scopus.com ELSVIER Product
Abstract and citation database
of peer-reviewed literature

45. Paid cites……Individual Journals

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