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--- ebm:howto_search [2020/08/12 19:40] – created dhawann
+++ ebm:howto_search [2020/08/18 23:36] (current) – [Searching for clinical trials] dhawann
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 - Pubmed is a database with most medical journal articles.
-- The easiest way to get to pubmed with UTHSCSA links for full text articles is to go to [[library.uthscsa.edu|library.uthscsa.edu]]. Then click pubmed to go to the pubmed search engine.
+- The easiest way to get to pubmed with UTHSCSA links for full text articles is to go to [[http://library.uthscsa.edu|library.uthscsa.edu]]. Then click pubmed to go to the pubmed search engine.
 ===== Searching for clinical trials =====
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 You must start with determining the population, intervention, comparator/control, and the outcome you want to search for.
+=== How to do a evidence based research using the PICO methodology ===
+P - population I - intervention C - control group/comparator O - outcome
+(“child abuse” OR “child neglect” OR “adolescent violence”) AND (CPS OR adoption) AND (substance use OR alcohol OR methamphetamines OR “externalizing disorder”)\\
+in the above example we used PICO methodology\\
+P = “child abuse” OR “child neglect” OR “adolescent violence” \\ I = (CPS OR adoption) \\ C = no comparator given as there didn't seem to be a clear comparator we could use \\ O  = (substance use OR alcohol OR methamphetamines OR …)