The National Library of Medicine and its databases Vasas Lívia PhD lvasas@lib.sote.hu /21

Abbreviations connections MeSH: Medical Subject Heading NLM: National Library of Medicine: NIH: National Institutes of Health NCBI: National Center for Biotechnology Information. NCBI belongs to NLM and NLM itself is a department of NIH. /21

National Library of Medicine NLM MEDLINE More than 21 million records 5000 kind of medical journals, +   90 kind of dentistry journals   187 kind of nursing journals   106 kinf of health care,  85 kind of health care technology journals   105 kind of medical history journals are being indexed /21

The MEDLINE database is the electronic counterpart of Index Medicus®, MEDLINE - Definition The MEDLINE database is the electronic counterpart of Index Medicus®, Index to Dental Literature, and the International Nursing Index, taken care by NLM. MEDLINE is the most used medical bibliographic database. /21

Topics covered by MEDLINE based on nearly 5000 scholar journals (Journal Database) Medicine Nursing Dentistry Veterinary medicine Allied health Pre-clinical sciences /21

PubMed – special functions It can be accessed from anywere, if the internet connection is available. Open access Special records (process…. ) Updated daily /21

PubMed - as supplied by publisher PubMed records: PubMed - in process PubMed - as supplied by publisher PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE /21

PubMed basic search /21

Sign in – register for an account Detailed search question can be saved: „Save search” E-mail notification if there are new records for a search „Manage Filters” settings will remain Useful records can be put into Collections /21

PubMed possibilities Limit Advanced search Display settings Save search Send to Search details /21

Starting a search from MeSH /21

Starting a search from MeSH /21

This search is still not a good search…. Analize the result to find more relevant keywords– rethink the search process Special attention to the publication types… /21

Type of publications /21

Randomized clinical trial /21

Evidence Pyramid http://library.downstate.edu/EBM2/2100.htm /21

NLM - catalogue /21

NLM - catalogue /21

PubMEd Central PMC /21

Other databases:OMIM Online Mendelian inharitance in Man /21

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