Searching the medical literature on the Internet. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • The volume of new information being added to the medical literature is expanding quickly. Hence, computer-assisted literature searches frequently are used to assist in patient care and clinical problem solving, including choosing the most appropriate diagnostic tests, properly diagnosing medical conditions, and developing and implementing suitable treatment plans. This article describes techniques for performing more efficient medical literature searches using the PubMed interface of MEDLINE.

publication date

  • December 1, 2002

Research

keywords

  • Databases, Bibliographic
  • Information Storage and Retrieval
  • Internet

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0036904628

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1016/s0030-6665(02)00065-8

PubMed ID

  • 12687734

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 35

issue

  • 6