Strategies
Steps to Searching the Literature in Health Sciences
A comprehensive step-by-step guide from U. Toronto Health Sciences Library that helps you how to properly and effectively conduct comprehensive searches of the literature.
CoCites
Use this site to find articles similar to ones you have already found.
Search Syntax Comparisons
Compares/translates search operators between PubMed, CINAHL, Web of Science, and others.
Be sure to also check out tutorials on searching specific databases.
Tip Sheets
How To
Understand Types of Lit Reviews
- What’s a literature review? A scoping review? A systematic review?
- Knowledge Syntheses: Systematic, Scoping, and Other Review Types
Know the Science!
- Make Sense of health research articles and understand the basics of scientific studies.
- A Simple Guide to Reading an Abstract
Find a Specific Journal
- Does Clarkson subscribe to the journal you need?
- Is it a high quality journal (what’s the Impact Factor)?
Write a Systematic Review
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Designing & Managing Your Research Project: Core Skills for Social & Health Research
Systematic Reviews to Answer Health Care Questions
Systematic Reviews in Health Care: Meta-Analysis in Context
How to Read a Paper: the Basics of Evidence-Based Medicine & Healthcare