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Statistical Evidence. Chapter 7. Where is the evidence? Searching for
information (June 29, 2005)
In a book like this, it would be difficult to give a comprehensive overview
of how to search the published literature to find all the research studies
associated with a particular treatment or a particular disease.
Here, I want to give you a quick overview of some of the issues associated
with searching. I do a lot of searches to find good teaching examples. That's
not quite the same thing as finding all the studies associated with a
disease, but you may find some of the tricks I have learned to be helpful.
You should discuss any serious literature search, though, with a professional
librarian.
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