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NM7142: Critical Evaluation of the Literature: Categorizing Resources

Categorizing Resources

One way to think about a clinical resource is to ask what type of research it offers. You'll find RCTs, literature and systematic reviews, cohort and case-control studies in most of the library's databases, but a few are more specialized. For example, the Cochrane Collaboration (Cochrane Library) produces high quality systematic reviews.

Here are some of the major clinical resources, arranged by the types of research they provide.

Tools, Techniques, & Strategies

Lists resources by category; includes advanced PubMed search techniques.

BCNH Clinical Portal

Point of Care Tools categorize resources by the type of information they provide. Created at the request of Dr. Wallace, BCNH Chief Medical Officer, it offers links to the BU library's clinical resources as well as high quality free ones: point-of-care, research databases, drug info, medical specialties, lab resources and more ...

 

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