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CINAHL Basic Search Tutorial
PubMed, is a National Library of Medicine platform for searching MEDLINE, has a special search feature called Clinical Queries. Within Clinical Queries, three types of filters are featured: Clinical Study Categories, Systematic Reviews, and Medical Genetics.
The Clinical Study Categories filter searches on questions of therapy, diagnosis, etiology, prognosis, or clinical prediction guides by looking for the highest levels of evidence in the literature. These filters can also be limited to a broad or narrow scope. Clinical filters are imposed behind the scenes by the search engine based on the work of B. Haynes, et al, on the best strategies for retrieving clinically relevant information from MEDLINE. Table of Clinical Filters
The Systematic Reviews filter searches for citations identified as systematic reviews, meta-analyses, reviews of clinical trials, evidence-based medicine, consensus development conferences, guidelines, and citations to articles from journals specializing in review studies of value to clinicians. Search Details
The Medical Genetics filter searches for citations on seven different topics in medical genetics (diagnosis, differential diagnosis, clinical description, management, genetic counseling, molecular genetics, or genetic testing) or a combination of all topics in medical genetics. Search Details
This PubMed User Guide includes Frequently Asked Questions and searching tips.