BEME Guide No 3: Systematic searching for evidence in medical education - Part 1: Sources of information
BEME Guide No 3: Systematic searching for evidence in medical education - Part 1: Sources of information
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DOI：
10.1080/0142159031000136815
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发表时间：
2003-07-01
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影响因子：
4.7
通讯作者：
Dozier, M
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作者：
Haig, A;Dozier, M
寻找证据，为医学教育的最佳实践提供信息是一项复杂的任务。由于很少有专门用于医学教育本身的信息来源，人们被迫查阅广泛的，往往是巨大的来源-这些都是专门用于医学或教育，使医学教育搜索更具挑战性。本指南全面概述了相关信息来源和方法（包括书目数据库、灰色文献、手工检索和互联网），并说明了何时应查阅这些信息。解释了构建搜索的过程：识别和组合核心概念，使用布尔代数和搜索语法，限制结果集，并充分利用数据库的受控词汇表。这一过程是说明与图像从搜索屏幕上，其次是许多例子，旨在加强技能和概念涵盖。该指南是根据为最佳证据医学教育合作进行的系统搜索所获得的持续经验制定的，并通过展望未来将塑造未来医学教育证据搜索的举措得出结论。
Searching for evidence to inform best practice in medical education is a complex undertaking. With very few information sources dedicated to medical education itself, one is forced to consult a wide range of often enormous sources - and these are dedicated to either medicine or education, making a medical education search all the more challenging. This guide provides a comprehensive overview of relevant information sources and methods ( including bibliographic databases, grey literature, hand searching and the Internet) and describes when they should be consulted. The process of constructing a search is explained: identifying and combining core concepts, using Boolean algebra and search syntax, limiting results sets, and making best use of databases' controlled vocabularies. This process is illustrated with images from search screens and is followed by numerous examples designed to reinforce skills and concepts covered. The guide has been developed from the ongoing experience gained from the systematic searches conducted for the Best Evidence Medical Education Collaboration, and concludes by looking ahead to initiatives that will shape future searching for medical education evidence.