I have had a request to teach comprehensive systematic searching to a
group who have access to Medline- PubMed version only - and the Cochrane
CD. My personal experience is that Ovid (and/or) Silverplatter platforms
for Medline are much easier to search in a comprehensive systematic way. I
would be interested to know the opinions of list members on the usefulness
of PubMed in this context, and any publications on this issue.
Bottom Line:Given that comprehensive systematic searches are what they need
to do, is PubMed adequate/feasible?
Sue Furness
Effective Practice Institute, Division of Community Health
University of Auckland
ph 373 7599 x 6333
fax 373 7624
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