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Laurea magistrale a ciclo unico in Medicina e chirurgia - Enrollment from 2025/2026Literature search using PubMed (Corso Elettivo) (2017/2018)
Teaching code
4S003471
Teacher
Coordinator
Credits
1
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
BIO/14 - PHARMACOLOGY
Period
Corsi elettivi 2° semestre dal Feb 19, 2018 al May 25, 2018.
Learning outcomes
The purpose of the course is to outline the steps involved in performing a literature search using PubMed database. Other objective is to know tha aivalable resources of University of Verona in this field.
The course will be carried out by the following staff of "Egidio Meneghetti" Library: Elena Scanferla (coordinator), Chiara Dall'Oglio and Rossella Targa, with the support of Lucia Convertino, Elisabetta Guerra and Silvia Trevenzoli
Program
The course structure is divided into:
• Introduction to databases
• Introduction to literature searching in PubMed
• Search strategies using Medical subject headings (Mesh)
• Free-text searching
• Search strategies using the Boolean operators
• Sample searches
• Checking the results
• Full text retrieval
• Search for clinical queries and clinical trials
• Journals in the NCBI database
• Single citation matcher
• Advanced search
• Introduction to UniVerSe
Author | Title | Publishing house | Year | ISBN | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nessuno | Per questa attività non sono necessari/disponibili libri di testo | 2019 |
Examination Methods
It will be evaluated only participation in lessons
DATE & TIME: 6, 8 March 2018 (Group 1) and 13, 15 March 2018 (Group 2); hours 17.00-19.30
PLACE: INFORMATICS ROOM (Biology Institute)
RECOMMENDED FOR THE YEARS: five and six