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PERF 5401 (Grist): 2. Literature Search/ Comprehensive Search

This must conduct a Scoping Review. You will find information about Scoping Reviews in the guide.

Databases

Grey Literature

Literature/reports published outside of traditional commercial publishing. This can include government reports, conference proceedings, graduate dissertations, unpublished clinical trials, etc.

~Chapter 4.3.5 of Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions


 

-   Think about who is interested in your topic and where they might talk. For example, If government agencies = look for government reports,  and think about professional associations à their conferences = conference papers.   

Example of Search Strategy

How to Export multiple citations from CINHAL to EndNote

Boolean Searching Commands

AND

Retrieve sources with both words.

OR

The database will retrieve sources with either word.

NOT

Excludes a keyword from your search.

( )  Combines OR groups. This is called “nesting.” (pediatric OR child OR adolescent) AND obesity 
" " Connect Phrases.   head injury
*

Truncate to allow for multiple variations on the end of a word stem. Intubat* = intubation, intubating, intubate