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NFS 4601: Literature in NFS

Session 1: PubMed

Searching in PubMed

Always access PubMed through the library website, so it will know you are a TWU student. This gives you access to more articles.

View the three short videos below to learn how to search PubMed more effectively.

PICO Questions

PICO is a method of writing a clinical research question. When writing a PICO question, identify the following:

P = patient, population, problem, or thing

I = intervention, issue of interest

C = comparison (optional)

O = outcome

Constructing your research question into the PICO format will help you focus your searching in databases like PubMed.

Creating a PICO Question