FINAL INFORMATICS EXAM week 9

Question 1

What is PubMed?

Answer 1

Database of medical/health journal articles from the National Library of Medicine

Question 2

key elements to create a search are?

Answer 2

Start with your keywords

Add Boolean operators

Use limits as available

Question 3

What are Medical Subject Headings? (MeSH)

Answer 3

Used by PubMed

Articles indexed under 2+ subject heading using MeSH

When using a MeSH term, you also search for all the terms listed below it

Can help you come up with key words

Question 4

explain Boolean operators and give examples (KNOW THIS)

Answer 4

simple words that combine or exclude key words from a search
AND
OR
NOT
“” when there are two words that you ant to appear together

( ) for grouping

Truncation- child will yield children or child