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Evidence Based Medicine (EBM)

Acquire: Searching

Once you've formed your PICO question, you can now search the literature for specific information related to your topic. Your best source of information is within the databases through the library. We recommend searching databases individually for the best results. Some great places to start your search include OVID Medline and PubMed. 

Locate MeSH terms at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/

Combine your MeSH terms and keywords into a search string for best results, and connect them with boolean operators such as "AND" and "OR."