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Learning to perform effective literature searches of the scientific literature means improving health professionals knowledge and a benefit in evidence-based care of patients.

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The objective of this paper is to introduce health professionals in literature search and outline some useful tools to plan, design and optimize the bibliographic search in health science databases.

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This article is the continuation of a previous one entitled "Search for information in nursing. Sources and resources" (DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enfi.2018.04.003). In the article I describe the steps and tools to perform an efficient literature search in health sciences.

Concepcion Campos-Asensio
Hospital Universitario de Getafe

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This page is a summary of: Cómo elaborar una estrategia de búsqueda bibliográfica, Enfermería Intensiva, October 2018, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.1016/j.enfi.2018.09.001.
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