Post on 03-Jul-2015
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It’s complex & controversialchoosing your medical issue
Is your issue related to
public health, medical ethics
or research and development…
Is there / was there always
scientific consensus?
Does this medical issue cross
different disciplines?
Choosing a Medical IssueWhat is your medically related issue that has
ethical, economic, social & political implications?
http://www.procon.org
Background InformationTextbooks, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia, Google Scholar or General academic databases
(CQ Researcher, Web of Science, AcademicSearch Complete)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_peptic_ulcer_disease_and_Helicobacter_pylori
http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu
Click on Library or go to
Subject GuidesConnect from
Anywhere!VPN
Google ScholarEdit Scholar Preferences:
Connect from Anywhere!
VPN University of California Davis California Digital Library OCLC (world’s library catalogs)
Now see UC-eLinks links or buttonsTo reach library licensed full texthttp://scholar.google.com
Try a variety of general & subject specific databases:
sociology, law, economics
Subject Guides: General Reference Sources & Biological Sciences General or Professional Medicine
CQ Researcher
http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/ul/research/subjects/
Search the bibliographies – Who has cited whom?
Web of Knowledge/Science
UC-eLinksLocate article from database – copy & paste citation in selected format
Annotated Bibliography
Lastname A A, Lastname B B, Lastane CC, Lastname, DD. Full Title of Your Original Research Article: no review articles. Journal Title in Full, 2008; volume# (issue#):207-10.
The Research Question?
Type of Study?
Population (if applicable)?
Outcomes?
Research limitations per the authors?
Strengths and weaknesses of authors?
Impact of their contribution to the research literature?
Any gaps the authors identify?
Disagreements that may have arisen in teams of authors?
What does each of your sources offer?
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