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Evidence-Based Practice / Unit 3   EBP 0340 short lesson, about 20 seconds

Why Start With Keywords

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The idea

Keyword searching gives a quick indication of how useful a database will be for the question, and surfaces the subject headings that can refine the search.

In practice

A first keyword pass returning few records, and the headings that suggest better terms.

Where people slip

A keyword search is a first move, not the search. Stopping there is stopping at the reconnaissance.

Your place on the trail

Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.

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