Searching for the evidence: The process involved

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The average physician needs to read an estimated 17 articles per day to keep up to date (1). The abundance of information sources, all which have a unique method for storing and accessing information, can make finding relevant information a challenge. Physicians are often unaware of the different approaches required for searching these sources and, thus, may end up with incomplete information on the topic they are researching. As a result, the University of Alberta’s Department of Pediatrics has developed a worksheet (www.pediatrics.ualberta.ca/search.pdf [Figure 1]) to assist physicians with conducting a more complete literature search. We will follow the worksheet throughout the present article to demonstrate the process involved in searching. Figure 1) Worksheet developed by the University of Alberta’s Department of Pediatrics (www.pediatrics.ualberta.ca/search.pdf)

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