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Lippincott Procedures

Revising a procedure? Browse over 1,700 evidence based procedures for Nursing & Allied Health
Reviews, summaries & guidelines

To make your search process more efficient, we recommend that you start with these pre-appraised resources.

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Using the PICO framework to construct a well built clinical question
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Biomedical and topic specific databases including MEDLINE, Embase, Nursing & Allied Health, PsycINFO etc.
One-click searches

Choose a pre-formulated topic search to get better results (NSQHS standards, palliative care and more)
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How can you tell whether a claimed intervention is truly effective? Assess the validity, reliability and relevance of published studies.
Literature review or systematic review?

Information and resources to help you choose the right review, and get started
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