PubMed

9a. Using PubMed, search the MeSH database to find the correct MeSH term for COPD. What is the correct MeSH heading?

Once you find the correct MeSH term for COPD, select it and check the box "Send To: Search Box with AND". Now do a search for the term "smoking cessation". Select it and check the box "Send To: Search Box with AND". You should see both of your terms in the search box. Select the button "Search PubMed".

b. How many articles did you retrieve?

c. Select the Limits tab at the top left hand of the screen and limit your subset of articles to English, Humans, Clinical Trial, Meta-Analysis, Practice Guidelines, and Randomized Clinical Trial. How many articles did you retrieve?


d. Find the article "Nurse-conducted smoking cessation in patients with COPD using nicotine sublingual tablets and behavioral support." Doe the library subscribe to the journal it is in (Chest) electronically?
Yes No


ISI Web of Science

10. Select ISI Web of Science from the list of databases. Select Science Citation Index Expanded and do a search on "COPD and smoking cessation". How many articles did you retrieve?



11. Find the article "Effect of 1-year smoking cessation on airway inflammation in COPD and asymptomatic smokers." How many time has it been cited?





Scopus

11. Using Scopus, find an article on COPD and smoking cessation. Cut and paste the citation into the box:

12. What author has published the most articles on COPD and smoking cessation?




Navigating WWW Resources

13. Using Google, search using the terms "Google government" and then select the Google U.S. Government Search site. Using the search terms COPD smoking cessation, select the Search Government Sites button. Cut and paste the URL of a government web site that talks about COPD and smoking cessation here:

14. How many web sites did you retrieve with this search?

15. Now run the same search in Google. How many sites did you retrieve?

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