How to search the medical literature by Vivek Choudhary, Kumar Ankur, Arun Soni, Satish Saluja

“…It uses MEDLINE database, formerly the Index Medicus. Framing a valid and precise research question, identifying appropriate key words and knowledge of search strategies is the key to successful literature search.…”
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Interventions to improve the detection of depression in primary healthcare: systematic review by Kassahun Habtamu, Rahel Birhane, Mekdes Demissie, Abebaw Fekadu

“…Methods We searched PubMed, Embase, PsycINFO, Web of Science, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Global Index Medicus, African Index Medicus, and African Journals Online, from the inception of the databases to until the 4th week of April 2020. …”
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The epidemiology of human Taenia solium infections: A systematic review of the distribution in Eastern and Southern Africa. by Gideon Zulu, Dominik Stelzle, Kabemba E Mwape, Tamara M Welte, Hilde Strømme, Chishimba Mubanga, Wilbroad Mutale, Annette Abraham, Alex Hachangu, Veronika Schmidt, Chummy S Sikasunge, Isaac K Phiri, Andrea S Winkler

“…<h4>Methods/principle findings</h4>Scientific literature published between 1st January 2000 and 20th June 2022 in international databases [MEDLINE (Ovid), Embase (Ovid), Global Health (Ovid), Scopus (Elsevier), African Index Medicus (via WHO Global Index Medicus), and Open Grey] was systematically reviewed for ESA. …”
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Qualitative evidence regarding the experience of receiving and providing care for mental health conditions in non-specialist settings in low-income and middle-income countries: a s... by Corrado Barbui, Petra C Gronholm, Neerja Chowdhary, Akerke Makhmud, Elaine Brohan

“…Question This review of reviews synthesises qualitative evidence on the experiences of receiving and providing care and treatment for mental health conditions in non-specialist settings in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs), and the factors that influence the provision and uptake of such services.Study selection and analysis Database searches were conducted in PubMed/MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, CINAHL, Scopus, African Index Medicus and Global Index Medicus, supplemented by screening repositories of systematic reviews protocols and contacting authors. …”
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Impact, Not Just Impact Factor: Responding to the Manila Declaration on the Availability and Use of Health Research Information by José Florencio F. Lapeña

“…It is concurrently published by Journals linked to APAME and listed in the Index Medicus of the South East Asia Region (IMSEAR) and the Western Pacific Region Index Medicus (WPRIM), and is published as a Special Announcement in this issue.3 It is also available online at http://www.wpro.who.int/entity/apame/publications/en/ at http://www.hifa2015.org/wp-content/uploads/Manila_Declaration_2015_FINAL_August_242.pdf and at http://www.equator-network.org/2015/08/28/the-manila-declaration/   The APAME 2015 convention in Manila was a meaningful and a memorable experience for the 500 editors, reviewers, authors, researchers, clinicians, scientists, students, librarians and publishers who joined us from all over the Philippines and around the world. …”
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La educación básica de adultos: diseño y estructura by Joaquín GARCÍA CARRASCO

“…La aparición de "niñez" y "adolescencia" ya tuvieron su correspondiente justificación en obras como la de Aries. En el Comulated Index Medicus la voz "adulto" es una de las 8.500 entradas; de las 220.000 obras reseñadas en 1974, solamente aparece en dos artículos. …”
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Kuala Lumpur Declaration on Promotion of Scholarly Writing Skills and Standards in the Asia Pacific Region by APAME WPRIM

“…It is concurrently published by Journals linked to APAME and listed in the Western Pacific Region Index Medicus (WPRIM). Copyright © APAME. www.wpro.who.int/apame…”
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Singapore Declaration on Equitable Access to Health Information in the Western Pacific Region by APAME WPRIM

“…We, the participants in the Joint Meeting of the Asia Pacific Association of Medical Journal Editors (APAME) and the Western Pacific Region Index Medicus (WPRIM) held in Singapore from November 4 to 5, 2009:   CONSIDERING   That quality scientific and technical health information is essential for health policy makers, healthcare providers and health researchers to develop, improve, and implement efficient and effective healthcare systems and services;   That inequitable access to quality health information could result in poor health planning and healthcare delivery which adversely affect the health conditions of the public;   That surmounting this inequity requires public - private partnerships to facilitate equitable access to both production and consumption of health information for all;   That the Western Pacific Region Index Medicus (WPRIM), the Global Health Library (GHL), and the Asia Pacific Association of Medical Journal Editors (APAME) are important collaborative initiatives which are vital instruments to ensure the global accessibility and dissemination of quality health information in the Western Pacific Region;   CONFIRM   Our commitment to free and universal dissemination and access to quality health information through the WPRIM and the GHL;   Our commitment to pursue the goals and objectives of APAME by further building networks, convening conferences, and organizing events to educate and empower editors, peer reviewers and authors in generating quality scientific and technical publications;   CALL ON   Member States of the Western Pacific Region, in collaboration with stakeholders from the private sector, to formulate and implement policies that endorse free and equitable access to quality health information;   Stakeholders from the public and private sectors, national and international organizations, to support WPRIM and the GHL in order to ensure the free and global accessibility of health research done in the Western Pacific Region;   Governments, the private sector and other editors’ associations to support APAME in implementing various activities, guidelines and practices that would improve the quality of scientific writing and publications n the Asia Pacific Region;       COMMIT   Ourselves to persevere in the pursuit of the WPRIM  and GHL initiatives through APAME, by encouraging peer-to-peer relationships that will allow editors, editorial staff and librarians to maintain balance, work out ideas and provide mutual support;   Our organization, APAME, to building further networks, convening conferences, and organizing events to educate and empower editors, peer reviewers and authors to achieve and maintain internationally acceptable, but regionally realistic, scholarly standards.     …”
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Remoción retroactiva de revistas científicas homologadas ¿Otra arbitrariedad de Publindex? by Jorge Homero Wilches-Visbal

“…A partir de la convocatoria 768 de 2016, el Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación (Minciencias) homologa a las revistas internacionales en Índice Bibliográfico Nacional (IBN) – Publindex, siempre que estén incluidas a la fecha de revisión en los índices citacionales Scimago Journal Rank (SJR) o Journal Citation Reports (JCR) o en los índices bibliográficos Index Medicus, Psyc INFO y Arts & Humanities Citation Index (A&HCI). …”
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El avance esperado de las publicaciones científicas colombianas by Javier H. Eslava

“…La Revista de la Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad Nacional, por ejemplo, publicó su primer número en junio de 19322 y alcanzó a figurar en la Librería Nacional de Medicina desde la misma fecha, con inclusión al Index Medicus desde 1965 a 1981.3 También se encontró la Revista de la Facultad de Odontología entre los periodos de 1963 a 19734 y Colombia Médica desde 1939 a 1946, con un periodo de suspensión entre 1940 y 1943, y como Colombia Médica (Cali-Colombia) desde 1990.5…”
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Das bibliotecas médicas e sua utilização. by J. Cândido de Oliveira

“…. ….É certo que há ficheiros nas bibliotecas médicas, que há publicações consabidas, como a Index Medicus e a Excerpta Medica, destinadas a orientar a pesquisa bibliográfica e que há, ou deve haver, o olho esperto do bibliotecário pronto a intervir em caso de dúvida. …”
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Estilos saludables de vida y su relevancia en la salud del individuo Healthy life Styles: Their importance on the individual's health by Maheli Más Sarabia, Lizet Alberti Vázquez, Nelia Espeso Nápoles

“…Estos últimos se seleccionaron mediante el programa informático de base de datos Medline, el Index Medicus y el Index to Dental Literature. Todas estas fuentes han sido consultadas hasta el 2004. …”
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Psychosis in adolescents in Africa: A scoping review for current understanding and future directions by Samuel Adjorlolo, Mawuko Setordzi

“…A search was conducted on electronic databases, including Africa Index Medicus and Scopus and selected journals for papers. …”
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Science Production in Iran: The Scenario of Iranian Medical Journals by Farzaneh Aminpour, Payam Kabiri

“…The present study reviewed Iranian science production in medicine, focusingon Iranian medical journals and assessing the current status of Iranian medical journals in several information databases.The study revealed that only a few number of Iranian biomedical journals were indexed by Web of Science, Medline, Scopus and Biological abstract, but most of them have been covered by Index Copernicus and Index Medicus for Eastern Mediterranean Region. Observing some important factors such as journal's basic publishing standards may increase the number of Iranian medical journals indexed by reputable information databases and improve Iranian contribution to the world science.…”
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Health system interventions for adults with type 2 diabetes in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by David Flood, Jessica Hane, Matthew Dunn, Sarah Jane Brown, Bradley H Wagenaar, Elizabeth A Rogers, Michele Heisler, Peter Rohloff, Vineet Chopra

“…<h4>Methods and findings</h4>We searched Ovid MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, EMBASE, African Index Medicus, LILACS, and Global Index Medicus from inception of each database through February 24, 2020. …”
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A Protocol for a Scoping Review Comparative Bibliometric Analysis of Infectious Disease Research in Africa by Adrianna Perryman, Adrianna Perryman, Adrianna Perryman, Gebremedhin Beedemariam Gebretekle, Gebremedhin Beedemariam Gebretekle, Adeteju Ogunbameru, Adeteju Ogunbameru, Joanna M. Bielecki, Joanna M. Bielecki, Joanna M. Bielecki, Beate Sander, Beate Sander, Beate Sander, Beate Sander, Beate Sander, Beate Sander, Beate Sander

“…We will search MEDLINE (Ovid), African Index Medicus (AIM), Eastern Mediterranean Region (IMEMR) Index Medicus, Embase (Ovid), and Web of Science (Clarivate). …”
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Reasons given for non-vaccination and under-vaccination of children and adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review by Lauren Périères, Valérie Séror, Sylvie Boyer, Cheikh Sokhna, Patrick Peretti-Watel

“…PubMed, Web of Science, PsycINFO, African Index Medicus, and African Journals Online databases were searched to identify articles published between 2010 and 2020. …”
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One in Research as One PSO-HNS by Danilo Poblete

“…It has gained international prestige for the past years and at present it is included at the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), ASEAN Citation Index, Health Research and Development Network (HERDIN) and Western Pacific Region Index Medicus (WPRIM). Both the Editorin-Chief Dr. Jose Florencio F. …”
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Target joint "new concept of identification" by Mousa Mohammad Alhaosawi

“…Literature citations were generally restricted to published manuscripts appearing in journals listed in Index Medicus and reflected literature published up to July, 2013. …”
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Cardiorenal syndrome: definition, classification and recent results of studies on pathogenesis by Jernej Pajek

“…Methods: CRS definition and classification proposal by an international group of authors in 2008 is presented. Medline and Index Medicus databases were searched for relevant articles and a current view on the pathogenesis of CRS subtypes as defined in this proposal is given. …”
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