Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 39, Issue 3 , Pages 302-306 , March 2002

How to find evidence when you need it, part 1: Databases, search programs, and strategies

Received 26 March 2001 ,Revised 5 November 2001 ,Accepted 2 December 2001.

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 Address for reprints: Peter C. Wyer, MD, 446 Pelhamdale Avenue, Pelham, NY 10803; E-mail pwyer@att.net

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doi: 10.1067/mem.2002.122149

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 39, Issue 3 , Pages 302-306 , March 2002