PH: 4049 Scientific Literature
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Scientific Literature
Descriptive Epidemiology:
Generate Hypothesis
Answers What, Where, Who, and When
Analytic Epidemiology:
Test Hypothesis
Answers Why and How
Public Health Surveillance Systems provide necessary data to measure frequency and patterns of diseases, provides statistical information, reports and practice guidelines. Ex. CDC WONDER
Scientific Literature
2/22/13 the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) issued a memorandum titled “Increasing Access to the Results of Federally Funded Scientific Research”.
Publication Process
Always read the abstract first, to see if you want to read the full article.
IMRaD: Introduction, Methods, Results and Discussion
Scientific Paper: Structure of an Article
Types of Studies
Evaluating Scientific Studies
Databases to Find Scientific Literature
Access all of these databases from Pipeline/Blackboard or Public Health Research Guide.
Make a list of potential keywords to search with. As you uncover more information your list will change to include subject terms.
Generating Keywords
Connecting Your Keywords
Also utilize features of where to search your terms and limiters to filter results.
Organizing Your Research
- Save articles either in USB or in Databases with personal accounts.
- Take Notes page# and name of Author.
- Use Citation Management Software like EndNote Basic or Zotero to keep all references in one place.
Citation Management Consultations
Wednesday & Thursdays
10:00 AM or 3:00 PM
reference@hpu.edu
Research Practice
Using some of your keywords from the previous exercise, create an advanced search string and practice searching in a database.
Find a potential scientific study and email it to yourself and librarian.
Send your search string in the note or comment section of the email.
Librarian: Elizabet Torres
etorres@hpu.edu
PH 4920
By Elizabeth Torres
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