The Best Way to Search for Evidence-Based Guidelines in Electronic

question 8

Multiple Choice

The best way to search for evidence-based guidelines in electronic databases is to do which of the following?

• A) Under Options, use the Publication Type or Type of Article limit.
• B) In the search box enter both the topic and "guideline."
• C) In one search box enter the topic and in another enter in quotes the name of a professional association that might have produced a guideline on that topic, then combine the two searches.
• D) Enter the topic in the search box, then sort through the citations retrieved to identify evidence-based guidelines.

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