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Table of Contents Outcomes and Effectiveness Filters |  Using the Pharmacotherapy Filters to Search PubMed
Links in this web site: Return Home PubMed Tutorial Online Literature Sources for Evidence-Based Medicine Links Cited During Evidence-Based Medicine Portion of Workshop Pharmacotherapy Search Filters Open PubMed in another window       Email the instructors: Barbara Folb Patricia Friedman	Pharmacotherapy Search Filters for PubMed The purpose of the filters below is to identify articles that explicitly address two measures of interest (outcomes and effectiveness). Unlike the PubMed Clinical Queries, the Outcomes and Effectiveness for Drug Therapy filters do not identify articles with specific research methodologies such as randomized controlled trials. Also unlike the Clinical Queries, they have not been validated against a specific set of publications. Outcomes and Effectiveness for Drug Therapy Filter: sensitivity emphasis (("outcome and process assessment (health care)" [mh:no exp] OR "outcome assessment (health care)"[mh: no exp] OR treatment outcome [mh: no exp] OR (outcome AND (measure* OR treatment))) AND (effective OR effectiveness) AND drug therapy[sh]) Outcomes and Effectiveness for Drug Therapy Filter: specificity emphasis (("outcome and process assessment (health care)" [mh:no exp] OR "outcome assessment (health care)"[mh: no exp] OR treatment outcome [mh: no exp] AND (effective OR effectiveness) AND drug therapy[sh]) Using the Pharmacotherapy Filters to Search PubMed Run the filter search Using the mouse, select (highlight) the entire text of the desired filter. From the Netscape or Internet Explorer Edit menu, choose Copy. Go to PubMed. Click in the search box. From the Netscape or Internet Explorer Edit menu, choose Paste to enter the filter for searching. Click on the Preview button to run the filter search without displaying full results. Run the topic search Click on Clear to clear the search box. Enter your search topic in the search box window. Click on the Preview button to run the topic search without displaying full results. Combine the filter and topic searches Click on Clear to clear the search box window. You should still be in the Preview/Index display. Find the listings for the filter and topic searches under Most Recent Queries. Assume that the filter and topic searches are listed as Search #1 andS earch #2. In the Search PubMed for... window, enter: #1 AND #2 Click on Go to display the full results of the filtered topic search. Back to Top of the Page
	April 23, 2001