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Where do I Search for Literature?
CINAHL Complete
- Check the “Evidence-Based Practice” filter in the Limit Your Results box
![Evidence-based practice limitation](https://libapps.s3.amazonaws.com/accounts/201523/images/c-ebp_filter.PNG)
- Narrow down results to “Meta-analyses”, “Systematic Reviews”, or “Randomized Controlled Trials” in the Publication Type filter in the Limit Your Results box.
![Publication types in CINAHL Complete](https://libapps.s3.amazonaws.com/accounts/201523/images/PubType.PNG)
Cochrane Library
- On the results page, choose the Cochrane Reviews tab to find Meta-analyses and Systematic Reviews.
![Cochrane Reviews Tab](https://s4be.cochrane.org/app/uploads/2020/08/Screen-Shot-2020-08-24-at-09.14.57.png)
- On the results page, choose the Trials tab to find Randomized Controlled Trials, Cohort Studies, and Control Studies.
- Look at our Cochrane PICO Search Beta tips on our PICO Research Questions Resource Guide.
PubMed
- Add “AND meta-analysis”, “AND randomized controlled trial”, or “AND systematic[sb]” to find these types of articles.
![Search Box in PubMed](https://libapps.s3.amazonaws.com/accounts/201523/images/pm-systematic_review.PNG)
- Click on the Clinical Queries link (under the Find heading) at the bottom of the homepage to limit your results to clinical studies or systematic reviews.
![PubMed Clinical Queries](https://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/techbull/ja11/graphics/cq_fig2.png)