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Where do I Search for Literature?
CINAHL Complete
- Check the “Evidence-Based Practice” filter in the Limit Your Results box

- Narrow down results to “Meta-analyses”, “Systematic Reviews”, or “Randomized Controlled Trials” in the Publication Type filter in the Limit Your Results box.

Cochrane Library
- On the results page, choose the Cochrane Reviews tab to find Meta-analyses and Systematic Reviews.

- 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.

- 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.
