Article Comparison Exercise
Healey, F., Monro, A., Cockram, A., Adams, V., & Heseltine, D. (2004). Using targeted risk factor reduction to prevent falls in older in- patients: A randomised controlled trial. Age and Ageing, 33(4), 390-395. 10.1093/ageing/afh130
Fernando, E., Fraser, M., Hendriksen, J., Kim, C. H., & Muir-Hunter, S. W. (2017). Risk Factors Associated with Falls in Older Adults with Dementia: A Systematic Review. Physiotherapy Canada, 69(2), 161-173. doi:10.3138/ptc.2016-14
Selected Databases
Use databases to find articles on your topic. These databases are the best place to start.
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CINAHL Plus with Full TextWith full-text for the top nursing and allied health literature and indexing for thousands of additional journals and documents, this database covers a wide range of topics including biomedicine, alternative and complementary medicine, and consumer health. Contains evidence-based care sheets and research reports.
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MEDLINE (via PubMed)Provides citations and abstracts to life sciences journals and online books, with links to additional relevant websites. Coverage includes the fields of biomedicine and health, the behavioral sciences, chemical sciences, and bioengineering.
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Nursing and Allied Health SourceProvides indexing and abstracting for leading nursing and healthcare journals, with many articles in full-text. Topics include alternative and complimentary medicine, cytology, nutrition, oncology, pediatric care, pharmacology, public health, and radiology. Also includes full-text dissertations representing scholarship in nursing and related fields, and MedCom training videos.
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Cochrane LibraryA collection of several medical databases that provide information on evidence-based health care decision making. Includes the Cochrane Reviews, which summarize and interpret the results of medical research. With protocols, technology assessments, and economic evaluations.
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