VHL  SEARCH  PORTAL    

YUKA  SAHEKI  &  JULIANA  TAKAHASHI  &  SONIA  GARDIM  Transla<on  to  English:  Aline  Goncalves  

   “WANDA  DE  AGUIAR  HORTA”  LIBRARY  –  SCHOOL  OF  NURSING  –  UNIVERSITY  OF  SÃO  PAULO  

2014  

LEARN  HOW  TO  SEARCH    

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WHY    TO  SEARCH  ON  DATABASES  AND  

PORTALS?    

SCIENTIFIC  RESEARCH  

CREDIBILITY  

INFORMATION  ON  CLINICAL  PRACTICES  

INFORMATION  ON  HEALTH  SCIENCES  

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VHL  

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VHL  PORTAL  

V  -­‐  H  -­‐  L  -­‐  

VIRTUAL  

HEALTH  

LIBRARY  

DEVELOPED  BY  

REGIONAL  LIBRARY  OF  MEDICINE    (BIREME,  ACRONYM  IN  

PORTUGUESE)  

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TARGET  USERS    

-­‐  HEALTH  PROFESSIONALS    -­‐  RESEARCHERS  -­‐  STUDENTS  

GOAL/FOCUS    

TO  DEVELOP  HEALTH    SCIENCES  IN  LATIN  AMERICA  

AND  THE  CARIBBEAN  

 

NETWORK  FOR  SCIENTIFIC  AND  TECHNICAL  

INFORMATION  SOURCES  IN  HEALTH  SCIENCES  

VHL  PORTAL  

ONLINE  NETWORK  

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VHL    PROVIDES  ACCESS  TO  

SEVERAL  DATABASES  AND  OTHER  INFORMATION    

SOURCES  

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LILACS  MEDLINE  

COCHRANE  LIBRARY  

VHL  IBECS  

SCIELO  

WE  WILL  TALK    A  LITTLE  ABOUT  5  OF  THESE  INFORMATION  

RESOURCES  

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CLIQUE  

LILACS  INTERNATIONAL  

DATABASE  AVAILABLE  FROM  

1982  

INDEXED  DOCUMENTS:    SCHOLARLY  ARTICLES,  BOOKS,  BOOK  CHAPTERS,  DISSERTATIONS  AND  THESIS,  BROCHURES,    CONGRESS  &  CONFERENCE  ANNALS,  TECHNICAL  AND  SCIENTIFIC  

REPORTS,  GOVERNMENT  PUBLICATIONS  

INDEXES  TO  ARTICLES  FROM  +830  HEALTH  

SCIENCE  JOURNALS  

REFERENCE  DATABASE  

COOPERATIVE  SYSTEM  

MANAGED    BY  BIREME,  INCLUDES    LIBRARY  

NETWORKS  ACROSS    

30  COUNTRIES  

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MEDLINE  MEDLINE  

INDEXES  TO  SCHOLARLY  

ARTICLES  ONLY  

REFERENCE  DATABASE  

INTERNATIONAL  DATABASE  

AVAILABLE  FROM  1946  

COVERS  MEDICINE,  BIOMEDICINE,  NURSING,  DENTISTRY,  VETERINARY  MEDICINE  AND    

OTHER  RELATED  AREAS  

INDEXES  TO  MORE  THAN  

7,000  JOURNALS  

PUBLISHED  IN  THE  USA  AND  OTHER  70  COUNTRIES  

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CLIQUE  

SCIELO   FULL  TEXT  ARTICLES  

PARTICIPATING  COUNTRIES:  SOUTH  AFRICA,  ARGENTINA,  BRAZIL,  CHILE,  COLOMBIA,  COSTA  RICA,  SPAIN,  MEXICO,  

PERU,  PORTUGAL  AND  VENEZUELA  

RESEARCH  PROJECT  MANAGED  BY  FAPESP  IN    PARTNERSHIP  WITH  BIREME.    

CNPQ  HAS  ALSO  SUPPORTED  THE  PROJECT  SINCE  2002  

THE  SCIENTIFIC  ELECTRONIC  LIBRARY  ONLINE  

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CLIQUE  

PART  OF  VHL  EVIDENCE  PORTAL.  IT  CONTAINS  

CURRENT  INFORMATION  SOURCES  ABOUT    

EVIDENCE-­‐BASED  MEDICINE  

IT  INCLUDES  THE    COCHRANE  DATABASE  OF  SYSTEMATIC  REVIEWS  

COCHRANE  LIBRARY   REFERENCE  INDEX  FOR  

PEER-­‐REVIEWED  ARTICLES  PUBLISHED  IN  

SPAIN  

IBECS  

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BEFORE  START  SEARCHING  ON  VHL  YOU  WILL  NEED  TO:  

KNOW  WHAT  SEARCH  

OPERATORS  ARE  

1.  

KNOW  WHAT  IT  IS  AND  HOW  TO  

SEARCH  ON  DECS  

2.  

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SEARCH  OPERATORS  

DEFINE  THE  RELATIONSHIP  

BETWEEN  KEYWORDS  OR  GROUPS  OF  

KEYWORDS  DURING  THE  SEARCH  PROCESS  

WHAT  ARE  THEY?    

1.  

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AND  

FIND   ALL   KEYWORDS   (RETRIEVES   RECORDS  CONTAINING  ALL  THE  SEARCHED  KEYWORDS)  

HEALTHY   LIFESTYLE  HEALTHY  LIFESTYLE  

HEALTHY  AND  LIFESTYLE  

SEARCH  OPERATORS  

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OR  

FIND  ANY  KEYWORD  (RETRIVES  RECORDS  CONTAINING  ANY  OF  THE  SEARCHED  KEYWORDS)  

BREASTFEEDING   LACTATING  WOMEN  

BREASTFEEDING  OR  “LACTATING  WOMAN”  

USE  “  ”    (QUOTATION  

MARKS)    FOR  PHRASE    SEARCH  

SEARCH  OPERATORS  

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(      )  

BRONQUITIS  AND  (NEWBORN  OR  INFANT  OR  CHILD)  

NEWBORN  

INFANT  

CHILD  

BRONQUITIS  

SPECIFIES   THE   ORDER   IN   WHICH   THE   SEARCH   IS  INTERPRETED.  TERMS  IN  (  )  ARE  INTERPRETED  FIRST.    

&  

SEARCH  OPERATORS  

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NOT  

PREGNANT  WOMEN   DIET  

ELIMINATES   RECORDS   THAT   CONTAIN   A   CERTAIN  KEYWORD  

PREGNANT  WOMEN  NOT  DIET  

SEARCH  OPERATORS  

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WILDCARD  OPERATORS  

?   REPLACES   CHARACTER   VARIATIONS   IN   THE  MIDDLE  OF  A  WORD   BRA?IL  =  BRASIL,  BRAZIL  

TRUNCATION  

$  USED   WHEN   SEARCHING   FOR   WORDS   WITH   THE  SAME  ROOT    EPIDEM$  =  EPIDEMY,  EPIDEMIOLOGY,  EPIDEMIC,  EPIDEMIOLOGIC,  ETC.  

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DeCS  DESCRIPTOR  

CONTROLED  VOCABULARY  FOR  HEALTH  SCIENCES  

STANDARD  TERMINOLOGY  FOR  INDEXING  

AND  INFORMATION  RETRIEVAL  

2.  WHAT  IS?  

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DeCS  DESCRIPTOR  hdp://decs.bvs.br/I/homepagei.htm  

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DeCS  DESCRIPTOR  

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CHECK  THE  CORRECT  TERM  

DeCS  DESCRIPTOR  

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WHAT  IS  THE  METHODOLOGY  FOR  AN  EFFICIENT  

SEARCH?    

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WHAT  IS  THE  METHODOLOGY  FOR  AN  EFFICIENT  

SEARCH?    

FORMULATE  YOUR  SEARCH  QUESTION  

IDENTIFY  THE  TOPICS  OF  YOUR  INTEREST  OR  POSSIBLE  KEYWORDS  

DEFINE  WHICH  DATABASES  (GENERAL  OR  SPECIFIC)  WOULD  BE  BETTER  FOR  YOUR  

SEARCH  

VERIFY  WHETHER  THE  DATABASE  MAKES  USE  OF  

KEYWORDS  OR  A  CONTROLLED  VOCABULARY  

USE  DeCS  TERMINOLOGY  (HEALTH  SCIENCE  DESCRIPTORS  –  CONTROLLED  VOCABULARY)  

IN  VHL  

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EXERCISE  1  

BREASTFEEDING  IN  ADOLESCENCE  

hdp://bvsalud.org/en/  

1º  STEP:   CHECK  THE  CORRECT  TERM  ON  DeCS      

2º  STEP:   SEARCH  ON  VHL  PORTAL  

3º  STEP:   USE  FILTERS,  SUCH  AS:    LIMIT:  ADOLESCENT  MAIN  SUBJECT:  BREASTFEEDING  FULL  TEXT:  AVAILABLE  

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HOW  TO  USE  QUALIFIERS  

METABOLISM  OF  THE  LIVER  

EFFECTS  OF  DRUGS  ON  THE  LIVER  

liver/DE  

liver/ME  

DeCS  DESCRIPTOR  

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EXERCISE  2  

NURSING  CARE    FOR  PATIENTS  IN  PAIN  

hdp://bvsalud.org/en  

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EXERCISE  2  

NURSING  CARE  FOR  PATIENTS  IN  PAIN  

MAIN  TOPIC  

QUALIFIER  (CHECKED  ON  DECS)  

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EXERCISE  2  

NURSING  CARE    FOR  PATIENTS  IN  PAIN  

pain/NU  

MAIN  TOPIC  

QUALIFIER  (CHECKED  ON  DECS)  

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EXERCISE  3   hdp://bvsalud.org/en  

NURSING  CARE  FOR    HOSPITALIZED  CHILDREN    

IN  PAIN  

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EXERCISE  3  

MAIN  TOPIC  

NURSING  CARE  FOR    HOSPITALIZED  CHILDREN    

IN  PAIN  

QUALIFIER    (CHECKED  ON  DECS)  

MAIN  TOPIC  

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EXERCISE  3  

MAIN  TOPIC  

“child,  hospitalized”  AND  pain/NU  

MAIN  TOPIC:  CHECK  THE  CORRECT  TERM  

ON  DECS  

QUALIFIER    (CHECKED  ON  DECS)  

NURSING  CARE  FOR    HOSPITALIZED  CHILDREN    

IN  PAIN  

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EXERCISE  4   hdp://bvsalud.org/en  

NON-­‐ANTIHISTAMINE  TREATMENT  FOR    ALLERGIC  RHINITIS  

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EXERCISE  4  

MAIN  TOPIC  

MAIN  TOPIC  

SEARCH  OPERATOR  

NOT  

QUALIFIER    (CHECKED  ON  DECS)  

NON-­‐ANTIHISTAMINE  TREATMENT  FOR    ALLERGIC  RHINITIS  

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EXERCISE  4  

MAIN  TOPIC  

MAIN  TOPIC  

SEARCH  OPERATOR  

NOT  

QUALIFIER    (CHECKED  ON  DECS)  

NON-­‐ANTIHISTAMINE  TREATMENT  FOR    ALLERGIC  RHINITIS  

MAIN  TOPIC:  CHECK  THE  

CORRECT  TERM  ON  DECS  

MAIN  TOPIC:  CHECK  THE  CORRECT  TERM  ON  DECS  

"Rhini<s,  Allergic,  Perennial"  NOT  "Histamine  Antagonists  "  

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EXERCISE  5   hdp://bvsalud.org  

PREGNANCY  COMPLICATIONS  IN  TEENAGE  MOTHERS  

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EXERCISE  5  

PREGNANCY  COMPLICATIONS  IN  TEENAGE  MOTHERS  

LIMITER  MAIN  TOPIC  

EXERCISE  5  

MAIN  TOPIC  LIMITER  

PREGNANCY  COMPLICATIONS  IN  TEENAGE  MOTHERS  

OPTION  1:  OPTION  2:  OPTION  3:    “teenage  pregnancy”  +  Main  Subject  filter  “Pregnancy  

Complica<ons”  

 “pregnancy  complica<ons”  AND  “teenage  pregnancy”    “pregancy  complica<ons”  +  limit  filter  “Adolescent”  

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FULL  TEXT  VISUALIZATION  

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CLICK  HERE  TO  SAVE  ARTICLE  IN  PDF  FORMAT    

FULL  TEXT  VISUALIZATION  

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SENDING  RESULTS  BY  EMAIL  

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CLICK  

SENDING  RESULTS  

USE  THE  COMMENTS  TO  DESCRIBE  YOUR  SEARCH  STRATEGY,  FILTERS,  

SEARCH  DATE  

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FIND  THE  FULL  TITLE  -­‐  JOURNALS  hdp://portal.revistas.bvs.br/?lang=en  

TYPE  IN  PART    OF  THE  JOURNAL  TITLE  OR  JOURNAL  ABBREVIATION  

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EXERCISES  6  

FIND  THE  FULL  TITLE  OF  THESE  JOURNALS:  

SOBECC   REME   ENFERM    USP  

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HOW  TO  ACCESS  ARTICLES  (FULL  TEXT)  hdp://www.sibi.  usp.br  

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HOW  TO  ACCESS  ARTICLES  (FULL  TEXT)  

TYPE  IN  THE  JOURNAL  TITLE  

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EXERCISES  7  

SEARCH  FOR  ARTICLES  FROM  THESE  JOURNALS:  

ADVANCES    IN  NURSING  SCIENCE  

CLINICAL  NURSING  STUDIES  

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