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SECTION II:  FINDING ARTICLES 

B.  How to conduct a CINAHL search

 A few reminders about CINAHL:

  • available through the EBSCOhost search system 
  • has Basic and Advanced modes for searching 
  • records retrieved will primarily be citations and abstracts 
  • some full-text articles will be available; some full text is also available for reports, standards, government articles 
It is important to know that there is no one "right" way to conduct a search.  The results you retrieve from one search can suggest new terms for you to use in additional searches.   Also, keep in mind that most databases provide extensive HELP screens all along the way.

To familiarize yourself with searching the CINAHL database, try this Guided Search of CINAHL.

     

For further information contact Karen Vaughan (kvaughan@odu.edu)
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