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[Updated January 2020] Your medical experience assignment requires you to use at least three sources:
Here are tips for spotting patient vs science-based sources!
Type of Source | Patient Information | Science-based |
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What to look for |
Everyday language. Focus on patient experience. Advice on symptoms, treatment. When to see a doctor. |
Technical language. Studies and/or experiments Research findings.
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Where to look |
Find patient education info in: Mayo Clinic Medline Plus (summaries, *see "websites" page |
Find academic journal articles in: Health & Wellness Center (Gale) CINAHL *see "library databases" page |
Examples | Mayo Clinic (2014, June 3). Guillain-Barre syndrome Symptoms - Diseases and Conditions - Mayo Clinic. Retrieved from http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/guillain-barresyndrome/basics/symptoms/con-20025832 |
Fan, L., Mao, C., Hu, X., Zhang, S., Yang, Z., Hu, Z., & Sun, H. (2020). New Insights Into the Pathogenesis of Alzheimer's Disease. Frontiers in Neurology, NA. Retrieved from https://link-gale-com.eznvcc.vccs.edu:2443/apps/doc/A610993539/HWRC?u=viva2_nvcc&sid=HWRC&xid=e5512692 |