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DMSO315 Course Research Guide: Finding Articles

This course research guide has been created in support of the OB research project/presentation for DMSO315.

Suggested Databases

Search Tips

1. Make a list of keywords related to your topic. Are there broader or narrower terms?  Are there synonyms?

2. Create a search strategy using the Boolean operators, AND; OR. For example, uterine fibroids AND infertility AND (ultrasonography OR ultrasound)   

3. Remember to use the appropriate limits (e.g. peer-reviewed, date range, English language, study type, etc.) in the databases. The limits may be somewhat different, depending on what database(s) you search.

Database Coverage

Sonography journals and other relevant medical journals are indexed in several databases. The following list shows the differences between journal coverage in PubMed and CINAHL Complete. Note: The list doesn't include all sonography journals -- just a few to illustrate the differences.

Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography

  • PubMed coverage: Not indexed
  • CINAHL Complete coverage: 1995 - present

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound

  • PubMed coverage: 1973 - present
  • CINAHL Complete coverage: 2012 - present

Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology

  • PubMed coverage: 1995 - present
  • CINAHL Complete coverage: 2008 - present

Sonography (published by Wiley; started in 2014;  Australasian Sonographers Association)

  • PubMed coverage: Not indexed
  • CINAHL Complete coverage: 2017 - present