Data in the Traditional Literature
Use databases such as PubMed to find information in the traditional literature.
Here are some useful subject headings and subheadings to use.
PubMed
In PubMed, if you wish to focus to a specific subheading of a subject heading, combine the two terms in the pattern subject heading/subheading[mh], ex. community health services/utilization
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Subject Heading |
Subheading |
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Community Health Services Ethnic Groups (includes specific subgroups) Health Services (includes more specific named services) Program Evaluation Risk Factors Risk Reduction Behavior |
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*Refer to the MeSH database for more information
CINAHL 
In CINAHL, the pattern for manually entering subject headings and subheadings is as follows (MH "Subject Heading+/SN")
| Subject Heading | Subheading |
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Attitude to Risk Behavioral Changes Community Health Services Ethnic Groups Health Services Risk Factors Program Evaluation Risk Taking Behavior |
/ethnology /EH /ethical issues /EI /epidemiology /EP /etiology /ET /evaluation /EV /mortality /MO /prevention and control /PC /psychosocial factors /PF /risk factors /RF /statistics and numerical data /SN /trends /TD /transmission /TM |
Health Services Research
PubMed offers a health services research filter.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/nichsr/hedges/search.html
Search by Category:
- Appropriateness
- Process Assessment
- Outcomes Assessment
- Costs
- Economics
- Qualitative Research
