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Forming answerable search questions using frameworks

A quick guide to introduce you to formulating a search question using PICO

Turn the clinical scenario into PICO

Once you have identified your PICO concepts, you can then use your concepts to develop keywords to find information to answer your clinical question. You will need to use AND/OR to combine your search terms. See the search techniques guide for guidance.

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