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HOW
TO USE THE REFERENCES
published at the
end of the NEWS reports
To find
a short
summary of the paper referred to in the NEWS:
Go to the MEDLINE (National Library of Medicine
database) and
Choose PubMed
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query/static/citmatch.html
The "Single Citation Matcher" of the PubMed
appears
It is a form, complete it using the data
from the Refences:
Journal - fill in the abbreviation from the References
Date - fill in the year from the References
Volume - fill in the volume from the References
Page - fill the first page from the References
A title of the paper appears
Click at the pad at the left of the paper's title -
a summary of the published paper appears.
You may print the summary in a text form or send it
elsewhere. Select the appropriate action by clicking on the "Send to" menu (in
the transverse bar above).
You may
read the
whole
article
free if it
was
published
in Acta
Orthopaedica
Just
find
the
article
in
Medline
database
and
when
you
get
the
title
and
Abstract
click
on
the
"View
article
button"
which
is
below
the
Abstract.
You may
get the
copy of
the
article
free if it
was
published
in the
Journal of
Bone and
Joint
Surgery -
American
Volume.
Just
go to
the
Journal
online
-
http://www.JBJS.org
and
locate
the
article
following
the
Archive
link
on the
top
right
of the
blue
bar
under
the
Quick
Search
bar.
When
the
article
has
been
located,
click
on the
PDF
option.
The
next
screen
that
appears
will
bear
the
message
"This
item
requires
a
subscription
to
Journal
of
Bone
and
Joint
Surgery
Online"
and
offer
four
options:
sign
in as
a
user,
purchase
short-term
access,
subscribe
to the
Journal,
and
patient
access.
You
should
click
on
Access
for
Patients.
That
will
start
the
process
whereby
you
request
the
free
copy,
which
the
Journal
will
e-mail
to you
at no
change.
Remember,
however,
that
all
this
apply
only
if you
are a
patient
or
non-professional
caretaker
and
you
need
the
article.
For
other
Journals
the
Editors
are
greedy
and
wish
to
have
your
money
for
allowing
you to
read
the whole
article. If you wish
to buy a copy of the whole paper,
select "Order Documents" in the left sidebar
of the
MEDLINE
window and follow the
instructions there. You must register first.
Many important orthopedic journals go online. You
will know it from a rectangle above the title, which shows the publisher's logo. You may
buy these papers directly from the publisher. Click on the logo and follow the
instructions.
If your library subscribes these journals, you may usually
read / print the papers online there (the pay for this service varies locally).
Before you take any action, please read the DISCLAIMER
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