Research Skills
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Reading a paper without drowning
Abstract, figures, methods, discussion — in that order, and what to look for in each. Includes how to skim thirty…
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Searching PubMed properly
Boolean operators, MeSH terms and filters. How to turn a vague interest into a search that returns twenty useful papers instead of two thousand.
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- September 7, 2026
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