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Review of Module 4
You have now completed module 4. Go through the checklist below to make sure that you know and understand the following points:

	what a database is and when to use one
	how to plan a search using four steps
	how to conduct a Medline search using thesaurus terms
	how to combine sets using 'and' & 'or'
	how to assess the relevance of the results
	ways to reflect on your search to improve search
	how to obtain articles electronically or in print.

CONTENTS of MODULE 4

4.1	Objectives
4.2	The purpose and content of databases
4.3	Four-step search plan
4.4	Accessing Medline
4.5	Searching Medline and obtaining articles
4.6	Review