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Information Skills

PICO

One of the fundamental skills in finding information is "the asking of well-built clinical questions." To help patients and clinicians, these questions must directly relate to patient problems and be clearly worded to ensure search results are relevant and accurate. The process of formulating this information element is known as "creating a PICO question" and is summarized below:

To find content in your area of interest, use the

Cochrane Library PICO Search

This resource allows users to find reviews based on specific conditions, interventions outcomes or patient population