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The NHS Evidence Search Box has been added to this blog, see the right-hand side-bar. You can now start your information search from here. NHS Evidence searches a number of accredited resources including NICE, Cochrane Database, Map of Medicine and the NHS Evidence specialist collections as well as many more. It can be a good place to start your literature search.
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