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Becoming a skeptical, critical consumer of health information is an important step in being seen by others as credible.

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Which of these is not usually a component of a research article?

A) An editorial commentary
B) Introduction
C) Methodology section
D) Results and discussion

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Indexes provide links to articles from many peer-reviewed journals, books, and research reports.

You are employed as a health education specialist in a health department. You have just received a call from a local coalition member wanting to know where to find an article that summarizes the content and effectiveness of available school-based sexuality curricula. Use an electronic database to find a reference to an article or articles that contain the information requested. Then prepare an e-mail message to the coalition member that includes a bibliography of the references you found.

The CINAHL database focuses on nursing literature.

Some of the best information on research related to worksite health promotion can be found in the American Journal of Health Promotion.

Research articles do not require critical reading or analysis to determine accuracy.

A peer-reviewed journal is one that

The American Journal of Health Education is published by the American Public Health Association.

According to the chapter, which of these would not be a good area to consider when evaluating information on the Internet?

Indexes and abstracts are migrating to online or electronic formats due, in part, to the high cost of printing.

Date of authorship or posting is a critical piece of information when evaluating Internet information.

The statistical analysis of a research study is found in the methodology section of the article.

Results and discussion are parts of nearly every research article.

Conduct an Internet search for information about testicular cancer, find at least three sites with information on the topic, print out the information obtained, and critique the accuracy of the information.

Which information is not included in the methodology section in a research article?

Describe the difference among a primary, secondary, tertiary, open access, and popular press literature sources.

What is ScienceDirect?

Compare and contrast information found in a peer-reviewed journal article on diabetes with information found on diabetes in a secondary source.

Primary sources of information are published studies or eyewitness accounts written by the people who conducted the experiment or observed the event.