When you find articles of interest in a database or search engine, bibliographic management programs such as Zotero or EndNote make it easy to pull the citations into a personal database and create a collection of references and cite them in your document - the software will automatically put in correctly formatted citations and a bibliography. Zotero is a web-based program that is free to use. You can purchase EndNote from the University Computer Store, TechZone. The Briscoe Library provides classes and support for both programs.
When searching within a literature database (e.g. PubMed, CINAHL, and Scopus), try using these four search terms and symbols:
There are other search terms and symbols available, but these are the top four you should know.