LitSource helps you turn a clinical statement into a small, defensible evidence set in minutes. This walkthrough uses a single claim as the running example.
When to use this workflow
- Preparing a case report, grand rounds, or guideline update and need citations quickly.
- Validating a statement inside a grant/IRB submission where traceability matters.
- Cross-checking textbook notes with primary literature to avoid hallucinated references.
Step-by-step
- Frame one clear claim. Example: “Resistance training improves glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes.” Keep one claim per search for tighter evidence.
- Paste into LitSource (EN or ZH). We build a PubMed-style query and run sentence-level semantic retrieval across 30M+ biomedical papers.
- Narrow the list. Use time filters (e.g., last 5 years) and section focus (Introduction/Methods/Results/Discussion) to surface the most defensible passages first.
- Open the paper before citing. Each card links to the original article with the supporting sentence highlighted; expand context to confirm it really backs your wording.
- Copy the citation. Export APA/MLA/BibTeX/EndNote straight from the evidence view and paste into your manuscript, slides, or reference manager.
Checklist for clean citations
- One claim per run; rerun if you adjust wording or population.
- Prefer concrete PICO-style phrasing (population/intervention/outcome) over broad topics.
- Verify the highlighted sentence and nearby context before copying the citation.
- Keep the paper link with your notes so reviewers can audit the source quickly.