Jane, 

I don't have the article you're searching for, and since it was published "way back when," a PubMed search may or may not retrieve it, but that doesn't mean the article isn't out there.  I use PubMed most often to look for studies:  

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed

If you have a medical library that's not too many hours away, you may find the full-text article with a little searching.  If you're in the Bethesda, Maryland area or can visit there, the National Library of Medicine is Heaven On Earth for the researcher in the health sciences - - one full text article after another that pops up on the computer screen, rather than many abstract-only search results.  

For more obscure papers that are not yet online, patron requests for specific articles can be found in the stacks.  Only NLM staff is allowed in the stacks, but upon request, they will bring down specific journals and texts to the reading room, where visitors and staff can do online research.  

You can also do an NLM search from here, which facilitates the search by keyword, subject, journal title, author name, etc.:  

https://locatorplus.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First

If you find only the article's abstract online, this would still be a great discovery.  You may then be able to provide the paper's title/journal/author(s) to your public library for an interlibrary loan request.  Public libraries may charge a small fee for obtaining a research article, depending on the library.  I recall paying $3.00 a few years ago for each full-text study that I was able to obtain through the public library's interlibrary loan service, since the NLM was a 3-hour round trip for me at that time, and I couldn't get there as frequently as I wanted.  Of course it was more economical overall to put gas in the car and make the trip, and then be in Heaven On Earth at NLM for as many articles as time would allow.  I lived in northern Virginia then and worked in the D.C. area, so when I had a home consult requested for evening hours, I could go to the library during the day.  

The National Library of Medicine's hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30a - 5p, according to their website today.  Years ago, their evening and weekend hours were cut due to federal budget cuts, which is a great shame.  Nevertheless, it's a glorious place to experience the ease in conducting one's research.  In downtown D.C., the Library of Congress also has a thrilling collection, but parking is often a challenge.    

If there's a local college library near you but without a medical library, you may still be able to do research there and find a number of unexpected treasures during a computer search.  Librarians are also typically happy to help.  Some college libraries offer library cards for a fee to members of the community who are not enrolled as students there, while other college libraries welcome members of the community to conduct research on their computers at no cost.  The medical library at the University of Florida in Gainesville is one such wonderful place, which is only an hour from my home.    

This is from a Lactnet post in 2014 with tips on doing research.  https://community.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-LSOFTDONATIONS.exe?A2=ind1402C&L=LACTNET&P=R1565&X=OF204EA5E030EED94C9&Y=debraswank%40MoreThanReflexes.org

To emphasize the value of librarians, I shared this information on Lactnet, also in February 2014, with permission from my librarian-friend, Brett Miller, who is now Director of Library Services and Archivist at West Virginia Wesleyan College.  This college library is not a medical library per se, although they have majors in the health sciences for undergrads and graduate students, so they provide various databases in the health sciences.  

https://community.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-LSOFTDONATIONS.exe?A2=ind1402C&L=LACTNET&P=R3196&X=OF204EA5E030EED94C9&Y=debraswank%40MoreThanReflexes.org

Will send good thoughts that at least one person on this listserve will know exactly what article you need and will share it with all of us - - would love to read it! 

With kind regards,

Debbie

Debra Swank, RN BSN IBCLC
Program Director
More Than Reflexes Education
Ocala, Florida USA
http://www.morethanreflexes.org

 

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