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To search for specific phrases, enclose them in quotation marks. The database will search for those words together in that order.
Examples:
“platelet disorder”
“salt intake”
“high energy drinks”
“temporomandibular joint disc”
AND, OR
Join together search terms in a logical manner.
AND - narrows searches, used to join dissimilar terms
OR - broadens searches, used to join similar terms
Examples:
#1
asthma AND gene
#2
“joint pain" OR “joint stiffness”
#3
asthma
AND
jogging OR running
AND
bronchoconstriction
TRUNCATION
Truncate a word in order to search for different forms of the same word. Many database use the asterisk * as the truncation symbol.
Example:
Truncate the word child* to search for child, childhood, children etc.
Add the truncation symbol to epilep* to search for epileptic, epilepsy etc.
In many databases the default is to look for your search terms Anywhere. If your results are not relevant OR you have too many results, you may wish to look for your most important terms in a specific field such as the Title field or the Abstract field.
Field Searching Narrows
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