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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.
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