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Below are search features and instructions for retrieving results
in Biological Abstracts. |
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Unlimited
Truncation:
$, : |
Retrieves
all possible suffix variations |
diseas$ |
disease,
diseased, diseases, etc. |
Limited
Truncation:
1,2,3... |
Specifies
the maximum number characters to be retrieved |
dog$1 |
dog
and dogs, not dogma |
| Wildcard:
# |
Retrieves
a single character |
wom#n |
women
and woman |
| Wildcard:
? |
Retrieves
one or no character |
colo?r |
color
or colour |
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| AND |
All
search terms must occur to be retrieved |
Clinton
AND Gore |
Both
Clinton and Gore |
| OR |
Any
one of the search terms must occur to be retrieved |
bioethics
OR ethics |
Bioethics or ethics |
| NOT |
Excludes
records that contain a given search term |
Clinton
NOT Gore |
Clinton,
excluding Gore |
| ADJ |
Two
or more words will automatically be searched adjacent to each
other |
blood
ADJ pressure |
Blood
pressure, not pressure of blood |
| ADJn |
Retrieves
two or more search terms within a certain number of specified
words and in any order |
biotechnology
ADJ5 engineering |
Biotechnology
and engineering within 5 words of each other |
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| Retrieving
Citations: |
- From
the Citation Manager screen (results screen) you can mark,
sort, save, or email records.
- From
the Citation Manager, you can choose from several display
formats.
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