Search Strategies

  • Choose which Medline database to search:
    - Medline 1995 - present
    - MEDLINE back years
    - MEDLINE all years

  • Advanced search will automatically map term to the Medical Subject Headings.
  • Deselect the Map Term to subject Heading box to perform a Keyword search.
  • To perform an author, title, journal, or basic search, click on the icons at the top of the Advanced search screen.
  • Limit the search to humans, English, reviews, year, or abstracts by choosing one of the boxes below the search window.
  • Limiting a search set can be done by clicking on the Limit button at the top of the advanced mode search screen. A list of limiters to choose from will appear below the Search History screen.
  • Combine one or more searches by choosing the Combine button, or combining the set numbers, e.g. (1 and 2) not 3, etc.
  • Search a topic or keyword within one or more Search Fields by clicking on the Search Fields button, then selecting the fields to search.
 
 
 
 
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