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Getting too much with your PubMed Search?
Try these techniques for
limiting
your results:
Use
AND
with another concept
Limit to English
Limit by Age, Sex, Human (but remember you will be limiting potential relevant options that include BOTH)
Limit to Publication Type (for example: Randomized Controlled Trial or Review)
Use Subheadings (for example: Diagnosis or Therapy)
Use a more specific term (Femoral Neck Fractures instead of Hip Fractures)
Restrict to Major MeSH Topic
Choose "Do not include MeSH terms found below this term in the MeSH hierarchy"
Use Text Word in Title
Limit to Subsets (e.g., Core Clinical Journals)
Not getting enough with your PubMed search?
Try these techniques for
increasing
your results:
Use
OR
with synonymous/related concepts
Include all languages (English abstracts are often available)
Remove all Limits
Do not restrict to Publication Types
Choose All Subheadings
Use a broader term (Eye Diseases instead of Retinal Diseases)
Do
not
Restrict to Major MeSH Topic
Do
not
choose "Do not include MeSH terms found below this term in the MeSH hierarchy"
Truncate text words (recommend*)
Use the "See Related" feature in PubMed
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