1. Search the MeSH database for the first concept in your research question. Click on MeSH Database.
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2. Enter your search term and click Search.
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3. Choose the proper MeSH, add to search builder, and search PubMed.
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4. Click on Advanced Search to see your search history.
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5. Select Title/Abstract from Fields menu, enter your keywords, click Add.
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6. Select Add to History to add the keyword search to your search history.
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7. Combine MeSH and keyword searches. Type appropriate line numbers into Query box and select Add to History.
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8. Return to the MeSH database to look up another term in your research question.
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9. Enter your term and click Search.
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10. Select desired term, Add to search builder, Search PubMed.
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11. Click on Advanced to view your search history.
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12. Select Title/Abstract from Fields menu, enter your keywords, click Add.
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13. Select Add to History to add the keyword search to your search history.
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14. Combine MeSH and keyword searches. Type appropriate line numbers intoQuery box and select Add to History.
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15. Combine MeSH and keyword search lines with AND. Type appropriate line numbers into Query box and select Add to History.
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16. Click on Search to see search results. |
1. Search MeSH for the first concept in your research question. Make sure the box next to "Map Term to Subject Heading" is checked. Click Search.
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2. Click on blue hyperlink to view MeSH in the hierarchy tree.
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3. Select desired subject headings one by one or explode term to include all narrower subject headings. Scroll back to top of page and click Continue.
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4. Select desired subheadings and click Continue.
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5. In Search Fields mode, type your keywords and synonyms separated by OR. Use truncation and phrase searching where necessary. Select the following fields from the menu: Abstract (ab), Keyword Heading (kw), Keyword Heading Word (kf) and Title (ti). Click Search.
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6. Select the MeSH and keyword search lines. Combine lines with OR.
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7. In the Advanced Search menu, search MeSH for the next concept in your research question.
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8. Select appropriate heading. Click on blue hyperlink to see your term in the hierarchy tree or bypass the hierarchy tree by clicking on Continue.
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9. Select desired subheadings and click Continue.
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10. In Search Fields mode, type your keywords and synonyms separated by OR. Use truncation and phrase searching where necessary. Medline Ovid remembers the fields you selected--title, abstract, keyword heading, keyword heading word. Click Search.
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11. Select the MeSH and keyword search lines. Combine lines with OR.
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12. Select the line numbers next to the combined MeSH and keyword lines. Combine with AND.
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13. Review final results.
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1. Search Emtree for the first concept in your research question.
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2. Enter your search term and select appropriate heading.
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3. Exploding a term means searching for all narrower terms below in the hierarchy tree. If no explosion is desired, choose "Index term" (/de) from the list.
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4. Click on Show Results.
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5. Choose "Search" from the menu bar to perform a keyword search for your concept.
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6. From the Add a Field menu, choose Title, Abstract or Author Keywords.
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7. Type your keywords into the search bar and click on "Show results".
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8. Select lines 1 and 2 from the search history and combine with the Boolean operator OR.
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9. To search subject headings for the next concept in your topic, click on Emtree.
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10. Enter search term and select the appropriate Emtree term from the list.
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11. Choose "Index term" (/de) to search only this term and exclude "emaciation" from the search.
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12. To search keywords for this concept, return to the Search menu.
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13. Enter the keywords for this concept and click on Show results.
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14. Select search lines 4 and 5 from the search history and combine with OR.
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15. Select search lines 3 and 6 from the search history and combine with AND.
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1. Search Subject Headings for the first concept in your research question. Click on CINAHL Headings.
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2. Enter your search term and click Search.
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3. Click on the link for the desired subject heading from the list provided.
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4. Scroll down to find the designed subject heading.
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5. Select all appropriate subject headings.
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6. Scroll up and click Add to Search.
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7. The Subject Heading will appear in the first search line. Use the second search line to search for keywords related to the your concept. Select Title and Abstract - XB for the second search field. Connect the two lines with OR and click Search.
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8. After performing the search, click on CINAHL Headings to search the next concept.
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9. Type in your search term and click Search.
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10. Select the hyperlink of the appropriate subject heading from the list.
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12. Select all appropriate subject headings.
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13. Scroll up and click Add to Search.
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14. The Subject Heading will appear in the first search line. Use the second search line to perform a keywords related to the your concept. Select Title and Abstract - XB for the second search field. Connect the two fields with OR. Click on search.
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15. Once all concepts have been searched, click on Recent Activity to view your search history.
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16. Click the X to clear the search bar.
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17. Select line S1 and S2 from the search history and combine with AND.
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18. Click on Search.
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1. Select "Topic" from field menu and enter first search term.
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2. Click on "Add Row".
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3. Select "Topic" from field menu and enter second search term(s). Connect synonyms with OR and connect concepts with AND.
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4. Click on "Add Row".
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5. Select "Topic" from field menu and enter third search term(s). Connect synonyms with OR and connect concepts with AND. Click on Search.
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6. Select desired articles and click on "Export".
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7. Select desired format for export.
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