For More Information...

• Searching for Evidence in the Primary Medical Literature Tutorial

• Alumni Medical Library Web Site

• More Information about BUMC MEDLINE Plus/OVID

• Direct-entry Commands for BUMC MEDLINE Plus: enable users to bypass menu options

• OVID Documentation (in PDF, Adobe Acrobat required)

TEXT WORD VERSUS MESH SEARCHING PRACTICE EXERCISES

Question #3:
What are some of the reasons why MeSH searching is useful?

(Click on the green question mark next to the set(s) you would choose.)

	Option A	MeSH/medical subject heading searching retrieves only those citations containing the exact title or abstract word(s) searched.
	Option B	MeSH/medical subject heading searching is useful because all citations on a particular subject are described by the same MeSH, so that the searcher does not have to think of all synonyms/ variations of a term and perform multiple searches.
	Option C	MeSH/medical subject heading searching is useful if you are searching for something that is extremely new, rare, or not well-represented in the literature.
	Option D	MeSH/medical subject heading searching is useful if you are searching for articles that use buzzwords such as the "Long-Stern diagnostic test", or "morning after pill".