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EXPLODE FUNCTION
Sample retrieval with and without Explode ("exp") . Look at the difference that exploding will make in your retrieval:
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heart diseases/ |
6195 |
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| 2 |
exp heart diseases/ |
119784 |
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Keep in mind that although many thousands of articles were retrieved in set #2, when you begin combining this result with other concepts in your search topic, the retrieval will be reduced to a reasonable number of articles.
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