BUMC MEDLINE PLUS/OVID TUTORIAL

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Tutorial Home
Instructions for Using the Tutorial
Developing Your Search Strategy
Formulating Your Question
Choosing An Appropriate Database
Selecting the Best Search Terms
Advantages and Disadvantages of Text Word and Title Word Searching
Selecting the Best Medical Subject Headings
Quiz Section I: Text Word vs. MeSH Searching
Mapping Function
Subheadings
Tree Display
Explode Function
Focus Function
Combining Sets
Quiz Section II: Combining Sets
Limiting
Quiz Section III: Reviewing the Explode, Focus, Subheadings, and Limit Options
Viewing or Displaying Search Results
Full Text Options
Printing, E-Mailing, and Saving Search Results
Ordering Articles
Searching Tips, Hints, & Reminders
Tutorial Evaluation
ADDITIONAL TOPICS
OVID's Main Menu Icons
Author Searching
Title Word Searching
Journal Searching
OTHER RESOURCES
Searching for Evidence in the Primary Medical Literature Tutorial: EBM Tutorial
More Information about BUMC MEDLINE Plus/OVID
Direct-entry Commands: enable users to bypass menu options
OVID Documentation

O V I D Subheading DisplayHelp


Combine selections with:
The last choice we have to make is whether we want to attach any SUBHEADINGS to our subject.

Let's follow the rule-of-thumb and include all subheadings so that we don't restrict the search to any one aspect of the topic.

Click in the box to Include All Subheading and click on the CONTINUE button.

Subheadings for: exp *Heart Diseases

Include All Subheadings
-- or choose one or more of these subheadings --
  /bl - Blood  /mi - Microbiology
  /cf - Cerebrospinal Fluid  /mo - Mortality
  /ci - Chemically Induced  /nu - Nursing
  /cl - Classification  /ps - Parasitology
  /co - Complications  /pa - Pathology
  /cn - Congenital  /pp - Physiopathology
  /di - Diagnosis  /pc - Prevention & Control
  /dh - Diet Therapy  /px - Psychology
  /dt - Drug Therapy  /ra - Radiography
  /ec - Economics  /ri - Radionuclide Imaging
  /en - Enzymology  /rt - Radiotherapy
  /ep - Epidemiology  /rh - Rehabilitation
  /eh - Ethnology  /su - Surgery
  /et - Etiology  /th - Therapy
  /ge - Genetics  /us - Ultrasonography
  /hi - History  /ur - Urine
  /im - Immunology  /ve - Veterinary
  /me - Metabolism  /vi - Virology


   
 
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