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Notice the results of our LIMIT in set #4, below:
204 of the original 240 articles from set #3 are in ENGLISH, and deal with HUMAN subjects.

#Search HistoryResultsDisplay
1
*estrogen replacement therapy/
3200 Display
2
exp *heart diseases/
98882 Display
3
1 and 2
240 Display
4
limit 3 to (human and english language)
204 Display
 
 

It is usually a good idea to try the most logical limits first, take a look at the results, then apply secondary limits separately.

If there are other logical LIMIT options to apply to this search, we can limit again now. For example, we could now limit to "local holdings" to find the journals owned at the Alumni Medical Library. Or, we could limit to "review" articles or other publication types if that were important to our search.


Enter Keyword or phrase:Map Term to Subject Heading

Limit to:
Ovid Full Text Available Human English Language Review Articles Abstracts Local Holdings EBM Reviews Latest Update
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