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

This is the Mapping Display Screen.

MeSH terms that match estrogen replacement are shown in order of relevancy. The most useful subject heading(s) will appear at the top of the list.

Click on the MeSH term that best represents the concept. In this case there is only one MeSH term matching estrogen replacement.

Scroll down the screen.

O V I D Mapping DisplayHelp


Combine selections with:

Your term mapped to the following Subject Headings:
See term mapped to thesaurus term

Select   Subject Heading   Explode Focus Scope

Estrogen Replacement Therapy
estrogen replacement.mp. search as Keyword

Notice this option above:
estrogen replacement.mp. search as Keyword

It means that searching for the phrase "estrogen replacement" as a text word/key word, in titles and abstracts of articles, is also an option.

You have two decision to make on this screen.

The first decision is whether to EXPLODE, and the second is whether to FOCUS. We'll learn more about these options later.

For now, click on the CONTINUE button to go to the next step.


   
 
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