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Searchable Questions

About MEDLINE

Keyword/Textword

Searching


Medical Subject Headings

Overview 1

Mapping

Subheadings

MeSH Tree

Explode

Focus

Combining (AND, OR)

Combining Overview

Limiting

Displaying Results

Full Text Articles

Printing/E-Mailing/Saving

Ordering Articles



OVERVIEW 1
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The quiz items on the next few screens will help you test your understanding of searching options: text word/key word, title word, or Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) searching.

If you haven't already done so, review the Advantages of Text Word and Title Word Searching page before beginning this quiz.


Question #1:
If given the choice between text word/key word, title word or MeSH searching, which should you rely on, first and foremost?

(Click the green question mark above the option you would choose.)

Option A
Option B
Option C
Title Word Searching
MeSH Searching
Text Word/ Key Word Searching