embase database searching

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Expansive coverage of biomedical literature including conferences and 2900+ journals not covered in Medline. Ability to map to EmTree search terms and to build up your search strategy with inbuilt Boolean operators. Specific drug and disease sub-headings. Links to CAS registry numbers University Library

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Expansive coverage of biomedical literature including conferences and 2900+ journals not covered in Medline.

Ability to map to EmTree search terms and to build up your search strategy with inbuilt Boolean operators.

Specific drug and disease sub-headings.Links to CAS registry numbers

University Library

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Embase is another database from within the Ovid PlatformYou can select it from within OneSearch or use the “Change” resource option

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A search in Embase for “Peramivir” reveals it does map to a Emtree subject termWe can click “Focus” to only return results where this term exists.

Click on the subject heading to see where it sits in the subject tree

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A search in Medline a range of “Additional Limits” are available to you.

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Our limit to “animal studies” has identified specific studies on the efficacy of Peramivir derived from animal studies.

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Our limit to “animal studies” has identified specific studies on the efficacy of Peramivir derived from animal studies.

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A search for pharmacolog* maps to a range of subject terms

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Combined with “Peramivir” shows only 3 results

Adding more similar terms – synonyms – with OR will increase results

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The highlighted search history results, appear below the search box