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$ = wild card or shortening e.g. smith$
= smith al; smith c; smith cd; smith d; smith rd etc.
( )= grouping e.g. (mosquitoes or anopheles or aedes or culex)
Search words can be combined by operators ("and", "or" and "and not") .
The database can be searched by
author (last name/last name and initial) e.g. smith$; smith a$; smith al; smith
full MedLine abbreviated journal name e.g. am j trop med hyg
any word in MedLine abbreviated journal name (use operator(s) between words) e.g. am and trop
article titles (start with the first few words and use $ for the rest of the article title) e.g. Antibodies that block virus$
any word in article titles (use operator(s) between words) e.g. Vero and cells and neutralizing and dengue and virus
publication year e.g. 1991
volume e.g. v.45
number e.g. n.4
pages (first page to last page/first page and $) e.g. p.488-91, p.488$
Author and Year
smith and 2000
smith and (1994 or 1995 or 1996)
smith and 199$
Author and Keyword groups
smith and (malaria or plasmodium or vivax or falciparum)
Topic and MedLine abbreviated Journal name and Year range
malaria and trans r soc$ and (1998 or 1999 or 2000)
malaria and trans r soc trop med hyg and (1998 or 1999 or 2000)
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