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Visit our library at http//library.tsh.to
PubMed Searching Tips June 2006
Deborah Lambert, Manager Fatimah Ahmed,
LibrarianGeneral Campus Grace
Campusdlambert_at_tsh.to fahmed_at_tsh.to(416)
431-8114 [phone]
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PubMed Search Example

• Use of steroids to treat arthritis in
  adolescents.
• Current years only.

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Resources

• Articles
• There are several resources that can be used to
  find articles.
• Eg. EBM reviews, Medline, EbscoHost, PubMed.

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1. tsh and press enter
tsh
2.Electronic Resources
Access PubMed via Connections
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Click on PubMed
Click on PubMed
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Access PubMed via the Internet
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2. Type arthritis
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1. Choose MESH database (Medical Subject Headings)
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2.Choose display full to limit your search to
specific subheadings
1. Select Arthritis
3. Choose a subheading(s) relevant to your
search, if necessary
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3. arthritis appears here
2. Select Search box with AND
1. Select Arthritis
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1. Type steroids
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3. Select Steroids
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Use Limits to refine your search
PubMed found 7291 references on steroids and
arthritis
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Limit your search
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Click on GO after selection
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Ordering articles
The limit feature reduced the results to 56
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1. Select the references
User must sign up for loansome doc to use this
feature
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TSH physicians should contact the TSH library for
the LIBID code
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Some references are available full text note
icon with many pages.
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Some articles are available from our library
This link will take you to the full text
This link will give you information regarding our
Print collection
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Find textbook info on same subject
Select the references and display the abstracts
Find other articles on same subject
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Save your search
View details of your search
Select the references and save them to the
Clipboard to review later
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