Most databases use the following features.
Database Function | Syntax Example | |
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Phrase Search | "flavored e-cigarette" | |
Truncation | pharmac* | |
Boolean Operators |
aspirin AND pain (aspiring OR ASA OR acetylsalicylic acid) NOT animals |
|
Proximity Operators | flavored NEAR/3 (vap* OR ecig* OR e-cig*) [EMBASE example] | |
Field Searching |
PubMed examples vaping[ti] vaping[tiab] Devine EB[au] |
EMBASE examples vaping:ti vaping:ti,ab 'Devine E.B.':au |
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