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Phrase |
"breast cancer" finds records with "breast" and "cancer" side-by-side with "breast" preceding "cancer." |
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Boolean AND |
"breast & cancer" finds records with both "breast" and "cancer" with "breast" and "cancer" occurring anywhere in the field being searched. |
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Boolean OR |
"breast / cancer" finds records with either "breast" or "cancer." |
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Boolean NOT |
"breast ! cancer" finds records with "breast" but not "cancer." |
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Terms |
"=breast cancer" finds records with "breast cancer," but not as part of a longer term, such as "breast cancer research." |
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Wild Card |
"therap*" finds records beginning with "therap," such as therapy or therapies. |
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Dates |
"1999" finds all dates for the year 1999. |
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Date Range |
"2000:2002" finds all records for the years 2000, 2001, 2002. |