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IndMED HELP
Searching is easy. Enter search terms in the query box. You may select Simple Form , Minimal Box or Advance Search Form, depending upon the complexity of your query. Minimal Box is available at the top of most of the pages (you do not need to return to the homepage/ INDMed Page to enter a new search) as well as at the INDMed page. The Simple Form and Advance Form are available at the INDMed Page.
Truncation means finding all terms that begin with a given
text string. Place an dollar ($) sign at the end of a term to
search for all terms that begin with that word; for instance
bacter$ will find all terms that begin with the letters bacter; e.g.,
bacteria, bacterium, bacteriophage, etc.
When there is more than one word or term in the same line, or from one line to the other, they must be separated by a boolean operator in order to be related one to the other. To type more than one word in the same line, it is necessary to use a boolean operator so as to relate one to the other.
Boolean Operators are AND, OR, and NOT are available.
| operator | example |
function |
| and | hepatitis b and hepatic cirrhosis | retrieves articles about topics hepatitis b and hepatic cirrhosis, obligatorily related. |
| or | hepatitis b or hepatitis c | retrieves articles about topics hepatitis b and/or the topic hepatitis c, not necessarily both topics in the same article. |
| not | arrhythmia/co not myocardial infarct | retrieves articles about arrhythmia complications eliminating the articles about myocardial infarct. |
Phrase searching depends how the various fields are indexed,
say for example authors are indexed as last name first then space
then initials. MeSH keywords are also indexed are phares where
applicable. Such fields can be searched as.
e.g.
hepatitis b
Sharma PK
To search MeSH terms along with Subheadings use hypen "-".
The following subheading have to used along with MeSH keywords:
| AA analogs & derivatives
AB abnormalities AD administration & dosage AE adverse effects AG agonists AH anatomy & histology AI antagonists & inhibitors AN analysis BI biosynthesis BL blood BS blood supply CF cerebrospinal fluid CH chemistry CI chemically induced CL classification CN congenital CO complications CS chemical synthesis CT contraindications CY cytology DE drug effects DF deficiency DH diet therapy DI diagnosis DT drug therapy DU diagnostic use EC economics ED education EH ethnology EM embryology EN enzymology EP epidemiology ET etiology GD growth & development GE genetics HI history IM immunology IN injuries IP isolation & purification IR innervation IS instrumentation |
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
MA manpower ME metabolism MI microbiology MO mortality MT methods NU nursing OG organization & administration PA pathology PC prevention & control PD pharmacology PH physiology PK pharmacokinetics PL PO poisoning PP phisiopathology PS parasitology PX psychology PY pathogenicity RA radiography RE radiation effects RH rehabilitation RI radionuclide imaging RT radiotherapy SC secundary SD supply & distribution SE secretion SN statistics & numerical data ST standards SU surgery TD trends TH therapy TM transmission TO toxicity TR transplantation TU therapeutic use UL ultrastructure UR urine US ultrasonography UT utilization VE veterinary VI virology |
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