BUMC MEDLINE Plus/OVID Search Tips
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Additional Search Tips
- Combining Concepts Using the Boolean Operators: AND, OR, NOT, ADJ, FREQ
- Frequently Asked SEARCHING Questions
- Printing, Downloading & E-Mailing Search Results
- Library Journal Holdings Now Link Directly to BUMC MEDLINE Plus
- Truncation & Wild Card Characters
- Evidence Based Medicine Searching of the Primary Medical Literature
- Using Direct-Entry Commands to Bypass Menu Options