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How to use Medline via OVID
Textword searching

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Mapping is not perfect. Sometimes none of the suggested headings will be appropriate to your needs. In this case you can do a textword or keyword search. To do this either turn the Mapping OFF on the Main Search Page, or select this option on the Mapping page (as seen below).

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In Medline this will search for your words in the title, abstract or subject headings.

 
 

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