![• Type all of your keywords into the search
box to combine them all by AND
• Hit the Search button to retrieve results
Automatically, PubMed turns this simple 3 word, keyword search into the following
search strategy without you having to do any extra work:
("aphasia"[MeSH Terms] OR "aphasia"[All Fields]) AND ("stroke rehabilitation"[MeSH Terms] OR
("stroke"[All Fields] AND "rehabilitation"[All Fields]) OR "stroke rehabilitation"[All Fields])](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/pubmed-170724214722/85/Finding-Sources-in-PubMed-4-320.jpg)
Finding Sources in PubMed
- 2. Start at the Laupus Library homepage http://www.ecu.edu/laupuslibrary/
- 3. To access PubMed, click on the icon in the Popular Resources section Don’t forget to login with your PirateID and Password for off- campus access!
- 4. • Type all of your keywords into the search box to combine them all by AND • Hit the Search button to retrieve results Automatically, PubMed turns this simple 3 word, keyword search into the following search strategy without you having to do any extra work: ("aphasia"[MeSH Terms] OR "aphasia"[All Fields]) AND ("stroke rehabilitation"[MeSH Terms] OR ("stroke"[All Fields] AND "rehabilitation"[All Fields]) OR "stroke rehabilitation"[All Fields])
- 5. PubMed Filters Use filters to choose a particular article type, publication date range, species, or language The Species filter is useful in PubMed when your topic is retrieving results involving animal research Click on Customize to choose what options show up under that particular category
- 6. Click on an article title to view the detailed record, including abstract I’ve highlighted key sections of a research article’s abstract so you’ll have an example to compare with the research articles you find.
- 7. Always click on the Find It! button to locate the full text If the article doesn’t open or isn’t available, you can always request the PDF for free using Interlibrary Loan!