How Read Search Engine Works

The Search Bar within Read can be used for specific phrases, such as the title of a journal, or as a combination of terms using Boolean search. All search bars within Read are capable of using Boolean.

Boolean Search Methods:

• And is equal to the + (plus) symbol.
• Not is equal to the - (minus) symbol.
• Add an asterisk (*) at end of a word to include word stems
  Neuro* includes Neurology, Neuroscientist, Neurological, etc
• Near is equal to putting a search query in quotes, e.g., "Brain Surgery". You're essentially telling the search engine that you want all of these words, in this specific order or this specific phrase.
• AND is the default setting of the search engine — meaning, it will return matches for if the article includes all of the words you enter.
• You can also combine operators, for more complicated, targeted searches. For example, you could enter Neuro -Neurons -"Brain Surgery" to find pages that include "Neuro" but neither "Neurons" nor the entire phrase "Brain Surgery".

Examples:

• Evaluation, not clinical trial would be: Evaluation -"clinical trial"
• Diabetes and cholesterol would be: Diabetes +cholesterol
• Prescription Drugs and Health Hazards would be: "Prescription Drugs" +"Health Hazards"

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