- More Search Terms = Fewer Results:
Start with a simple search, and add search terms to focus your results.
- Search with just the important words (keywords), don’t use sentences:
Example: ketamine AND depression; instead of ‘is ketamine treatment a viable option to treat depression?’
- Quotation Marks - Use quotation marks to tell the computer to keep the words together:
Example: “monoclonal antibodies”; “Social Determinants of Health”
- Too many search results? Combine keywords using the word AND to narrow your results to more specific aspects of your topic:
Example: “monoclonal antibodies” AND COVID; ethics AND pharmacology AND nursing
- Still not enough search results? Combine similar keywords using the word OR to broaden your search results
Example: Pharmacokinetics OR Drug Elimination Routes;
