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Biology: Example Searches

Library resources for biology research

Example Search in Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine

Pick a key word from the research question.

Example Searches in Health Source

Combine key words for different concepts with AND

 

- supplement*  (asterisk) retrieves supplementation as well as supplements
- Searching in the Title field so that the retrieved articles are focused on your topic.
- Quotation marks retrieves the two words in the given order (phrase)

Searching for Review articles on fructose, one of the controversial dietary sugars.