Use keywords, terms, or short phrases, instead of full sentences or questions.
Quotation marks can be used to keep words next to each other. For example, "energy drinks" instead of energy drinks
To limit your search and see fewer articles, use the word AND to connect your keywords.
Example: diabetes AND obesity AND diet
To broaden your search and see more articles, use the word OR to connect your keywords.
Example: influenza OR flu OR H1N1
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CINHAL Complete provides full text access to nursing and allied health journals. Watch this short video to learn how to use it.
Watch this video to learn about the benefits of using library databases for research over searching the web.