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Step-by-Step Instructions. Quick Search. Please note: Embase is updated constantly, so don't worry if your results don't match the ones ... SkiptoMainContent Itlookslikeyou'reusingInternetExplorer11orolder.ThiswebsiteworksbestwithmodernbrowserssuchasthelatestversionsofChrome,Firefox,Safari,andEdge.Ifyoucontinuewiththisbrowser,youmayseeunexpectedresults. AskUs!|Toolkits|Services|AboutUs UniversityofWashingtonLibrariesLibraryGuidesHSLEmbaseHelpGuideRunaSearch SearchthisGroup Search EmbaseHelpGuide HomeQuickStartRunaSearchStep-by-StepInstructionsCombiningSearchesFindFullTextManagingResultsandSearchesFAQ EmbaseSupport ForcomprehensiveEmbasehelpseetheEmbaseSupportCenter orclickthe?linkatthetoprightofEmbasepages.VideotutorialsareavailablethroughtheSupportCenter. Step-by-StepInstructions QuickSearch Pleasenote:Embaseisupdatedconstantly,sodon’tworryifyourresultsdon’tmatchtheonesintheimagesexactly. Step1:EnterYourTerms GototheEmbasehomepageandselectQuickSearch. TypeanykeywordorphraseintotheSearchbox.Useanasterisk(*)toretrievevariationsonaword,e.g.,bacter*retrievesbacteria,bacterium,bacteriophage,etc.Asyouaddterms,thesearchbuttonwillshowthenumberofarticlesyoursearchwillpullup. Youmayaddmoresearchtermsinadditionallines,adjustingtheirBooleanoperator(AND,OR,NOT)andfielddropdownmenuasneeded. Ifdesired,limitthesearchbypublicationyear,dateenteredbyEmbase,orsometypesofpublication.Morelimiterswillbeavailableontheresultspage. ForaSubjectSearch:LeavethedropdownmenuonQuickSearch.Enteroneormorewords(e.g.,asthmadrugtherapy)intheSearchbox.Embaseautomatically"ANDs"(combines)termstogethersothatalltermsorconceptsarepresent.SuggestionsforEmtreetermswillappearasyoutype,alongwiththenumberofarticlestaggedwiththatterm.TheQuickSearchwillsearchonyourwordorphraseasbothEmtreetermsandfreetext. ForanAuthorSearch:Toretrievearticlesbyaparticularauthor,changethedropdownmenutoAuthorNameandentertheauthor'snameintheformatoflastnamefirstfollowedbyfirstinitial(e.g.,byrnesc),orusetheAuthorSearch ForaJournalSearch:Toretrievearticlesfromaspecificjournal,changethedropdownmenutoJournalName,abbreviatedname,orISSNandenterthecorrespondinginformation,orusetheArticleSearch.   Step2:ClickontheSearchButtontoRunYourSearch   Step3:ViewYourResults  Atthetopoftheresultslistyouwillfindthenumberofresultsandseveraloptionsforviewingyourresults.Bydefault,resultsareshowninorderofpublicationyear.YoucanadjustthedisplayordertoshowresultsintheorderofhowwelltheymatchyoursearchaccordingtoEmbase'salgorithms,byauthor,orbydateenteredintoEmbase.CitationsaredisplayedinSummaryformat,upto25perpage.Youcanchangethedisplaytoincludeabstractsbyclicking'Showallabstracts'.Toincreasethenumberofcitationsperpage(upto200),scrolltothebottomofthepageandselectadifferentnumberinthe'Recordsperpage'dropdownmenu.   Step4:SetYourFilters Atthetopandleftofyourresultspageyouwillseeoptionsforfilteringorlimitingyoursearch.UnlikeinPubMed,selectingafilterwillnotautomaticallyaffecttheresultsdisplayed.Forthefiltersontheleft,selectyourfiltersthenclickApply.Forthefiltersatthetop,selectyourfilterthenclicktheSearchbutton.Inbothcases,thefilterwillbeaddedtoyoursearchstringandthenewresultswillincorporatethatfilter. CombiningSearches Youmaycombineprevioussearchesbyclickingtheboxbesidethesearches,selectingANDorOR,thenclickingtheCombinebutton oraddadditionaltermstoanexistingsearchbyclickingthesearchnumbertodisplayadditionaloptionstoaddthesearchtotheBuilderORusingthepoundsign(#)beforethesearchnumber,e.g.,#2AND#6or#3ANDdrugtherapyintheBuilderboxes. <> HealthSciencesLibrary|1959NEPacificStreet,T334HealthSciencesBuilding,Box357155,Seattle,WA98195-7155USA,206-543-3390|Privacy|Terms TextonthispagecreatedbyUWLibrariesislicensedunderaCCBY-NC4.0license.Imagesandvideoarenotincluded.Seedetails.