Exercises

Exercise 3: Answer the following questions:

Write out a search strategy for the coral search we just conducted so that the search strategy appears in one search statement. (Hint: Check the in this lesson for help.)
What command would you use for the following:
1. I want to perform a search in EMBASE, File 72 and make sure the search is only conducted in the current year, plus two years back.
2. I want to search for information on other sea animals such as sea squirts or soft coral or sponges and whether they are useful in drug therapy.

Check yourself
Click the Check Yourself button to see the answers.

Once you have completed Exercise 3 and checked your answers, go on to the Summary.

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Learn More #2:

There are two ways to put the search strategy together:

We can put all of the search terms together in one search statement. If this method is used, and we use AND and OR operators in the same search query, we must group the synonyms using parentheses.

Example: s (acne or rosacea) and (treat? or cure?)
We can create a separate set for each concept and then group the sets together.

Example:

s acne or rosacea
s treat? or cure?
s s1 and s2

We are using Method 2 in our search strategy.