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Search Statement Examples
Here are some strategies for search statement language for searching in library databases:
Use an * to search for multiple forms of a word in a single search:
pregnan* will search for: pregnant, pregnancy, pregnancies
midwi* will search for: midwife, midwives, midwifery
medicaliz* will search for: medicalize, medicalized, medicalization
Use "quotation marks" to have multiple words searched together as a phrase:
"postpartum depression"
"infant mortality"
"birth control"
"maternal mortality"
"united states"
"dominican republic"
Use the word OR (in capital letters) to search for words with similar meaning -- always place within ( ):
(race OR racism)
(cesarean OR c-section)
(class OR socioeconomic)
(black OR "african american")
Use the word AND (in capital letters) to combine different topics/concepts:
"language barrier" AND childbirth
"maternal mortality" AND (race OR racism) AND "united states"
infertil* AND (environmental OR genetic) AND "united states"
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