HIS/PBH 278:Reproductive Health and Justice in Mexico
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Here are some strategies for search statement language for database searching:
Use an * to search for multiple forms of a word in a single search:
mexic* will search for: mexico, mexican
pregnan* will search for: pregnant, pregnancy, pregnancies
medicaliz* will search for: medicalize, medicalized, medicalization
Use "quotation marks" to have multiple words searched together as a phrase:
"coerced sterilization"
"sex education"
"birth control"
Use the word OR (in capital letters) to search for words with similar meaning -- always place within ( ):
(prostitution OR "sex work")
(contraception OR "birth control")
Use the word AND (in capital letters) to combine different topics/concepts:
"maternal mortality" AND mexico
women AND health AND mexico AND (indigenous OR indian)
HIS/PBH 278 Librarian
Lisa Stillwell
she/her/hers
Contact:
Shadek-Fackenthal Library #204
717-358-3844
lisa.stillwell@fandm.edu
Subjects:
Africana Studies
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English
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Public Health
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Sociology
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Theatre and Dance
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Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies
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