Tutorials

• PubMed tutorial

  Welcome to the PubMed Tutorial. This course is designed for new and experienced users of PubMed.
• PubMed basics

  PDF brochure to help you search
• Searching PubMed with MeSH

  PDF brochure

Tips for successful PubMed searching

1. Combine terms with AND or OR 
    » asthma AND (tobacco OR smoking)
2. Use Limits 
    » Limits include age groups, publication type, language, ...
3. Search for your term as a word in the title or title or abstract (using Limits)
4. Use Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), with subheadings
5. Try PubMed's Clinical Queries or Topic-Specific Queries 
    » Clinical Queries = "evidence-based medicine" searches 
    » Topic-Specific Queries: Health Disparities, Comparative Effectiveness, Health Services Research, and many more
6. Use the Related Citations link, once you find highly relevant citations