2. Goals and Objectives
• Build a search using MeSH
• Limit your search using
This tutorial will show PubMed filters
you how to conduct
research using • Manage your search results
PubMed
• Finding Full Text
3. • Available from the drop-down search menu
• Use MeSH to search for a particular term or
concept
4. Two major concepts:
and
(enter each concept into the
search box one at a time)
Example search:
The Effects of Aspirin
on Hypertension
• Click on the link for your
chosen term to see a list of
subheadings
5. 1. Do one search for
‘aspirin’
2. Check the boxes next to
any subheadings you want
to include and click the
button
6. 3. Do a second
search for
‘hypertension’
4. Check the boxes
next to any
subheadings you want
to include and click
the ‘Add to search
builder’ button
7. 5. Once you have added
both MeSH terms, click the
button
8. • Filter options
appear to
the left of
your results
• Click on a
filter to apply
it to your
Limit your search by
using the Filters list search
in the left navigation
bar • Multiple
filters can be
applied to
your search
9. • Click ‘Show additional
filters’ to view all of
PubMed’s available
filters
• Active filters will
appear above your
search results
10. • Check the boxes to the left of
the citations to select which
articles you want to manage
• You can ‘Send to:’ E-Mail
• Or you can ‘Send to:’ Clipboard
to see the items you’ve
selected displayed for printing
(OR to export your citations into
The ‘Send to:’ Menu RefWorks!)
11. • Click on the title of an
article to see more
information including:
• Abstracts (when available)
• MeSH terms
• And…
…finding the full text
12. • Clicking on the Find It!
button will show you if
full text of that article
is available
• Can’t find full text?
