Banner Health FAQs

Database search results are the sets of articles resulting from the search terms used. The more limits that are applied to the search, the fewer the search results will be. Ways to increase the number of articles in the search include:

  Remove some search limits, such as patient population age group

  Increase the publication date range; search for articles published in the last 10 years instead of 5 years

  Use additional search terms that are synonyms, such as venous thromboembolism, thrombosis, embolism

  Use different forms of the same word, such as thrombus or thrombi

  Search using different words, such as terms used in the articles already identified

  Refer to the Reference lists of articles already found to see if any of those articles are useful

  Search for newer articles that cite the articles already identified [PubMed has this feature]

  Search using additional databases, such as Cinahl or the Cochrane Library

For additional assistance with searching, please contact a Banner librarian, or complete a search request form or an instruction request form using the links provided.