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Advanced searching features

You can refine your search by combining search terms using logical operators.

Advanced text searching

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heart failure

documents containing either (or both) of the words

+heart +failure

documents containing both the words

liver heart +failure

documents containing liver and/or heart which must also contain failure

"heart failure"

documents containing both words as a phrase

cat -dog

documents containing the first word but not the second

dig*

documents containing words starting with 'dig' (must have at least three characters before the *)

warfari?

documents containing words starting with 'warfari' with exactly one extra character

Advanced interactions searching

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warfarin alcohol

interactions between warfarin and alcohol

alcohol warfarin antihistamines

interactions between all pairs of warfarin, alcohol and antihistamines

+warfarin +alcohol

interactions between warfarin and alcohol

+alcohol warfarin antihistamines

interactions between warfarin and alcohol or antihistamines and alcohol

"ace inhibitors"

interactions of ace inhibitors

warfarin -alcohol

interactions of warfarin not involving alcohol