BNF for Children

Use search to find specific words or phrases anywhere in the text.

Enter a search

• Enter the term you wish to search for in the search box at the top of the page as
  • a single word (e.g. aspirin)
  • a phrase or multi-word term enclosed in double quotes (e.g. "renal failure")
  • Several terms separated by spaces (e.g. warfarin aspirin)
• Click on the search button.

Search results

When you perform a text search, the results display in the side bar tells you how your search has been handled.

The display includes:

• An explanation of what has been searched
• the number of matching publications
• the top 5 matches in each publication

The 5 "best" matches in each publication are listed to help you decide which is likely to be the most relevant publication to consult. The title of each document is displayed with some information to provide context, usually an indication of its place in the structure of the publication.

Click on the title of a document to display the document with matching terms highlighted.

Refining a search

You can refine your search by using the + and - operators.

Examples:

• +aspirin +warfarin: finds documents matching both warfarin and aspirin
• absorption metabolism +warfarin: finds documents containing absorption and/or metabolism which also mention warfarin.
• aspirin -warfarin: finds documents matching aspirin which do not mention warfarin
• aspirin warfarin +metabolism -"protein binding": finds documents matching aspirin or warfarin which must match metabolsim but do not mention the phrase "protein binding"