Some search topics are so broad or complicated, it can be hard to come up with a search strategy on your own. So use one of the pre-defined filters created by expert searchers. A full list is available from the National Library of Medicine on their Directory of Topic-Specific PubMed Queries page. Select pre-formulated search strategies below from the NLM and other sources.
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Clinicians and Health Services Researchers Queries |
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A PubMed Electronic Health Records search. View search strategy. See also Electronic Health Records Information Resources. |
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A search interface to find PubMed citations relating to health care quality or to health care costs, e.g.: Appropriateness; Process assessment; Outcomes assessment; Costs; Economics; Qualitative research; and Quality improvement. |
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An interface providing searches - Structured Evidence Queries (SEQs) - to retrieve citations to published literature related to Healthy People 2020 topic areas and objectives. |
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Subjects |
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AIDS |
Limits search to the PubMed AIDS subset. View search strategy. |
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A PubMed Bioethics subset search. View search strategy. See also Bioethics Information Resources. |
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Cancer |
Limits search to the PubMed Cancer subset. View search strategy. |
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Complementary Medicine |
Limits search to the PubMed Complementary Medicine subset. View search strategy. |
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Dietary Supplements |
Limits search to the PubMed Dietary Supplements subset. View search strategy. |
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A PubMed Health Disparities search. View search strategy. See also Health Disparities Information Resources. |
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A PubMed Health Literacy search. View search strategy. See also links to other Health Literacy Information Resources. |
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History of Medicine |
Limits search to the PubMed History of Medicine subset. View search strategy. |
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A PubMed Population Health search. View search strategy. |
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A PubMed Research Reporting Guidelines search. View search strategy. See also links to organizations responsible for developing the guidelines and more information. |
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A PubMed Space Life Sciences search. View search strategy. |
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Additional Search Queries / Interfaces |
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Provides a PubMed interface to search animal alternatives for biomedical research and testing |
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Provides a search in PubMed for citations designated as funded by NIH Institutes. |
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Provides a search in PubMed for all citations designated as a retracted publication. |
Last Reviewed: September 8, 2020