Finding sources for your assignment can take time! Be sure to give yourself lots of time to thoroughly search and choose the best sources for your assignment.
The most common search operators are: AND, OR, and NOT. Watch How to Use AND & OR to Search (2:51).
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risk factors AND smoking AND teen
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(teen OR adolescent OR youth)
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NOT |
smoking NOT marijuana
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Sometimes, you may find that your search produced TOO FEW results. To expand your search:
Or, try one of these search tools:
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teen* - finds teen, teens, teenage, teenager, teenagers
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wom?n - finds woman, women
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Sometimes, you may find that your search produced TOO MANY unhelpful results. To narrow your search:
Or, try one of these search tools:
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"risk factors"
Watch Tips and Tricks: Phrase Searching (1:00) |
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Filters |
Find only those documents or records with specific attributes. Common filters include:
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Field Searching |
Search for a keyword within a specific field in the database records. Common fields include: Title, Author, Subject, Publisher, Publication, Publication date.
Watch Refining your Search with Fields (1:22) |
Practice using these search tools in context.
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