Simple Search

This is the fastest way to search. Most people start their searches here. It is an exact word match. If you aren't sure of the spelling of a term, you can browse the Index of Topics. This search is available on every page of the website...in the upper left corner. You can use it anywhere on the website to find a specific Detail-Document or do Keyword searches: Detail-Document Search: If you have a Detail-Document number from one of our issues, just type in that six digit number and click the search button. Keyword Search: Enter one or more words and click the search button. You will get a list of closest matches in our articles, Detail-Documents, and Rumors vs. Truths. Keyword Search Tips: To refine your search, you can add or remove words. Results only contain documents that are close matches to ALL your Keywords, so if you want more search results, search for fewer Keywords. To search for a specific phrase, put it in quotation marks. If you want information on "heart disease," then type "heart disease" including the quotation marks in the Key Word search. If you don't include the quotation marks, you'll be searching for documents that have the word "heart" and the word "disease" anywhere in the document. If you enter "heart disease" statins then you'll find document that contain the phrase "heart disease" and the word "statins." We exclude some common words (e.g. "where," "how") because they slow down your search without improving the results. If a common word is important to your search, include it as part of a phrase. If you want information about Hepatitis C, type "hepatitis c" including the quotation marks. Don't include "and" between your Keywords. Entering children diabetes gives you the same results as entering children and diabetes. Our searches are not case sensitive. For example, entering Crohn's, CROHN'S, crohn's, or cRoHn'S will all give you the same results. The Browse feature is a quick way to find information when you are not exactly sure what to search for using the Simple of Advanced Searches. I want to browse the Index of Topics: Use this section to browse the entire index of Prescriber's Letter. This helpful feature looks a lot like a printed index and you can use it the same way. Just scan by alphabet and click the links next to the topic you are interested in. I want to browse: If you are interested in finding a specific chart, patient handout, or handheld computer download, use this feature. Just check the box for the kind of document you are interested and the click the Browse button. This will display a list of all of the charts, patient handouts, or handheld files. Each list is in chronological order starting with the most recent documents.

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Advanced Search

The Advanced Search is a powerful search tool that you can use to pinpoint the info you are looking for. My Search is in: The Advanced Search allows you to select the different databases of information to search in. The default is to search for information in all of the articles included in Prescriber's Letter AND the related Detail-Documents. You also have the option of searching in the online forum, Colleagues Interact, simultaneously. Just check or uncheck the boxes to customize your search. The dates in my search are: You can also customize your search to find information in a specific date range. Use the drop down menus in this section to limit your search by date. Sort my search by: The Advanced Search allows you to sort your search results by closest match or by date. If you choose the Closest Match option, your results will be listed with the most relevant matches first and least relevant matches last. If you select Date, your results will be listed in chronological order with the most recent articles listed first. I want to search by: With the Advanced Search you have the option of searching for simple keywords or entering a question or phrase. Question or phrase (or "free-text") searches are less precise than keyword searches. If you choose "A question or phrase" then the search engine uses a different logic to analyze your question and return the results that are relevant. You are likely to get more results from a question or phrase search, but they may not all be as relevant as a keyword search. I want to see: Use this section to select the number of search results you want to see when you search. You can select to see only the first 25 results or all of the results. If you have a slow Internet connection, choosing to see just the first 25 matches on the first results page will speed up the display. My keywords/question/phrase: Enter your search terms here, either keywords or a question or phrase. You will get results based on the all of the criteria you selected to customize your search. Advanced Search Techniques: To refine your search, you can add or remove words. Results only include documents that are close matches to ALL of your keywords. If you want more search results, use fewer keywords. To search for a specific phrase, put it in quotation marks. For example, if you want information on "heart disease," then type "heart disease" including the quotation marks in the keyword search. If you don't include the quotation marks, you'll be searching for documents that have the word "heart" and the word "disease" anywhere in the document. Some common words (e.g. "where," "how") are excluded from searches because they slow down your search without improving the results. If a common word is important to your search, include it as part of a phrase. For example, if you want information about hepatitis C, but not hepatitis A or hepatitis B, type "hepatitis c" including the quotation marks. Searches are not case sensitive. For example, entering crohn's or CROHN'S will give you the same results. Use "NEAR" to refine your search. Entering liver NEAR test will look for documents that have the words close together. Use "NOT" to refine your search. If you want information on cancer, but you know you don't want information on prostate cancer, enter cancer NOT prostate. You'll get results that contain the word cancer, but don't contain the word prostate. Use "OR" to broaden your search. Entering tamoxifen OR raloxifene will look for documents that contain either one or both of those words. Use the wildcard character * (an asterisk) at the end of a word. Entering osteo* will look for words that start with osteo...osteoarthritis, osteoblast, osteoporosis, etc. The wildcard only works at the end of a word or phrase.

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