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WHSL Building a Search Strategy in PubMed: Building your Search Using MeSH

A step by step guide on how to design a search strategy using MeSH within PubMed

Tutorial: How to Use MeSH to Build a Search Strategy for Searching PubMed

You can review how to build your search strategy using MeSH  and searching PubMed  in this Youtube tutorial. 

Tutorial: How to use a MeSH Subheading to Focus your Search

Use the following WHSL tutorial to see how to focus (narrow) your search strategy by using a MeSH subheading.

Tutorial: How to use a MeSH Major Topic to Focus your Search

Use the following WHSL tutorial to learn how to focus (narrow) your search strategy by using a Major Topic MeSH restriction.

PubMed Tutorials from National Library of Medicine

Use MeSH to Build a Better PubMed Query
A brief, basic YouTube introduction on how to build a search using PubMed Medical Subject Headings
Searching with Subheadings in PubMed
Animated tutorial, 5 min

PubMed Using the Advanced Search Builder

3 minute video, learn to use PubMed's Advanced Search features to refine your search with the example of a publication date range; and find journal and author names using the autocomplete feature.

 Using PubMed in Evidence Based Practice

a training course