| On Doctoring MEDLINE searches, with reference librarian comments |
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The question was
"?: What information is available on adolescent
bisexuality, support services, and sexual identity?"1 : "journal of adolescent health care".jn. {80}
2 : gay.mp. and 1 {0}
3 : exp Homosexuality, male/ {1320}
4 : 1 and 3 {0}
5 : (meeting and needs).ti. and gay.mp. {3}
6 : from 5 keep 3 {1}=== but I also got this strategy ===
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1 : *Knowledge, attitudes, practice/ or *Psychosexual {8652}
development/ or *Sex behavior/ or *Sex education/
2 : *Adolescent health services/ or *Bisexuality/ or {5519}
*Homosexuality/ or *Homosexuality, female/ or
*Homosexuality, male/ or *Social support/
3 : 1 and 2 {423}
4 : limit 3 to (english language and latest update) {3}
5 : limit 3 to (human and english language) {397}
6 : *Adolescent behavior/ or *Sex behavior/ or *Student health {7344}
services/ or *Students/
7 : 3 and 5 and 6 {275}
8 : limit 7 to local holdings {221}
9 : *Adolescent health services/ or *Social support/ {3450}
10 : *Bisexuality/px [Psychology] {81}
11 : exp bisexuality/ or exp homosexuality/ {3988}
12 : 1 and 9 and 11 {5}
13 : from 12 keep 3-5 {3}
14 : 1 and 9 and 10 and 13 {0}
15 : 5 and 9 and 10 {0}
16 : exp adolescent psychology/ or exp parent-child relations/ {15406}
or exp social support/
17 : 3 and 9 and 10 and 11 and 16 0
18 : exp attitude/ or exp sex education/ 37309
19 : 16 and 18 {1862}
20 : 1 and 9 {70}
21 : limit 20 to (child < 6 to 12 years > or adolescence < 13 to {53}
18 years >)
22 : limit 21 to (local holdings and english language) {31}
23 : from 22 keep 3,8,14,16-17,20,24,29 {8}
24 : limit 10 to (child < 6 to 12 years > or adolescence < 13 to {27}
18 years >)
25 : 1 and 24 {11}
26 : from 25 keep 1,3,10 {3}
27 : from 23 keep 1-8 {8}
Reference Librarian comments
Well, you had quite a MEDLINE session. I hope it was fun and
interesting, and that you got some good references. The Ovid system
tends to lead one on a merry chase of selecting more and more subject
terms, so I'm sympathetic with the hugeness reflected here above.
Don't be dismayed when I show you a quick/easy way. And my little
strategy below might not actually get all that you want. For this
particular question, a trip to PsycInfo would undoubtedly be helpful
also.Here's what I did:
(Oh. I should also explain that I interpreted your question such
that BISEXUALITY is the main subject. Adolescents are the age group.
And then we'll see what we get...)1 :
exp *Bisexuality/
2872 :
limit 1 to adolescence < 13 to 18 years >
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