On Doctoring MEDLINE searches, with
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diabetic

The question was

"Drug therapy for diabetic neuropathy..."

1 :  *Diabetic neuropathies/dt [Drug Therapy]         {221}
2 :  limit 1 to (local holdings and human and english language)         {112}
3 :  limit 2 to (classical article or clinical conference or         {95}
clinical trial or controlled clinical trial or journal
article or review or review literature)
4 :  from 3 keep         {45}
1,3-5,7-9,12,15,17,19,23-28,35-37,43,46-47,49-50,59,61-63,65,
67-68,70,72-74,76-79,81,83,86,89,92
5 :  from 4 keep 1-45          {45}


Reference Librarian comments

Good job. There's just one thing you should have done differently.
I'd advise checking the "Explode" check-box almost always. That will
get the more-specific subjects. For example, when you don't
"explode" diabetic neuropathies, you don't get some of the diabetic
foot neuropathy references.


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