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somatic

The question was

"Use of magnetic fields in treatment of various
somatic and psychiatric disorders"

1 :  exp *Magnetics/tu [Therapeutic Use]         {190}
2 :  limit 1 to english language         {76}
3 :  from 2 keep 24,39         {2}
4 :  exp *Pain/pc,rh,th [Prevention & Control, Rehabilitation,         {5788}
Therapy]
5 :  1 and 4         {6}
6 :  from 5 keep 3         {1}
7 :  exp *Headache/pc,rh,th [Prevention & Control,         {553}
Rehabilitation, Therapy]
8 :  1 and 7         {1}
9 :  exp *Pain/         {29584}
10 :  1 and 9         {7}
11 :  3 or 6         {3}
12 :  from 2 keep 21,27         {2}
13 :  11 or 12          {5}

Reference Librarian comments

What an interesting question! Congrats on your fine MEDLINE skills.
You're doing everything right. (Explode, Focus, Limit, etc. etc.)

Just for fun, I went to PSYCINFO with your topic, and played around
with something like this:

((magnetic adj field$1) or magnetism or subj electrical stimulation)
and (treatment$ or therap$ or outcome$ or pain or headache$) and not
subj ELECTROCONVULSIVE SHOCK THERAPY

... and I got thousands of article, so I'd have to figure out more
"limiting" things to do with that, but it was fun...



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