| On Doctoring MEDLINE searches, with reference librarian comments |
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The question was
"What is the mechanism of Camptodactyly syndrome
and are there any related disease to be concerned with regarding
patient care?"1 : exp *Syndrome/cl,cn,co [Classification, Congenital, {2}
Complications]
2 : from 1 keep 1-2 {2}
3 : "CAMPTODACTYLY".mp. {197}
4 : limit 3 to (local holdings and human and english language {63}
and yr=1990-1999)
5 : from 4 keep 5,9,20,22,30,43,61-62 {8}
6 : from 5 keep 1-8 {8}
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Reference Librarian comments
This was a case where the MeSH terms (the Medical Subject Headings)
failed us. "Camptodactyly" is real, it's a syndrome, but it just
isn't one of those useful controlled-vocabulary terms in MEDLINE.
Luckily, the spelling of the syndrome is very unambiguous, and so you
were able to get what you needed anyway. Congrats.
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