| On Doctoring MEDLINE searches, with reference librarian comments |
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The question was
"Groin injuries can be debilitating and a chronic
sourse of pain. What are the different treatment options for these
chronic injuries and how do they effect recovery time."1 : exp *Groin/in [Injuries] {17}
2 : limit 1 to (local holdings and human and english language) {11}
3 : from 2 keep 2-4,7-9 {6}
4 : exp *Groin/ {115}
5 : limit 4 to (local holdings and human and english language) {70}
Reference Librarian comments
I think your Medline approach is fine. When I poked around in that
subject area, I learned that a lot of these are athletic injuries, so
it might be interesting to also try something like:1 : exp athletic injuries/
2 : exp *groin/Great job.
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