Neil John Maclean
Health Sciences Library
University of Manitoba
ph. 204-789-3342
healthlibrary@umanitoba.ca
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Use the asterisk symbol.
*
eg. child*
This will capture variations on the truncated term child including but not limited to:
Wolters Kluwer. “Embase: Exerpta Medica Database Guide.” Ovid Database Guide, 18 Jan. 2024, https://ospguides.ovid.com/OSPguides/embase.htm.
?
Use the ? optional wildcard within or at the end of a word to represent an unknown character or no additional character. This will capture variations on the word including alternative spellings
e.g. p?ediatric
e.g. disease?
Wolters Kluwer. “Embase: Exerpta Medica Database Guide.” Ovid Database Guide, 18 Jan. 2024, https://ospguides.ovid.com/OSPguides/embase.htm.