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Topic:
Prevention of Smoking
Step 1:
Using CINAHL, conduct a search for smoking and make sure these boxes are checked: Suggest Subject Terms, Apply related words, & Also search within the full text of the articles, before hitting the Search button.
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Step 2:
Check the box next to Smoking and choose Prevention and Control from the list of Subheadings. Click on the green Search Database button.
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Step 3:
Notice the number of results and change Date Descending Sort to Relevance Sort. This will bring the most relevant results to the top of the list.
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Step 4:
To access the full text of an article click on the PDF or HTML links. Contact the Reference Desk for assistance locating and opening full text articles!
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CINAHL assigns Subject Headings to every article to help the user figure out what the article is about.
For example, "cancer" may also be referred to as "neoplasms," "tumors," "carcinoma," etc.
In CINAHL the official subject heading for articles about "cancer" or "tumors" is Neoplasms.
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