Subject and Course Guides: HN 313: Introduction to Community Nutrition: PubMed Tips

PubMed Searching

PubMed is the "go-to" biomedical database, indexing over 25 million citations. It can take a little practice to search PubMed efficiently. These tutorials have been selected because they are short and cover the most common PubMed search strategies. Please connect with a librarian for additional help with this database!

NLM PubMed Tutorial
This self-guided tutorial from the National Library of Medicine explains how to use PubMed in detail.

PubMed Simple Subject Search

PubMed Simple Subject Search Demo (1 min)
This short video from the National Library of Medicine demonstrates a PubMed Simple Search.
PubMed Simple Subject Search: How it Works (1 min)
This short video from the National Library of Medicine explains how a PubMed Simple Search works.

Combined Keyword Searching Basics

Combined Keyword (Synonym) Searching in PubMed (3 min)
This 3 minute video demonstrates how to apply combined keyword searching in PubMed.

Combined Keyword (Synonym) Searching in PubMed Screenshots
This 3 page document covers the same steps as shown in the video linked above.

PubMed MeSH Terms

PubMed Tutorial: Understanding the Vocabulary
This self-guided tutorial from the National Library of Medicine explains MeSH terms.

View this 3 minute video on building a search using MeSH for a quick overview:

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HN 313: Introduction to Community Nutrition: PubMed Tips

PubMed Searching

PubMed Simple Subject Search

Combined Keyword Searching Basics

PubMed MeSH Terms

Locations

Richard J. Daley Library

Library of the Health Sciences-Chicago

Library of the Health Sciences-Peoria

Crawford Library of the Health Sciences-Rockford

Library of the Health Sciences-Urbana