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Database Tips : Translation

Help & Tips for using some of the databases common in the Allied Health Sciences disciplines

Created by Health Science Librarians

Search string translation

Databases generally each use their own set of terms (controlled vocabulary such as PubMed MeSH) and their own syntax for constructing searches, Additionally, terms may have slightly different meanings in different databases. If you are searching more than one database, you will need to modify your search strategy as you move from one database to another in order to search the same concepts. Several resources to help you with this are below.

Resources

Note that resource from other university libraries may contain some links to their local licensed resources. When this is the case (you will likely be asked to authenticate when this is the case), navigate to the same resource from UNC's library (or your own institution's) website, instead.