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Tutorials and help with using EMBASE (Ovid)

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Searching EMBASE on OVID

This video tutorial describes how to search EMBASE using the OVID platform. It has been produced by a trainer at OVID Product Training, and as such is very detailed and comprehensive.

There are 4 search modes at your disposal: 

  • Basic search: a quick way to search
  • Advanced search: with or without mapping to subject headings (EMTREE). Use this for keyword searching
  • Search tools: explore and choose subject headings in the EMTREE thesaurus. Use this for subject headings
  • Search fields: explore and search within the many different fields in EMBASE