Searching Ovid: Medline

Introduction

• Medline is a large, multidisciplinary database that includes references from the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, allied health and pre-clinical sciences. Medline is a good source of information for most medical research.
• This guide will help you to construct an advanced search strategy in Medline using keywords and subject headings. It will also advise on effective use of limits, and show you how to save and manage your results.
• If you have any questions, feel free to contact your friendly Reference Team.

Preparing to Search

Before you start your search:

• Define your search topic and break it into significant concepts. For more info on this, please see our Search Tips Guide.
• You can find Medline listed on our databases page, or by clicking here: Medline