Check PubMed Warnings and Search Details
Warnings
- Check the area above your search result list:
- Are there any single-word or hyphenated terms that are not found?
- Check to be sure these are spelled correctly. Correct any spelling errors in your search strategy.
- Do not remove these terms from your search strategy. PubMed will not retrieve irrelevant results solely because a single-word or hyphenated term is not found.
- Are there any “Quoted phrases not found”?
- Check to be sure these are spelled correctly. Correct any spelling errors.
- If the terms are spelled correctly, replace any spaces with hyphens and remove the quotes.
If you had to edit your search, run the edited search
- Click the “x” at the end of the PubMed search box to remove it’s current contents.
- Paste in the revised search strategy.
- Click the “Search” button (or hit the “Enter/Return” key on your keyboard).