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Text Search Help

Text search is different than the keyword search function. Keywords are assigned to articles by our staff. The text search function searches the body text of all of the articles in the IPD.

You do not neccessarily need to search for a full word. Truncated terms are allowed and are often the best way to search. Searching for "Diab" will include articles that include the terms both "diabetic" and "diabetes."

You can search for articles that include a single term, or you can use the additional text fields to search for additional terms.