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Try these techniques for limiting your results:

• Use AND with another concept
• Limit to English
• Limit by Age, Sex, Human (but remember you will be limiting potential relevant options that include BOTH)
• Limit to Publication Type (for example: Randomized Controlled Trial or Review)
• Use Subheadings (for example: Diagnosis or Therapy)
• Use a more specific term (Femoral Neck Fractures instead of Hip Fractures)
• Restrict to Major MeSH Topic
• Choose "Do not include MeSH terms found below this term in the MeSH hierarchy"
• Use Text Word in Title
• Limit to Subsets (e.g., Core Clinical Journals)

Try these techniques for increasing your results:

• Use OR with synonymous/related concepts
• Include all languages (English abstracts are often available)
• Remove all Limits
• Do not restrict to Publication Types
• Choose All Subheadings
• Use a broader term (Eye Diseases instead of Retinal Diseases)
• Do not Restrict to Major MeSH Topic
• Do not choose "Do not include MeSH terms found below this term in the MeSH hierarchy"
• Truncate text words (recommend*)
• Use the "See Related" feature in PubMed