Search Filters: things to think about

Search filters are:

• Fast, easy to use, and good when focusing on ‘best evidence’ or looking for articles emphasizing therapy, etiology, prognosis and diagnosis
• Not great for all types of searches; very focused on clinical information and, not all search topics lend themselves to this approach
• Not good for comprehensive searches – sometimes there is way too much information and sometimes way too little
• great to analyze for potential subject headings, subheadings, and textwords to use in creating your own search filters. They can also be translated for use in other databases.