Purpose-Audience-Health Speciality Combined Query

Purpose-Audience-Health Specialty Combined Query

This query allows users to select the medical web sites based upon the primary reason (i.e., purpose) the site is providing information, the intended audience of that information and the specific health specialties for which information is provided. As its name indicates, it provides users with the ability to combine Site Purpose, Target Audience and Health Specialty queries.

Audience

Purpose

Health Specialties

Learning
Simulation
Reference

Acupuncture
Anatomy
Cardiology
Complementary Medicine
Dentistry
Dermatology
Endocrinology
Exercise Therapy
Gastroenterology
Infectious Diseases
Internal Medicine
Lab
Neurology
Nursing
Obstetrics/Gynecology

Ophthalmology
Pediatrics
Pharmacology
Physical Therapy
Physiology
Prevention
Primary Care
Psychiatry
Psychology
Pulmonology
Radiology
Sports Medicine
Surgery
Urology

Optionally, type keywords.

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How to query using the Purpose-Audience-Health Specialty Combination:
1) In the left column of the query interface, select the target audience categories of interest by clicking in the appropriate check-boxes next to each target audience category.
2) In the center column of the query interface, select the site purpose categories of interest by clicking in the appropriate check-boxes next to each purpose category.
3) In the right column of the query interface, select the health specialty categories of interest by clicking in the appropriate check-boxes next to each specialty category.
4) Enter any additional keywords that you would like included in the query in the optional keyword text-field.
5) Click on the 'Run Query" button.

For example:
If you would like to query for medical sites whose target audience is medical doctors, purpose is learning and which contain information on Anatomy and the heart:
1) click on the "MDs" checkbox in the left column of the interface
2) click on the "Learning" checkbox in the middle column of the interface
3) click on the "Anatomy" checkbox in the right column of the interface
4) enter 'heart' in the "Optionally, type keywords" field
5) press the "Run Query" button

Keywords may be combined with the above query. To do so, enter the desired keyword/s in the keyword field prior to clicking on "Run Query". This will return all resources from the combined categories which mention the keywords. See below for more details on using keywords with your queries.

Using Keywords with your Queries

Multiple keywords may be combined using AND, OR and NOT. The default is AND.
Desired phrases must be put in "double-quotes".
All searches are case insensitive.

Entered Keyword Combination	Results Returned
heart lung	all sites which mention both heart and lung
heart AND lung	all sites which mention both heart and lung
heart OR lung	all sites which mention either heart or lung
heart AND lung AND NOT therapy	all sites which mention both heart and lung but not therapy (i.e., any sites which mention therapy will be excluded)
heart AND "Back Issues"	all sites which mention both heart and the phrase "Back Issues" (case insensitive)

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