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BH101 - Chemical Dependency as a Disease: Subject Searching in Databases

How to search for materials to support the contention that addiction is a disease

Subject Searching in Academic OneFile

Academic OneFile can be found in the list of databases. To start a subject search, click the Subject Guide Search control in the Search Options toolbar.

Type in a topic you wish to search:

Click Search.  You may find your subject, or you may be guided to a different term.

entry heroin abuse with see heroin habit link indicated

When you have found your term, you may wish to click Subdivisions to zero in on a specific aspect of your subject.

Click on a specific subdivision of your topic to search for that aspect of your subject.

partial list of subdivisions with links; each shows the number of articles

By using a subdivision you can keep the results focused to a manageable number of articles on the aspect you want.

Subject Searching in Medline

Note: The MeSH heading subdivision or subheading that relates to the cause of a condition is "etiology."