View by category
How do I search in ClinicalKey?
Last updated on December 16, 2024
ClinicalKey delivers the most current, accurate, and relevant results to your searches because every paragraph in ClinicalKey is tagged using our proprietary medical taxonomy.
Use the ‘Search’ box that appears on every page of the ClinicalKey website to perform a search.
Additional instructions and screenshots can also be found via this guide.
|
|
|---|---|
Use your natural language | You can use everyday language instead of strictly keywords. The results that appear are based on the search query entered. |
Phrase search | A phrase search is only supported for an entire search phrase. To find content containing a phrase, enter the phrase within double quotation marks. For example: "Two investigators independently assessed 15 skin conditions". |
Boolean operators and wildcards | These are not supported in ClinicalKey. Only phrase searching will work. |
Filter / sort search results | Your search results will be presented in the order of their relevance to your ’search’, from most relevant to least relevant. You can filter your results based on content type, specialty, and publication date. You can also sort the Search results by publication date by selecting 'Date Published' from the 'Sort by' dropdown menu on the left side of the Search results page. |
Please note: if you are a ClinicalKey Global Flex subscriber in Germany, Austria, or Switzerland: German and English results are presented on separate tabs. If you are a ClinicalKey Global Flex subscriber in Brazil or Portugal: Portuguese and English results are presented on separare tabs. Click the desired tab to toggle between the two sets of results.
Provided you are logged in, you can save your searches in ClinicalKey.
How
Follow these steps to save a search:
- After logging in with your username and password, select ‘Search History’ on the right end of the Search bar.
- Here you can save any search from your Search History by hovering over the search and selecting the ‘Save’ (star) icon.
To view your saved searches, log in and click 'Saved Searches' (next to 'Search History' on the Search bar). The 'Search History' page will display a maximum of 100 of your most recent searches.
Did we answer your question?
Related answers
Recently viewed answers
Functionality disabled due to your cookie preferences