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Example: Using DUPLICATE with Results Arranged in Chronological Order

Search | DUPLICATE REMOVE | Answer Display | STN Assistance

Search

Below, the same search is run in different databases to generate answer sets for duplicate detection.

=> FILE CAPLUS MEDLINE

=> S (HEART# OR CARDI?) AND TRANSPLANT? AND EXERCIS?
     AND (CHILD? OR PEDIATR?) 

L1          57 (HEART# OR CARDI?) AND TRANSPLANT? AND EXERCIS? AND 
               (CHILD? OR PEDIATR?) 

=> FILE BIOSIS EMBASE

=> S L1

L2          56 L1

DUPLICATE REMOVE

DUPLICATE REMOVE is used to merge answer sets L1 and L2 and remove duplicates.

=> DUPLICATE REMOVE L1 L2

FILE 'CAPLUS' ENTERED AT...
FILE 'MEDLINE' ENTERED AT...
FILE 'BIOSIS' ENTERED AT...
FILE 'EMBASE' ENTERED AT...

PROCESSING COMPLETED FOR L1  
PROCESSING COMPLETED FOR L2  

L3           81 DUP REM L1 L2 (32 DUPLICATES REMOVED)

Notes:

The merged set of unique answers is placed in an L-number answer set.
The STN display indicates the number of duplicates removed from the merged answer set.
Answers are arranged in reverse chronological order (newest to oldest).

Answer Display

Answers 1-10 of answer set L3, created using DUPLICATE REMOVE, are displayed.

=> DISPLAY L3 TI PY 1-8
 
L3   ANSWER 1 OF 81  EMBASE  COPYRIGHT 1998 ELSEVIER SCI. B.V.
TI   Prognostic significance of coronary flow reserve on left 
     ventricular ejection fraction in cardiac transplant recipients.
PY   1998
   
L3   ANSWER 2 OF 81  CAPLUS  COPYRIGHT 1998 ACS
TI   Hemodynamic and ventilatory responses to steady state and
     progressive exercise in pediatric heart transplant recipients
PY   1997

L3   ANSWER 3 OF 81  MEDLINE                            DUPLICATE 1
TI   Pulmonary bipartitioning and lobar transplantation:
     a new approach to donor organ shortage. 
PY   1997

L3   ANSWER 4 OF 81  MEDLINE  
TI   Dobutamine echocardiography for prediction of ischemic
     events in heart transplant recipients. 
PY   1997
 
L3   ANSWER 5 OF 81  EMBASE  COPYRIGHT 1998 ELSEVIER SCI. B.V.
TI   Exercise tolerance and behaviour of blood pressure in
     children and adolescents after renal transplant. 
PY   1997
 
L3   ANSWER 6 OF 81  EMBASE  COPYRIGHT 1998 ELSEVIER SCI. B.V.
TI   Pediatric stress echocardiography. 
PY   1997
 
L3   ANSWER 7 OF 81  EMBASE  COPYRIGHT 1998 ELSEVIER SCI. B.V.
TI   [The level of information and positive attitude towards
     heart transplantation in children's hospitals and neonatal 
     centers in Bavaria]. 
     AKZEPTANZ DER HERZTRANSPLANTATION IM KINDESALTER AN BAYERISCHEN
     NEONATALZENTREN UND KINDERKLINIKEN. 
PY   1997
 
L3   ANSWER 8 OF 81  MEDLINE                            DUPLICATE 2
TI   Cardiovascular function in children following
     bone marrow transplant: a cross-sectional study. 
PY   1997
 
L3   ANSWER 9 OF 81  EMBASE  COPYRIGHT 1998 ELSEVIER SCI. B.V.
TI   Diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary artery hypertension. 
PY   1996 

L3   ANSWER 10 OF 81  MEDLINE                           DUPLICATE 3
TI   A six-minute walk test for assessing exercise tolerance
     in severely ill children. 
PY   1996

Note: Duplicate answers are labeled in the display.

STN Assistance

Type HELP SET DUPORDER for more information on setting the order of answers in the DUPLICATE answer set.

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