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STATRef Fact Sheet
How Do I Search STATRef
General Information about:
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What is STATRef?
STATRef is a web based collection of electronic textbooks. Currently, STATRef, includes
31 medical textbooks, including:
STATRef permits you to search in individual books, or in some or all of the avaiable titles.
Hypertext links within the articles allow you to view tables and illustrations.
Basics of Searching STATRef
STATRef allows you to search either an individual book, selected books, or all books.
STATRef permits the use of Boolean operators, AND OR NEAR or ADJ, as well as allowing you to
select how NEAR (how many words apart) words should be.
Searching the Entire Database
To search the entire database, put in a word or phrase. Select the Boolean operator which
you want to connect the word(s). STATRef will then display a list of the chapters that contain
your search word. Click on the one that seems most appropriate. STATRef will display the
full-text of the chapter you selected, hypertext links to images and tables, and the references
to that chapter.
Searching One "Textbook"
If you decide to select one textbook, just click on the relevant textbook. To select only
certain books, hold down the use CTR and ENTER simultaneously while you click on the books you
are interested in searching. Then, follow the same instructions for searching the database as
described above. As before, you will see displayed chapters from books that contain the terms you
selected. Click on the appropriate subsection to view the full-text of that portion of the "book".
Special Features
A link to Stedman's Medical Dictionary remains at the top of the screen, to allow you
to check the meaning of any words with which you are not familar. Also included in the menu bar
at the top of the screen is a link to the Tables of contents for all the books included in the
database, and a help button.
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