If AND brings back too many false hits, consider proximity searching. Some databases (not all!) provide the means to search for terms within a certain proximity to others. Such searches can help to make your search more precise by forcing the search to find instances of one term within or near or adjacent to another.
Important! Proximity commands can differ from database to database.
| Vendor/Platform |
Database/Collection |
Proximity Operator |
| OVID |
MEDLINE and PsycInfo |
ADJ# |
| EBSCO |
CINAHL (and others!) |
N# |
| Scopus |
Scopus |
W/# |
