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DFN 348/448: Nutrition in the Management of Disease I & II: Search examples

Subject Terms to Try

1.   (Disease name) and nutritional aspects;
       Ex. Diabetes and nutritional aspects

2.   Diet therapy   OR   Dietetics   OR   Diet in Disease   OR   Nutrition
      (combined with) names of diseases  –  Ex.  hypertension, cancer, etc.

3.   Nutrition Therapy  OR  Diet Therapy  OR  Nutritional Support  OR  Enteral Nutrition  OR  Parenteral    Nutrition  (MEDLINE or PubMed)
     (combined with) names of diseases  –  Ex.  hypertension, cancer, etc

4.   Diet therapy  OR  Food and Nutrition  (Health Reference Center)
      (combined with )  disease or person  -  HIV Infections, HIV patients, etc.

Keywords

List of selected “keywords” to use in article searches, combined with Disease terms
Search terms as “Subjects” or “Descriptors” or in the “Abstract”
Try all or any of these terms.
As you find articles you will expand this list from terms in the “Subject” “Keywords” or “Abstracts”

 

Nutrition Terms - General

Diet
Dietary
Nutrition
Nutritional
diet fat restricted
Parenteral nutrition
Low protein diet
Weight loss
fish oils
Vitamin and deficiency

Nutrition Terms - Specific

Dietary Supplementation
Nutrition Disorders
Nutritional assessment
diet fat restricted
Parenteral nutrition
Low protein diet
fish oils