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Search tips

Posted By: Tips on 2007-06-02
In Reply to: Thanks a lot! - ??

Subject: Search tips

Use more words in your search. Back up and ask yourself the same questions you need to think about when posting a question:
What kind of procedure am I transcribing. Ah, a hip replacement. Using technical terms instead of "general public" terms usually yields results with higher levels of the technical terms you're looking for. So if it's an arthroplasty, use that in your search, etc.


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