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Social Policy & Practice Database Guide

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updated March 12, 2025

Social Policy and Practice represents an important source of evidence-based social science research for policy-makers, practitioners, educators and students working within economic and social development, social administration, social services, and care management. Coverage is extensive and includes:

- Public & social policy
- Public health
- Social care
- Community development
- Mental and community health
- Homelessness
- Housing
- Crime
- Equalities
- Law and order
- Children and families
- Older People

The database comprises over 320,000 bibliographic records, with a significant number citing important "grey literature" sources such as semi-published reports, surveys and statistics. Users can link to full text (where available) or order copies of the original records from document supply centers, including the British Library.

Segments and Years of Coverage
Name		Years of Coverage
SOPP		1890s to Present

The limit of databases that you can select for a multifile search session is based upon database segments rather than actual databases. The Ovid multifile segment limit is set at 120 to avoid impacting your search sessions. This database includes 1 segment.

This database is updated online quarterly.

Fields
The following list is sorted alphabetically by field alias. Click a field name to see the description and search information.
All Fields in this Database
	Abstract (AB)	Extended Abstract (EA)	Publication Type (PT)
	Access Free Resource (AR)	Full Text Free (FU)	Publication Year (YR)
	Accession Number (AN)	Heading Word (HW)	Published Date (PD)
	All Searchable Fields (AF)	ISBN (IB)	Publisher (PB)
	Alternative ID (AD)	ISBN Electronic (EB)	Publisher URL (PU)
	Applicability Date (AP)	ISO Modified Date (LU)	Related URL (RI)
	Article Type (AT)	ISSN (IS)	Related Registry (RR)
	Author (AU)	ISSN Electronic (ES)	Remote Database Provider (RD)
	Barcode (BC)	Issue Part (IP)	Series (SE)
	Book Title (BT)	Journal Homepage (JH)	Shelf ID (SI)
	Classmark (CL)	Journal Name (JN)	Source (SO)
	Copy Shelfmark (SM)	Journal Word (JX)	Source Description (SD)
	Corporate Author (CA)	Language (LG)	Subject Category (CT)
	Country (CP)	Notes (NT)	Subtitle (ST)
	Date Added (DA)	Open Access Journal (OJ)	Title (TI)
	Date of Publication (DP)	Organization ID (OI)	Update Code (UP)
	Descriptors (DE)	Page Number (PG)	URL (UR)
	Edition (EI)	Primary Author (PA)	Volume (VO)
	Editor (ED)	Publication Place (PP)	Web Link Title (WI)
	Entry Date (ET)
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Default Fields for Unqualified Searches (MP): Searching for a term without specifying a field in Advanced search, or specifying .mp., defaults to the following ‘multi-purpose’ (.mp.) fields for this database: ab,ti,pt,hw,an.
	Abstract (AB)	Heading Word (HW)	Title (TI)
	Accession Number (AN)	Publication Type (PT)
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Default Fields for Display, Print, Email, and Save: The following fields are included by default for each record.
	Abstract (AB)	ISSN (IS)	Publisher (PB)
	Accession Number (AN)	Journal Homepage (JH)	Series (SE)
	Author (AU)	Local Messages (LM)	Source (SO)
	Classmark (CL)	Notes (NT)	Subtitle (ST)
	Corporate Author (CA)	Price (PR)	Title (TI)
	Descriptors (DE)	Publication Place (PP)	Update Code (UP)
	Edition (EI)	Publication Type (PT)	URL (UR)
	ISBN (IB)	Publication Year (YR)
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All Fields for Display, Print, Email, and Save: Use the Select Fields button in the Results Manager at the bottom of the Main Search Page to choose the fields for a record.
	Abstract (AB)	Entry Date (ET)	Publication Place (PP)
	Access Free Resource (AR)	Extended Abstract (EA)	Publication Type (PT)
	Accession Number (AN)	Full Text Free (FU)	Publication Year (YR)
	Alternative ID (AD)	Heading Word (HW)	Published Date (PD)
	Applicability Date (AP)	ISBN (IB)	Publisher (PB)
	Article Type (AT)	ISBN Electronic (EB)	Publisher URL (PU)
	Author (AU)	ISO Modified Date (LU)	Related URL (RI)
	Barcode (BC)	ISSN (IS)	Related Registry (RR)
	Book Title (BT)	ISSN Electronic (ES)	Remote Database Provider (RD)
	Classmark (CL)	Issue Part (IP)	Series (SE)
	Copy Shelfmark (SM)	Journal Homepage (JH)	Shelf ID (SI)
	Corporate Author (CA)	Language (LG)	Source (SO)
	Country (CP)	Local Messages (LM)	Subject Category (CT)
	Date Added (DA)	Notes (NT)	Subtitle (ST)
	Date of Publication (DP)	Open Access Journal (OJ)	Title (TI)
	Descriptors (DE)	Organization ID (OI)	Update Code (UP)
	Edition (EI)	Price (PR)	URL (UR)
	Editor (ED)	Primary Author (PA)	Web Link Title (WI)
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Elements of Source (SO) Field: Ovid searches the following fields as part of the record source.
	Journal Name (JN)	Volume (VO)	Page Number (PG)
	Publication Year (YR)	Issue Part (IP)
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The following list is sorted alphabetically by the two-letter label, and includes the relevant alias, at least one example for all searchable fields, and a description of the field.

Label	Name / Example
AB	Abstract [Word Indexed] 70bn.ab.
	The Abstract (AB) field contains 100-200 word originally written summary of the main points of the document.
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AD	Alternative ID [Phrase Indexed] 8157.ad.
	The Alternative ID (AD) field contains a unique identifier number of the record.
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AF	All Searchable Fields [Search Alias] abuse.af.
	All Fields (AF) is an alias for all of the fields which occur in the source documents, including value-added fields such as Abstract (AB).
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AN	Accession Number [Phrase Indexed] sciea11g00000017qajiaq.an.
	Each record in Social Policy & Practice is assigned a unique Accession Number (AN). This allows you to identify and retrieve a specific record at any time. The first section of the field is a unique short code for the IP. The second section in the field is an alphanumeric code assigned by the information providers to the database.
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AP	Applicability Date [Phrase Indexed] quarter start resolution 20141001.ap.
	The Applicability Date (AP) field states when the record was implemented.
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AR	Access Free Resource [Phrase Indexed] gathering20the20learningpdf.ar.
	The Access Free Resource (AR) field contains the URLs linking to either the full text of the document or relevant web sites. You can click on the highlighted url to launch the link.
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AT	Article Type [Phrase Indexed] legislation.at.
	The Article Type (AT) field contains details about the nature of the item being indexed (government publication, research review, etc.) and indicates whether illustrative material or filmographic information appears in the original document. You may limit your searches using the Article Type Lists under Additional Limit. This field is only available in SCIE remote database provider.
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AU	Author [Phrase Indexed] zylstra$.au.
	The Authors (AU) field contains the authors of the article. The format for authors is last name followed by one or more initials: Smith JC or Smith J. Enter the last name, or if it is a common name, enter the last name and first initial. If you are unsure of the spelling of the last name (macdonald or mcdonald), enter one version and then scroll through the list of names to find the other.
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BC	Barcode [Phrase Indexed] c040783.bc.
	The Barcode (BC) field contains the identification code of the document. This field is only available on NSPCC remote database provider.
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BT	Book Title [Word Indexed] wellbeing.bt.
	The Book Title (BT) field contains information relating to the original title and subtitle of the document as it appears with the publication. The Book Title field displays in the Source (SO) field.
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CA	Corporate Author [Word Indexed] zentrum.ca.
	The Corporate Author (CA) field contains the name of the institution(s) or organization(s) responsible for the document described in the record. You can search for any word or phrase in this field. If you don't know the exact spelling of the institution, use the (CA) Corporate Author index in order to refine the search request and find the correct institution.
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CL	Classmark [Word Indexed] ywf.cl.
	The Classmark (CL) field contains classmark of the records. The classmark is entered into the index as a phrase.
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CP	Country [Word Indexed] israel.cp.
	The Country (CP) field contains the location of the country or countries in which the document was created.
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CT	Subject Category [Phrase Indexed] treatment of abusive people.ct.
	The Subject Category (CT) field contains the general subject area which the record is associated with. The Subject Category (CT) is phrase indexed.
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DA	Date Added [Phrase Indexed] date added 20141117.da.
	The Dated Added (DA) field contains the date when it was first added in the TC remote database provider.
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DE	Descriptors [Phrase Indexed] zone based.de.
	The Descriptors (DE) field enables you to search for subject descriptors. Descriptors are single and multiple word terms assigned to the record to capture the key points of the document.
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DP	Date of Publication [Word Indexed] septemberaoctober.dp.
	The Date of Publication (DP) field contains the month, day, year or season it was published and is word indexed.
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EA	Extended Abstract [Word Indexed] waitlist.ea.
	The Extended Abstract (EA) field contains the additional information regarding the document and is only available for some SCIE records.
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EB	ISBN Electronic [Phrase Indexed] 781784121044.eb.
	The ISBN Electronic (EB) field contains the electronic International Standard Book Number (ISBN) for a book or monographic publication. Like ISBN (IB) field, it appears as a 10-digit number and may contain 13-digit number if available.
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ED	Editor [Phrase Indexed] wyschogrod edith.ed.
	The Editor (ED) field contains the list of editor/s associated with the document.
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EI	Edition [Phrase Indexed] "between april 1987 and march 1990".ei.
	This Edition (EI) field contains the edition number of the document.
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ES	ISSN Electronic [Phrase Indexed] 748 3115.es.
	The ISSN Electronic (ES) field contains the electronic International Standard Serial Number (eISSN) for the journal in which the article was published. Like the ISSN, it appears as an 8-digit number, separated by a hyphen: 1089-4098.
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ET	Entry Date [Phrase Indexed] 31 oct 2014.et.
	The Entry Date (ET) field contains the Year Month and Day (i.e. 20130313) in which the document appeared in SOPP database. The Entry Date (ET) field is phrase indexed.
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FU	Full Text Free [Word Indexed] true.fu.
	The Full Text Free (FU) field indicates whether the document has an Access Free Resource (AR), Open Access Journal (OJ), Publisher URL (PU) or Related URL (RI).
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HW	Heading Word [Word Indexed] zyban.hw.
	The Heading Word (HW) index allows you to retrieve every descriptor that includes a particular word by searching a single word in the Descriptors (DE) field.
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IB	ISBN [Phrase Indexed] 9993262218.ib.
	The ISBN (IB) field contains the International Standard Book Number (ISBN). These are unique identification numbers which are allocated, by publishers, to books and other non-serial publications.
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IP	Issue Part [Word Indexed] 998.ip.
	The Issue/Part (IP) field contains the issue and/or part for a particular volume of a journal. The IP field displays as part of the Source (SO) field whenever the SO field is available.
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IS	ISSN [Phrase Indexed] 8756 6559.is.
	The ISSN (IS) field contains the International Standard Serial Number for the journal in which an article was published. The ISSN is the International Standard Serial Number and is a unique number identifying serial publications such as journals and some series.
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JH	Journal Homepage [Word Indexed] zanranstorage.jh.
	The Journal Homepage (JH) field contains the complete URL of the journal.
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JN	Journal Name [Phrase Indexed] zero2nineteen.jn.
	The Journal Name (JN) field contains the full name of the journal in which the article was published. Journal names are indexed as phrases, so enter enough letters of the journal name to locate the name in the index. This field usually displays as part of the Source (SO) field.
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JX	Journal Word [Word Indexed] zoo.jx.
	The Journal Word (JX) field contains individual words from every journal name. This field is used to retrieve every occurrence of a journal which includes a particular word, such as "psychology".
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LG	Language [Word Indexed] english.lg.
	The Language (LG) field contains the main language of the original document.
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LM	Local Messages [Display Only]
	The Local Messages (LM) field contains messages created by your OVID System Administrator to indicate information about journals held in your library or institution.
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LU	ISO Modified Date [Phrase Indexed] 20141230.lu.
	The ISO Modified Date (LU) field contains the year, month and day the document was modified by ISO.
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NT	Notes [Word Indexed] zzoudedirecties.nt.
	The Notes (NT) field contains additional information about the document. You can search for any word or phrase in this field.
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OI	Organization ID [Phrase Indexed]
	The Organization ID (OI) field is a number assigned to an organization in an article. This field is phrase indexed.
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OJ	Open Access Journal [Word Indexed] wwwsocworknet.oj.
	The Open Access Journal (OJ) field contains the URLs linking to either the full text of the document or relevant web sites. You can click on the highlighted url to launch the link.
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PA	Primary Author [Phrase Indexed] zachariah.pa.
	The Primary Author (PA) field contains the Author (AU) list for the article. This allows users to search for articles by any primary author. This field displays the firstname followed by the lastname, the opposite of the Author (AU) field display.
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PB	Publisher [Word Indexed] zonneveld.pb.
	The Publisher (PB) field contains the publisher of the document (name and address). You can search for any word or phrase in this field.
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PD	Published Date [Phrase Indexed] summer 2010.pd.
	The Published Date (PD) field contains the month, day, year or season it was published and is phrase indexed. This field displays as part of the Source (SO) field when available.
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PG	Page Number [Phrase Indexed] "999".pg
	The Page Number (PG) field is displayed only if a range of pages was present. This field appears as part of the Source (SO) field whenever SO field is present.
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PP	Publication Place [Word Indexed] zurich.pp.
	The Publication Place (PP) field contains the place name where the document was published. Use the field to limit your search to records of its place of publication, such as "London".
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PR	Price [Display Only]
	The Price (PR) field contains the price of the document.
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PT	Publication Type [Phrase Indexed] audio visual material.pt.
	The Publication Type (PT) field contains the type of article the record is, such as a Journal Article, Book, CD ROM, Video.
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PU	Publisher URL [Word Indexed] memoryappsfordementiaorguk.pu.
	The Publisher URL (PU) field contains the URLs linking to either the full text of the document or relevant web sites. You can click on the highlighted url to launch the link.
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RD	Remote Database Provider [Word Indexed] scie.rd.
	The Remote Database Provider (RD) field indicates the information provider of the record.
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RI	Related URL [Word Indexed] s135ands136ofthementalhealthact.ri.
	The Related URL (RI) field contains the URLs linking to either the full text of the document or relevant web sites. You can click on the highlighted url to launch the link.
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RR	Related Registry [Word Indexed] avm73.rr.
	The Related Registry (RR) field contains the Unique ID/s (AN) of the related records.
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SD	Source Description [Word Indexed] zurich.sd.
	The Source Description (SD) field includes the search of all the basic information needed to locate a record, including the full Journal Name (JN), Publisher (PB), Volume (VO), Issue/Part (IP), Page (PG) and Publication Year (YR). You can search for any word or phrase in this field.
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SE	Series [Word Indexed] yvff.se.
	The Series (SE) field contains series names and report numbers. You can search for any word or phrase in this field.
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SI	Shelf ID [Word Indexed] b40657.si.
	The Shelf ID (SI) field contains alphanumeric code where the document is shelved.
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SM	Copy Shelfmark [Word Indexed] 8xb.sm.
	The Copy Shelfmark (SM) field contains the code of numbers and letters which indicates what subject a book covers and where it is shelved.
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SO	Source
	The Source (SO) field includes a display of all the basic information needed to locate a record, including the full Journal Name (JN), Book Title (BT), Publisher (PB), Volume (VO), Issue/Part (IP), Page (PG), Date of Publication (DP), Published Date (PD) and Publication Year (YR). You can search using the label (SD) or browse and search for source in the Source Description index.
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ST	Subtitle [Word Indexed] zvidrins.st.
	The Subtitle (ST) field contains the subtitle. You can search for any word or phrase in this field.
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TI	Title [Word Indexed] zygosity.ti.
	The Title (TI) field contains the title of the record. You can search for any word or phrase in this field.
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UP	Update Code [Phrase Indexed] 200903.up.
	The Update Code (UP) is in the format YYYYMM, where YYYY is the 4 digit year and MM is the month of the update.
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UR	URL [Word Indexed] p7754012employinwalespdf.ur.
	The URL (UR) field contains URLs linking to either the full text of the document or relevant web sites. You can click on the highlighted URL to launch the link.
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VO	Volume [Word Indexed] campaign.vo.
	The Volume (VO) field contains the volume of the periodical that contains the article. This field displays as part of the Source (SO) field whenever the SO field is present.
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WI	Web Link Title [Word Indexed] jewish.wi.
	The Web Link Title (WI) field contains the main title of which the url links to either to the full text of the document or relevant web sites. This field displays in Publisher URL (PU), Related URL (RI), Open Access Journal (OJ) or Access Free Resource (AR) fields.
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YR	Publication Year [Phrase Indexed] 2009.yr.
	The Publication Year (YR) field indicates the year in which the document was published.
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Advanced Searching
You can use special search syntax listed below to combine search terms or strategically develop a search. Full documentation is provided in the Advanced Searching Techniques section of the Online Help.
Operator	Syntax	Search Example	Sample Results
OR	x or y	vitamin c or ascorbic acid	"a statistically significant decrease in the plasma L-ascorbic acid concentration "
	The OR operator retrieves records that contain any or all of the search terms. For example, the search heart attack or myocardial infarction retrieves results that contain the terms heart attack, myocardial infarction or both terms; results are all inclusive. You can use the OR operator in both unqualified searches and searches applied to a specific field.
AND	x and y	research and reports	"AIDS Care provides a forum for publishing research and reports from the many complementary disciplines involved in the HIV/AIDS field."
	The AND operator retrieves only those records that include all of the search terms. For example, the search blood pressure and stroke retrieves results that contain the term blood pressure and the term stroke together in the same record; results are exclusive of records that do not contain both of these terms. You can use the AND operator in both unqualified searches and searches applied to a specific field.
NOT	x not y	eating disorders not eating therapies	"Eating Disorders is multidisciplinary journal that considers the essential cultural, social, familial, and personal elements that not only foster eating-related problems, but also furnish clues that facilitate the most effective possible therapies and treatment approaches."
	The NOT operator retrieves records that contain the first search term and excludes the second search term. For example, the search health reform not health maintenance organizations retrieves only those records that contain the term health reform but excludes the term health maintenance organizations. In this way, you can use the NOT operator to restrict results to a specific topic. You can use the NOT operator in both unqualified searches and searches applied to a specific field.
Adjacency (ADJ)	x y	drug adj therapy	"Early ovarian carcinoma.....Surgical and drug therapy"
	The Adjacent operator (ADJ) retrieves records with search terms next to each other in that specific order. You do not need to separate search terms manually by inserting ADJ between them, because when you separate terms with a space on the command line, Ovid automatically searches for the terms adjacent to one another. For example, the search blood pressure is identical to the search blood adj pressure.
Defined Adjacency (ADJn)	x ADJn y	policy adj5 practice	"This journal aims to keep readers informed about new thinking, and the latest policy and practice in forensic practice."
	The defined adjacency operator (ADJn) retrieves records that contain search terms within a specified number (n-1) of words from each other in any order (stop-words included). To use the adjacency operator, separate your search terms with ADJ and a number from 1 to 99 as explained below: ADJ1 Next to each other, in any order ADJ2 Next to each other, in any order, up to 1 word in between ADJ3 Next to each other, in any order, up to 2 words in between ADJ99 Next to each other, in any order, up to 98 words in between For example, the search physician adj5 relationship retrieves records that contain the words physician and relationship with a maximum of four words in between in either direction. This particular search retrieves records containing such phrases as physician patient relationship, patient physician relationship, or relationship between cancer patient and physician. Please note Ovid’s order of operation handles terms within parentheses first. Therefore it is recommended to apply the ADJn operator in one-on-one operations to avoid missing out on results. E.g. stroke adj4 (blood pressure or high blood pressure) could potentially miss out on some combinations of stroke with high blood pressure. The optimum way to execute this on Ovid is: (stroke adj4 blood pressure) OR (stroke adj4 high blood pressure).
Frequency (FREQ)	x.ab./FREQ=n	blood.ab./freq=2	"To test this hypothesis, lactate concentrations in the whole blood, plasma and red blood cells of AS and AA were compared at rest "
	The frequency operator (FREQ) lets you specify a threshold of occurrence of a term in the records retrieved from your search. Records containing your search term are retrieved only if the term occurs at least the specified (n) number of times. In general, records that contain many instances of your search term are more relevant than records that contain fewer instances. The frequency operator is particularly useful when searching a text field, such as Abstract or Full Text, for a common word or phrase.
Unlimited Truncation ($)	x$	rat$	"OBJECTIVE. To investigate apoptotic, degenerative, and inflammatory changes occurring in the cervical intervertebral discs of rats."
	UUnlimited truncation retrieves all possible suffix variations of the root word indicated. To apply unlimited truncation to a term, type the root word or phrase followed by either of the truncation characters: $ (dollar sign) or * (asterisk). For example, in the truncated search rat, Ovid retrieves the word rat* as well as the words rats, and more.
limited Truncation ($)	x$n	dog$1	"an intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) probe was placed in LCx in 29 dogs." "and the response to HFS was blunted in one dog (10-11 V)."
	Limited truncation specifies a maximum number of characters that may follow the root word or phrase. For example, the truncated search dog$1 retrieves results with the words dog and dogs; but it does not retrieve results with the word dogma.
Mandated Wildcard (#)	xx#y	wom#n	"Inflammatory activity and anticardiolipin antibodies during tibolone treatment of healthy postmenopausal women. " "We report the computed tomography features of a woman..."
	Searching with a mandated wildcard retrieves all possible variations of a word in which the wildcard is present in the specified place. You can use it at the end of a term to limit results to only those that contain the word plus the mandated character. For example, the search dog# retrieves results that contain the word dogs, but not those that contain the word dog, effectively limiting results to only those that contain the plural form of the word. The mandated wild card character (#) is also useful for retrieving specialized plural forms of a word. For example, the search wom#n retrieves results that contain both woman and women. You can use multiple wild cards in a single query word.
Optional Wildcard (?)	xx?y	colo?r	" one or more colours (95.5%)" "in addition to the predictable red hair color (RHC) alleles"
	The optional wild card character (?) can be used within or at the end of a search term to substitute for one or no characters. This wild card is useful for retrieving documents with British and American word variants since it specifies that you want retrieval whether or not the extra character is present. For example, the optional wild card search colo?r retrieves results that contain the words color or colour. You can use multiple wild cards in a single query word.
Literal String ("")	"x / y"	"poverty/income protection"	"Its coverage ranges from the politics of policy-making to the sociology of a wide range of social issues including poverty/income protection, health, crime, education, housing, social control and social care."
Literal String ("")	"n"	"3".vo	"Network News, 1988, vol 3, no 1 to 1995, vol 10, no 1"
	Quotation marks can be used to retrieve records that contain literal strings, when the string includes special characters, such as a forward slash (/). Quotation marks can also be used to retrieve records that contain numbers that may otherwise be confused for earlier searches. In the example, a search for 3.vo would limit the string from your third search in your search history to the volume field. By including the number in quotation marks, the search will retrieve documents with a 3 in the volume number.
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Stopwords

The Ovid search engine applies so called "run-time stopword processing". This means the search engine on the fly ignores the stopwords: and, as, by, for, from, in, is, of, on, that, the, this, to, was, were & with.

Therefore a search: at risk for diabetes.ti will also find: at risk of diabetes. The distance of one word in between is kept, but the stopword "for" is ignored.

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Limits

The following limits are available for this database. See Database Limits in the Ovid Online Help for details on applying limits.

Limit

Syntax

Abstracts

Sentence Syntax:

limit 1 to abstracts

Command Syntax:

..l/ ab=y

A limit to Abstracts will restrict retrieval to documents which include an abstract.

Article Type

Sentence Syntax:

limit 1 to learning resource

A limit by Article Type will restrict retrieval by any of the article types. If you choose this limit, you will be presented with a list of article types such as circular, consultation document, inspection report, government publication, learning resource, legislation, practice example, practice guidance, research, research review, standards, statistical publication, statutory guidance or systematic review.

URL

Sentence Syntax:

limit 1 to URL

A limit to URL will restrict retrieval to documents which include URL.

Latest Update

Sentence Syntax:

limit 1 to latest update

A limit to Latest Update will restrict retrieval to documents which were most recently added to the database.

Local Holdings

Sentence Syntax:

limit 1 to local holdings

A limit to Local Holdings will restrict retrieval to documents from journals held in your library or institution.

If your OVID System Administrator has created any special messages about a journal's availability, this message will display with the document in the Local Holdings (LH) field.

Publication Year

Sentence Syntax:

limit to 1yr=20$

A limit to Publication Year will restrict retrieval to the specified years covered.
If you choose this option you will be prompted to enter the desired year or year range. The format is 4 digits, e.g., "1989" or "1992-1995."

Publication Place

Sentence Syntax:

limit 1 to aberdeen

A limit by Publication Place will restrict retrieval by any place where the record is published. If you choose this limit, you will be presented with a list of publication places from which to select.

Publication Type

Sentence Syntax:

limit 1 to e-book

A limit by Publication Type will restrict retrieval by any of the publication types.
If you choose this limit, you will be presented with a list of publication types from which to select.

Digital Media
E-Book
Online report

Remote Database Provider

Sentence Syntax:

limit 1 to urba

A limit by Remote Database Provider will restrict retrieval by the information provider of the record.

ACOM	SCIE
CPA	TC
NCB	URBA
NSPCC

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Tools

There are currently no available tools for this database.

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Changing to this Database
To change a search session to a segment of this database from another database or another segment, use the following syntax in the Ovid Syntax tab:
	Command Syntax:	..c/sopp
	Sentence Syntax:	use sopp
Click on this link to see other Advanced Search Techniques
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Sample Documents

Sample 1

Accession Number
  SCIEa1BG0000000Rp3gMAC
Title
  Aging and Mental Health
Abstract
  Aging and Mental Health covers the biological, psychological and social aspects of ageing as they
  relate to mental health. In particular it concentrates on forming an integrated approach between
  the various biopsychosocial processes and aetiological factors associated with psychological
  changes in the elderly. It highlights the various strategies, therapies and services which may be 
  directed at improving the mental health of the elderly. Articles from this journal are indexed and 
  abstracted selectively on Social Care Online.
Descriptors
  mental health, older people, ageing, dementia
Source
  Aging and Mental Health. 
Publisher
  Taylor and Francis
Publication Type
  Journal
Journal Homepage
  http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/c...
URL
  http://www.scie-socialcareonline...
Full Text Free
  False
ISSN
  1360-7863
ISSN Electronic
  1364-6915
Entry Date
  20011213
ISO Modified Date
  20141126
Update Code
  201411

Sample 2

Accession Number
 SCIEa1BG0000000Rp3aMAC
Title
 Administration in Social Work
Abstract
  Administration in Social Work covers suggestions for improving management in social agencies 
  and includes the areas of: program development; affirmative action; accountability; budgeting; 
  employment and personnel policies; finances and accounting; quality improvement/control; 
  monitoring. It is relevant to human services administrators, managers and educators. This title is 
  peer-reviewed. Articles from this journal are abstracted and indexed selectively on Social Care 
  Online.
Descriptors
  social work, social workers
Source
  Administration in Social Work. 
Publication Place
  Philadelphia, USA
Publisher
  Taylor and Francis
Publication Type
  Journal
Journal Homepage
  http://www.informaworld.com/smpp...
URL
  http://www.scie-socialcareonline...
Full Text Free
  False
ISSN
  0364-3107
ISSN Electronic
  1544-4376
Entry Date
  20020206
ISO Modified Date
  20141008
Update Code
  201410

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