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3. Copyright 2006 Thomson Corporation 3 Search Fields Topic Article titles, Abstracts, Author Keywords, KeyWords Plus “white oak” or “quercus alba” drug resistan* Author Searches any author on the paper Bergstrom CT Wallen K Group Author Group or organization credited with authorship Aberdeen Lung Cancer Group Beta Cell Biology Consortium Publication Name Journal titleCzech Journal of Food Sciences Progress in Brain Research Publication Year Year article was published 1999 2003-2005 Address Searches abbreviated author affiliations Emory Univ, Dept Biol, Atlanta, GA 30329 USA

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9. Copyright 2006 Thomson Corporation 9 Using Search Aids Search Aids are available for the Author, Group Author, and Publication Name fields. Click the magnifying glass icon to access the index lookup pages.

10. Copyright 2006 Thomson Corporation 10 Using Search Aids (cont’d) Enter a keyword in the Find box to search for titles containing a keyword. Click ADD to add titles to the box below, then click OK to add them to the main Search page.

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