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What is the proper way to search for author names in MEDLINE?

April 26, 2017author MEDLINE names search

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What is the proper way to search for author names in MEDLINE?

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Even though MEDLINE captures author names exactly as they appear in the source publication, including full first names, it is advisable to search for an author by truncating after the first initial. Alicia Martinez may be represented in the database as Martinez, Alicia or Martinez, Alicia G or Martinez A. Additionally, suffixes such as Jr., Sr., and II cannot be searched as part of author names.