Word endings (truncation)
What is it /what does it do?
Searches for different word endings (eg: the singular
and plural) to ensure that you don't miss relevant records, eg:
athlete, athletes, athletic, athletics
How do I do it?
Use * (star or asterisk) at the end of the word stem
(ie: the part of the word which does not change its spelling when
different endings are used). In the example above that would be
athlet*
The following example from the SPORTDiscus database shows the
results from a search on
nutrition and athlet* in the article
title:
Notice that the following variations occur: athletic, athletes
and athlete.
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