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Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews


What is the Search History?

IMPORTANT: you must create or sign into your EBSCOhost account if you want to see your search history from previous sessions.

  • The temporary record of previous searches placed that allows you to view, revise, or combine previous searches
  • To access, click on Recent activity in the left side column.

How do I Combine Previous Searches?

  • Click to select boxes in front of the searches that you wish to combine
  • Click the combine search symbol to run a combined search.

What is a Search Alert?

An alert is a way for you to save a search and get email notification of any new records that have been found in the database that match your search criteria as new records are added. It's a great way to stay current without having to redo previous work!

To Save a Search Alert: