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This section introduces you to the procedures for searching the Biospecimen Research Database. It includes the following topics:

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1. Click Browse by Pre-analytical Factor, which is located under the Search tab. The Browse by Pre-analytical Factor page appears.
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2. To search the database, do one of the following
   
   1. If you only want to see results of one Classification, select it from the first list. The table immediately refreshes to show only Pre-analytical Factors assigned to that classification and results for each of those Pre-analytical Factors. Note that selecting an option here narrows your search and gives you fewer results.
   2. If you only want to search directly for one Pre-analytical Factor, enter that term or factor in the text box. The table immediately refreshes to show results only for that term or Pre-analytical Factor. Note that all Classifications will be screened for the term or factor. Also, selecting an option here also narrows your search and gives you fewer results.

   3. Click a number link as explained in the following table.

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      Pre-analytical Factor column	all research papers and studies in the database that involve that Pre-analytical Factor
      Classification column	all research papers and studies in the database that involve that Classification
      Body of the table	all research papers and studies in the database that involve a unique combination of Pre-analytical Factor, Classification, and either bodily fluid or cells/tissue in that table row. The numerical link corresponds to the number of papers that fulfill the search criteria combination. Note The numerical links do not add up to the total number of papers in the database. Each cell represents only the number of papers that meet the specified search criteria in this table. Many other search criteria can be accessed by conducting an Advanced Search.

      Studies that match of the criteria you selected appear. Note that your search criteria appear above the list of papers and studies.
      

3. Page through the results or click any blue link to see paper or study details.
   

   On the search results page, you can:

   
   
   • View a summary of all of the studies matching your search criteria.
   • Click the paper title hyperlink to view detailed information about the paper.

   • Click the Study Purpose hyperlink to view detailed information about the study.

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     Paper and study details are both on the Paper Details page. Click View More or View Less to show or hide the study details.

   • Click to view that paper’s listing in PubMed in a new browser window.
   • Click the most recent search results link at the top left of the page to return to the search results page and search criteria you last used.
   • Comment on the paper listed on the page by registering with Disqus or logging in with a social media account.

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1. Click the Suggest a New Paper tab. The Suggest a New Paper page appears.
    
   
2. Enter the following required fields about yourself: your name, email address, and organization.
3. In the How do you want your name and organization to be displayed list, specify your acknowledgement preference.
4. If the paper is indexed for PubMed, enter the PubMed ID in the PubMed ID field and click Import Paper Data from PubMed. This populates all of the required bibliographic fields.
5. If the paper is not in PubMed, enter the following required information about the paper in the relevant fields: paper title, author(s), and journal name.
6. Optionally, enter the publication year, volume, page number, and comments about your suggestion in the relevant fields.
7. If the paper is a review paper, check the box.
8. In the Verification area, enter the characters exactly as you see them. If you cannot see the characters you can click the refresh icon to obtain a new set of characters.
9. Click Suggest.

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