Can someone more familiar with PubMed than I am, please advise whether it is possible to search for adjacent text words (not phrases)? Many thanks Kathleen Irvine Subject Librarian Highland Health Sciences Library University of Stirling Centre for Health Science INVERNESS IV2 3JH (01463) 255608 -- Academic Excellence at the Heart of Scotland. The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.