The purpose of the Query Builder is to provide an environment to:

1. Review the automatically-built structure of the query code from Search Exploration
2. Test the query on PubMed to see all records returned (as well as the total number of records).
3. Append any further strings to your query (such as standard negations regarding study type or date).

You can get to Query Builder from the AutoLit Menu or directly from Search Exploration.

Note: After the first time you proceed from Search Exploration to Query Builder, changes to Search Exploration will ONLY be populated to the Query Builder if you select “Auto-generate”. This is to prevent accidental overwriting of your Query Builder content.