I have been asked recently how to search for specific age groups in PubMed. I use the limits feature-- and sometimes the mesh heading for that group i.e. child, child preschool, infant, infant newborn, aged, middle aged, adult, adolescents etc.
When doing searching for age groups, do not use pediatrics, geriatrics, obstetrics etc. These are medical disciplines that deal with specific age groups but the medical subheadings refer to the medical discipline not the age range. Instruction on using PubMed and other databases is available free of charge at the library.
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