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2008 MEDLINE/PubMed Baseline Excluding OLDMEDLINE Data: 15,119,532 Citations Found

Element Name Citations Occurrences Min/Avg/Max
Occurrences
Min/Avg/Max
Length
PMID 15,119,532 15,119,532 1/1.00/1 1/7.28/8
DateCreated 15,119,532 15,119,532 1/1.00/1 8/8.00/8
DateCompleted 15,119,532 15,119,532 1/1.00/1 8/8.00/8
DateRevised 13,923,466 13,923,466 0/1.00/1 8/8.00/8
ISSN 15,031,897 15,031,897 0/1.00/1 9/9.00/9
   IssnType=Electronic   332,366    
   IssnType=Print   14,699,531    
Volume 14,787,738 14,787,738 0/1.00/1 1/2.25/50
Issue 14,333,946 14,333,946 0/1.00/1 1/1.42/30
PubDate 15,119,532 15,119,532 1/1.00/1 4/7.34/55
Title 15,119,532 15,119,532 1/1.00/1 2/37.38/595
ISOAbbreviation 8,304,819 8,304,819 0/1.00/1 3/16.57/61
ArticleTitle 15,119,532 15,119,532 1/1.00/1 2/85.21/1086
MedlinePgn 15,119,532 15,119,532 1/1.00/1 1/5.67/69
ELocationID 0 0 0/0.00/0 0/0.00/0
    Valid Yes   0    
    Valid No   0    
    EidType=doi   0    
    EidType=pii   0    
    EidType=other   0    
Abstract        
    AbstractText 8,949,863 8,949,863 0/1.00/1 50/1177.55/9992
    CopyrightInformation 222,930 222,930 0/1.00/1 1/35.75/1000
Affiliation 7,899,086 7,899,086 0/1.00/1 1/96.07/274
Author 14,806,561 50,152,857 0/3.39/744 1/11.45/500
    Author Valid Yes   50,146,938    
    Author Valid No   5,919    
    LastName 14,788,684 50,090,632 0/3.39/743 1/6.90/163
    ForeName 14,782,123 50,057,465 0/3.39/743 1/3.07/56
    Initials 14,782,122 50,057,463 0/3.39/743 1/1.43/8
    Suffix 290,003 306,678 0/1.06/6 2/2.20/3
    CollectiveName 57,436 62,225 0/1.08/25 1/42.48/500
    LastForeSuffix 14,788,684 50,090,632 0/3.39/743 1/9.98/163
    LastInitialsSuffix 14,788,684 50,090,632 0/3.39/743 1/8.35/163
Language 15,119,532 15,141,180 1/1.00/4 3/3.00/3
Grant 1,319,483 2,338,786 0/1.77/69 18/29.40/81
    GrantID 1,312,210 2,330,572 0/1.78/69 1/9.06/44
    Acronym 1,277,829 2,263,718 0/1.77/68 2/2.00/2
    Agency 1,319,483 2,338,786 0/1.77/69 16/18.43/69
DataBank 166,585 169,336 0/1.02/4 6/69.22/47047
    DataBankName 166,585 169,336 0/1.02/4 3/6.68/18
    AccessionNumber 166,585 1,421,690 0/8.53/5880 2/7.45/14
PublicationType 15,119,532 28,062,779 1/1.86/10 4/17.91/40
ArticleDate 661,794 661,794 0/1.00/1 8/8.00/8
VernacularTitle 2,498,102 2,498,102 0/1.00/1 1/81.09/614
Country 15,119,532 15,119,532 1/1.00/1 4/9.91/35
MedlineTA 15,119,532 15,119,532 1/1.00/1 1/15.35/96
NlmUniqueID 15,119,532 15,119,532 1/1.00/1 7/7.17/9
ISSNLinking 0 0 0/0.00/0 0/0.00/0
Element Name Citations Occurrences Min/Avg/Max
Occurrences
Min/Avg/Max
Length
Chemical 8,184,954 31,374,785 0/3.83/57 4/20.63/250
    RegistryNumber 8,184,954 31,374,785 0/3.83/57 1/4.50/14
    NameOfSubstance 8,184,954 31,374,785 0/3.83/57 2/16.14/249
CitationSubset 14,862,118 17,427,071 0/1.17/6 1/1.98/3
GeneSymbol 59,509 126,195 0/2.12/25 1/4.51/41
CommentsCorrections 712,836 861,522 0/1.21/56 8/45.88/835
    RetractionOf 794 899 0/1.13/8 32/94.28/344
    RetractionIn 871 883 0/1.01/2 27/70.62/341
    SummaryForPatientsIn 593 608 0/1.03/3 29/45.26/55
    OriginalReportIn 584 608 0/1.04/3 32/47.90/68
    CommentOn 346,573 384,570 0/1.11/27 19/45.35/139
    CommentIn 309,051 388,421 0/1.26/56 25/47.40/110
    ErratumIn 75,596 76,700 0/1.01/3 9/39.70/835
    ErratumFor 1,001 1,009 0/1.01/3 8/45.69/104
    ReprintIn 535 538 0/1.01/2 30/50.27/92
    ReprintOf 486 487 0/1.00/2 30/47.95/77
    RepublishedFrom 1,209 1,213 0/1.00/2 19/45.06/110
    RepublishedIn 1,002 1,007 0/1.00/2 26/46.91/89
    UpdateIn 2,303 2,317 0/1.01/2 37/48.65/58
    UpdateOf 2,230 2,230 0/1.00/1 36/48.40/56
    PartialRetractionOf 15 16 0/1.07/2 66/112.38/198
    PartialRetractionIn 16 16 0/1.00/1 46/89.62/172
MeshHeading 14,858,955 156,209,219 0/10.51/68 2/19.87/193
    DescriptorName 14,858,955 156,209,219 0/10.51/68 2/13.81/104
       Descriptor Major 7,302,340 12,656,496 0/1.73/37  
       Descriptor Not Major 14,814,895 143,552,723 0/9.69/61  
    QualifierName 13,801,294 84,140,238 0/6.10/64 5/11.25/29
       Qualifier Major 13,130,493 36,082,569 0/2.75/28  
       Qualifier Not Major 11,170,388 48,057,669 0/4.30/63  
    Descriptor and/or Qualifier Major 14,729,952 47,312,239 0/3.21/37  
NumberOfReferences 1,303,210 1,303,210 0/1.00/1 1/2.09/7
PersonalNameSubject 118,566 135,793 0/1.15/28 3/11.60/70
    LastName 118,566 135,793 0/1.15/28 2/7.46/69
    ForeName 114,778 130,858 0/1.14/28 1/2.85/41
    Initials 114,775 130,854 0/1.14/28 1/1.43/6
    Suffix 946 972 0/1.03/3 2/2.10/3
    LastForeSuffix 118,566 135,793 0/1.15/28 3/10.22/69
    LastInitialsSuffix 118,566 135,793 0/1.15/28 3/8.85/69
OtherID 218,869 311,611 0/1.42/5 1/6.92/16
OtherAbstract        
    AbstractText 61,948 61,988 0/1.00/2 60/1284.22/4096
    CopyrightInformation 1,856 1,856 0/1.00/1 11/16.80/17
Keyword 155,283 1,588,121 0/10.23/98 2/17.03/123
    Keyword Major 80,874 524,052 0/6.48/50  
    Keyword Not Major 154,077 1,064,069 0/6.91/88  
GeneralNote 144,737 278,095 0/1.92/32 2/34.31/704
SpaceFlightMission 4,144 19,202 0/4.63/12 6/13.88/28
Element Name Citations Occurrences Min/Avg/Max
Occurrences
Min/Avg/Max
Length
Investigator 8,959 10,314 0/1.15/6 7/31.04/96
    LastName 8,959 10,314 0/1.15/6 2/6.70/16
    ForeName 8,951 10,303 0/1.15/6 1/2.70/9
    Initials 8,951 10,303 0/1.15/6 1/1.84/2
    Suffix 16 16 0/1.00/1 2/2.19/3
    Affiliation 8,958 10,313 0/1.15/6 3/19.81/83
    LastForeSuffix 8,959 10,314 0/1.15/6 3/9.40/19
    LastInitialsSuffix 8,959 10,314 0/1.15/6 3/8.54/18
         
Average Record Size in Bytes 1,322
   
Words in Title Average 11.75 Max 249
Words in Abstract Average 179.31 Max 1,666
AB Size Zero 6,169,669
AB Size < 1,000 3,561,740
AB Size 1,000 - 1,999 4,859,102
AB Size 2,000 - 2,999 502,258
AB Size 3,000 - 3,999 23,561
AB Size 4,000 - 4,999 2,411
AB Size > 5,000 791
Number of MH Occurrences with NO SHs 94,146,718
Number of MH Occurrences with ONE SH 44,870,094
Number of MH Occurrences with SHs 62,062,501
CollectiveName Counts
Number of Citations containing ONLY CollectiveName 17,877
Number of Citations containing BOTH CollectiveName AND LastName 39,559
MedlineCitation Status Counts:
   Completed 0
   In-Process 0
   In-Data-Review 0
   PubMed-not-MEDLINE 257,414
   OLDMEDLINE 0
   MEDLINE 14,862,118
Article PubModel Counts:
   Print-Electronic 621,942
   Electronic-Print 2,569
   Print 14,457,738
   Electronic 37,283
JournalIssue CitedMedium Counts:
   Internet 336,483
   Print 14,783,049
Owner Counts:
Owner MedlineCitation GeneralNote Keyword
NLM 14,998,160 62 0
NASA 10,539 4,544 12,930
PIP 37,265 63,815 68,952
KIE 32,013 209,632 73,827
HSR 4,938 42 0
HMD 36,617 0 0
SIS 0 0 0
NOTNLM 0 0 0
CitationSubsets Counts:
   AIM 1,668,175
   B 10,441
   C 7,344
   D 433,379
   E 84,077
   F 8,017
   H 219,893
   IM 13,790,180
   J 69,040
   K 16,147
   N 507,734
   OM 0
   Q 193,670
   QIS 980
   QO 24,166
   R 3,603
   S 179,177
   T 35,444
   X 175,604
Publication Types Counts:
   Addresses 2,959
   Bibliography 13,029
   Biography 116,199
   Case Reports 1,298,115
   Classical Article 4,390
   Clinical Conference 5,185
   Clinical Trial 437,486
   Clinical Trial, Phase I 8,331
   Clinical Trial, Phase II 12,938
   Clinical Trial, Phase III 3,884
   Clinical Trial, Phase IV 358
   Comment 346,573
   Comparative Study 1,343,932
   Congresses 47,531
   Consensus Development Conference 5,619
   Consensus Development Conference, NIH 575
   Controlled Clinical Trial 75,543
   Corrected and Republished Article 1,209
   Dictionary 508
   Directory 6,438
   Duplicate Publication 718
   Editorial 210,352
   English Abstract 1,407,508
   Evaluation Studies 93,595
   Festschrift 1,050
   Government Publications 182
   Guideline 14,163
   Historical Article 235,167
   In Vitro 345,046
   Interview 18,474
   Journal Article 14,084,882
   Lectures 4,239
   Legal Cases 8,263
   Legislation 1,659
   Letter 604,252
   Meta-Analysis 16,411
   Multicenter Study 87,966
   News 113,724
   Newspaper Article 15,788
   Overall 21,976
   Patient Education Handout 2,268
   Periodical Index 310
   Practice Guideline 11,395
   Published Erratum 1,009
   Randomized Controlled Trial 241,734
   Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural 184,318
   Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural 6,568
   Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't 3,381,712
   Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. 458,007
   Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. 1,418,649
   Retracted Publication 887
   Retraction of Publication 809
   Review 1,302,377
   Scientific Integrity Review 117
   Technical Report 1,506
   Twin Study 3,179
   Validation Studies 31,717

Last updated: 17 December 2007
First published: 17 December 2007
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