standards
| Subheading | standards |
| Record Type | Q |
| Entry Version | STAND |
| Abbreviation | ST |
| Scope Note | Used with facilities, personnel, and program headings for the development, testing, and application of standards of adequacy or acceptable performance and with chemicals and drugs for standards of identification, quality, and potency. It includes health or safety standards in industries and occupations. |
| Annotation | subhead only; for standards in testing & performance of programs & procedures; with drugs for standards in assay techniques, quality & potency; see MeSH scope note in Introduction; indexing policy: Manual 19.8.67; DF: /stand or /ST CATALOG: may be subdivided geographically |
| Online Note | search policy: Online Manual; use: main heading/ST or ST (SH) or SUBS APPLY ST |
| History Note | 68; used with Category D, E, H-J, L & N 1968; D-F, H-J, L & N 1969-74; D, E, F4, G1-3, H-J, L & N 1975-89; D, E, F4, G1-2, I2-3, J & N2 1990 forward |
| Entry Term | criteria |
| Entry Term | guidelines |
| Date of Entry | 19731227 |
| Revision Date | 20030724 |
| Date Established | 19680101 |
| Unique ID | Q000592 |