Module 2—Introduction to Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) and the MeSH Browser

Introduction

Module 1
Subject Analysis Principles

• Review Questions

Module 2
Introduction to Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) and the MeSH Browser

• Review Questions

Module 3
Selecting the Main Concept

• Review Questions

Module 4
Use of Topical Subheadings in MeSH

• Review Questions

Module 5
Geographic Headings

• Review Questions

Module 6
Publication Types

• Review Questions

Module 7
Names as Subjects

• Review Questions

Module 8
Deconstructed Headings vs. Subject Strings

• Review Questions

Introduction to MeSH

• MeSH is the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus

• Consists of sets of terms arranged in a hierarchical structure that permits searching at various levels of specificity

• Organized hierarchically into 16 trees

MeSH Trees

• Each tree is assigned a letter as an identifier

1. Anatomy
2. Organisms
3. Diseases
4. Chemical and Drugs
5. Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment
6. Psychiatry and Psychology
7. Phenomena and Processes
8. Disciplines and Occupations
9. Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena
10. Technology, Industry, Agriculture
11. Humanities
12. Information Science
13. Named Groups
14. Health Care
22. Publication Characteristics
26. Geographic Locations

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