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DB / Metadata Management Program (MMP): Using Medical Subject Headings (MeSH®) in Cataloging


MeSH Tree Structures Tab for Descriptor Records

  • Clicking on the “MeSH Tree Structures” tab provides a display of a section of the tree(s) to which the descriptor belongs. Browse the MeSH trees by clicking on the plus sign to expand the tree at a specific node.

Screen capture of MeSH Browser showing MeSH Tree Structures



Last Reviewed: July 25, 2017