Module 3—Selecting the Main Concept
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Introduction
Module 1
Subject Analysis Principles
Module 2
Introduction to Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) and the MeSH Browser
Module 3
Selecting the Main Concept
Module 4
Use of Topical Subheadings in MeSH
Module 5
Geographic Headings
Module 6
Publication Types
Module 7
Names as Subjects
Module 8
Deconstructed Headings vs. Subject Strings
Pre-coordinated Terms vs. Multiple Main Headings
- You have an item that is about the “glycogen content of the liver”
- You might expect to have to use more than one descriptor to convey this concept, however a search of the phrase “glycogen liver” in the MeSH browser retrieves the proper single heading: Liver Glycogen
(be sure to click the “Find terms with ALL fragments” button)
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