Module 4—Use of Topical Qualifiers (Subheadings)

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

Topical Subheadings

• Topical subheadings or qualifiers are used to narrow the specific focus of a main topical heading to a particular aspect of the subject. For example:
  • The diagnosis or therapy of a disease
  • The physiology or pathology of an organ
  • The metabolism of a drug
  • The economics of providing a service

• Currently there are 83 topical qualifiers used for indexing and cataloging

• A list of all the topical qualifiers can be found here.

• Qualifiers can also be searched and retrieved in the MeSH browser. They can be distinguished from main heading because the terms are all in lower case and have a record type of “Q”

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