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PubMed® Subject Subset Strategies Updated for 2011

PubMed® Subject Subset Strategies Updated for 2011. NLM Tech Bull. 2011 Jan-Feb;(378):e9.

February 09, 2011 [posted]

PubMed subject subset strategies are reviewed each year to determine if modifications are necessary. Modifications may include revisions due to changes in MeSH® vocabulary, adding or deleting terms, and changing parts of a strategy to try to optimize retrieval. The following subset strategies were revised on February 9, 2011:

  • Cancer
  • Complementary Medicine
  • Dietary Supplements
  • Toxicology
  • Veterinary Science