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NLM Classification 2022 Winter Edition Now Available

Willis S. NLM Classification 2022 Winter Edition Now Available. NLM Tech Bull. 2022 Jan-Feb;(444):e2.

2022 February 10 [posted]

Scope of the 2022 Winter Edition

The major focus of the 2022 winter edition of the NLM Classification was the evaluation of the 2022 MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) vocabulary for inclusion in the Classification index. Several additions and changes were made to the Index and Schedules based on this review. All main index headings are now linked to the 2022 vocabulary in the MeSH Browser. Additional minor updates were made to the Index and Schedules.

Summary Statistics for the 2022 Winter Edition

  • 14 New Class Numbers
  • 32 Modified Class Numbers
  • 3 Canceled Class Numbers
  • 1 New Schedule Header
  • 2 Modified Schedule Headers
  • 2 Deleted Schedule Headers
  • 37 New Index Headings (33 from 2022 MeSH)
  • 80 Modified Index Headings
  • 1 Deleted Index Heading


Examples of Additions and Changes Based on MeSH 2022

New 2022 Headings Added to Index by Tree (and Related Maintenance)

Of the 277 new 2022 MeSH descriptors, only 33 were added to the NLM Classification index. Below is a list by MeSH tree category in addition to any other classification maintenance done.

Anatomy [A]

  • Vestibular System – new class number created: WL 701 Vestibular system

Diseases [C]

  • Genital Diseases
  • Iron Deficiencies
  • Neuroinflammatory Diseases
  • Urogenital Diseases

Chemicals and Drugs [D]

  • Antimicrobial Peptides

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment [E]

  • Cellular Automata
  • Hospital to Home Transition
  • Medicine, Persian – new class number created: WB 55.P4 Persian medicine
  • Myofascial Release Therapy
  • Vaccine Development – new class number created: QW 810 Vaccine development
Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Mentalization-Based Therapy – new class number created: WM 420.5.M5 Mentalization-based therapy
  • Vaccination Hesitancy

Disciplines and Occupations [H]

  • Genomic Medicine - Genomic medicine added to caption at WB 102.7
  • Geroscience
  • Translational Science, Biomedical

Anthropology, Education, Sociology, and Social Phenomena [I]

  • Child Poverty
  • Community Resources
  • Environmental Justice
  • Ethnic and Racial Minorities
  • Health Inequities
  • Home Environment
  • Hunting – new class number created: QT 260.5.H9
  • Rugby – new class number created: QT 260.5.R7
  • Social Structure

Technology, Industry, and Agriculture [J]

  • Fermented Beverages 
  • Haptic Technology

Information Science [L]

  • Sentiment Analysis

Named Groups [M]

  • Adolescent Fathers
  • Adolescent Mothers

Health Care [N]

  • Biosecurity
  • Laboratories, Clinical

Main Index Headings Changes Based on MeSH 2022

Of the 22 MeSH headings that were changed only 13 affected the NLM Classification.

2021 MESH

2022 MESH

African Continental Ancestry Group

Blacks

Asian Continental Ancestry Group 

Asians

Cingulata

Xenarthra

Continental Population Groups

Racial Groups

Dental Models 

Models, Dental

*Ethnic Groups

Ethnicity

European Continental Ancestry Group

Whites

Fermented Foods and Beverages

Fermented Foods

Hispanic Americans 

Hispanic or Latino

Immunosuppression

Immunosuppression Therapy

Insectivora

Eulipotyphla

Oceanic Ancestry Group

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Translational Medical Research 

Translational Research, Biomedical

*Note: Ethnic Groups was deleted from the Classification index rather than changed to Ethnicity.


Table G (Geographic Notation) Addition

 

The following geographic notation was added based on the new Z1 MeSH 2022 addition:

VI. EUROPE
GA2--European Alpine Region

 

List of All Class Numbers Added for the 2022 Winter Edition

New Number

Class Name

QT 260.5.H9

Hunting

QT 260.5.R7

Rugby

QW 810

Vaccine development

QW 955  

Immunosuppressive therapy. Immunosuppressive agents

W 67

Health services accessibility (Table G)

W 67.1

[Health services accessibility] General coverage (Not Table G)

WA 103

Medical geography. Geography of disease (General)

WA 104

Diseases of geographic areas (Table G)

WA 106.1

General coverage (Not Table G)

WB 55.P4

Persian medicine

WL 701

Vestibular system

WM 420.5.M5

Mentalization-based therapy

WU 30.1

[Dental health surveys] General coverage (Not Table G)

WZ 80.5.N2 

Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander

 

List of All Class Numbers Canceled for the 2022 Winter Edition

Canceled Number

Class Name

WB 700

Medical geography. Geography of disease (General)

WB 710

Diseases of geographic areas (Table G)

WB 720

Diseases of ethnic groups (General or not elsewhere classified)

 

2022 Summer Edition

The 2022 summer version will be published in late August 2022. It will encompass the systematic review of WF (Respiratory System) and WH (Hemic and Lymphatic Systems) schedules.

To learn more about the NLM Classification see the NLM Policy on Classification.

By Sharon R. Willis
Cataloging and Metadata Management Section, Technical Services Division

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