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New Instructional Resource on MeSH®

New Instructional Resource on MeSH. NLM Tech Bull. 2006 May-Jun;(350):b1.

May 09, 2006 [posted]

The Basics of Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) is designed to help you understand more about the Medical Subject Headings.

Learn about:

  • the structure of the MeSH hierarchy
  • how indexers select terms when indexing articles for MEDLINE®
  • how to use MeSH to search PubMed®
  • treatment of chemical and drug terms

The Basics of Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) is accessible from the NLM's PubMed Online Training page and the Distance Education page.

We welcome comments and suggestions on both the content and presentation.