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Naming Conventions for the Table G Name

• Generally, the current name of the country is used as recorded in the MARC Code List for Countries
• The Table G caption is in direct order
• Qualifiers may be added as needed
• Table G names are not always the same as the corresponding MeSH Z tree term
  
  • Example:
    

    MeSH	Table G Name
    African, Northern	North Africa
    African, Central	Central Africa
    Congo	Congo (Brazzaville)
    Democratic Republic of the Congo	Congo (Democratic Republic)

Use of Cross References

• Selected cross references are provided to the authorized Table G name
  • Examples:
    • Rhodesia, Northern see Zambia
    • Rhodesia, Southern see Zimbabwe
  • Cross references (Entry Terms) already included in the MeSH vocabulary generally are not duplicated in Table G