How to use the medical subject headings (MeSH).

Background: A thorough understanding of the National Library of Medicine's Medical Subject Headings can increase the efficiency and precision of one's literature searching skills using the Medline database. Aims: To describe how to use the Medical Subject Headings to conduct a search for literature,...

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Publicado en:International Journal of Clinical Practice (Supplement) Vol. 70; no. 2; pp. 171 - 175
Autor principal: Baumann, N.
Formato: research systematic review tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Feb2016
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          Subject Headings
          National Library of Medicine (U.S.)
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      ab: Background: A thorough understanding of the National Library of Medicine's Medical Subject Headings can increase the efficiency and precision of one's literature searching skills using the Medline database. Aims: To describe how to use the Medical Subject Headings to conduct a search for literature, and how to write up a description of the search strategy. Materials and methods: The author interprets National Library of Medicine documentation to describe Medical Subject Headings, and shares strategies from daily literature searching. Conclusion: Knowing how to use Medical Subject Headings improves the efficiency and quality of one's literature searches.
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