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PubMed: Outline. Coverage MeSH, mapping and subheadings Simple search Limits Displaying and managing results MeSH database Single citation matcher. Coverage. MEDLINE: 1966 - (abstracts & MeSH) OLDMEDLINE: 1949 to 1965 (no abstracts or MeSH)
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PubMed: Outline • Coverage • MeSH, mapping and subheadings • Simple search • Limits • Displaying and managing results • MeSH database • Single citation matcher
Coverage • MEDLINE: 1966 - (abstracts & MeSH) • OLDMEDLINE: 1949 to 1965 (no abstracts or MeSH) • “in process” citations: very recent before MeSH is added • publisher supplied citations: will never have MeSH added
MeSH, mapping & subheadings • MeSH = Medical Subject Heading • Controlled vocabulary used in MEDLINE • Examples of mapping: • car automobiles • heart attack myocardial infarction • Subheadings = aspects of a topic • drug therapy • history • trends
Displaying & managing results • All vs. Review • Display (Summary, Abstract, Medline) • Show (number of records per page) • Sort by (date, author, journal) • Send to (clipboard, email, save, print)
MeSH database • Definition • Year added • Subheadings – vary depending on MeSH • Major topic • Do not explode • Hierarchy • Entry terms • Previous indexing • Related terms