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Alphabetical List of the MEDLINE®/PubMed® Elements and their Attributes

<Abstract>
<AbstractText> found in <Abstract>
<AccessionNumber> found in <DatabankList>
<AccessionNumberList> found in <DatabankList>
<Acronym> found in <GrantList>
<Affiliation> also found in <InvestigatorList>
<Agency> found in <GrantList>
<Article> uses PubModel attribute
<ArticleDate> uses DateType attribute
<ArticleTitle>
<Author> found in <AuthorList>
<AuthorList> uses CompleteYN Attribute
<Chemical> found in <ChemicalList>
<ChemicalList>
<CitationSubset>
CitedMedium attribute for <JournalIssue>
<CollectiveName> found in <Authorlist>
<CommentIn> found in <CommentsCorrections>
<CommentOn> found in <CommentsCorrections>
<CommentsCorrections>
CompleteYN attribute for <AuthorList>, <DataBankList> and <GrantList>
<CopyrightInformation> found in <Abstract>, <OtherAbstract>
<Country>
<DataBank> found in <DataBankList>
<DataBankList> uses CompleteYN Attribute
<DataBankName> found in <DataBankList>
<DateCompleted>
<DateCreated>
<DateRevised>
DateType attribute for <ArticleDate>
<Day> found in <ArticleDate>, <DateCompleted>, <DateCreated>, <DateRevised>,<PubDate>
<DeleteCitation>
<DescriptorName> found in <MeshHeadingList>; uses MajorTopicYN Attribute
<ELocationID>
<ErratumFor> found in <CommentsCorrections>
<ErratumIn> found in <CommentsCorrections>
<ForeName> found in <AuthorList>, <InvestigatorList>, <PersonalNameSubjectList>
<GeneralNote> uses Owner Attribute
<GeneSymbol> found in <GeneSymbolList>
<GeneSymbolList>
<Grant> found in <GrantList>
<GrantID> found in <GrantList>
<GrantList> uses CompleteYN Attribute
<Initials> found in <AuthorList>, <InvestigatorList>, <PersonalNameSubjectList>
<Investigator> found in <InvestigatorList>
<InvestigatorList>
<ISOAbbreviation>
<ISSN> uses ISSNType Attribute
<ISSNLinking>
ISSNType attribute for <ISSN>
<Issue>
<Journal>
<JournalIssue> uses CitedMedium attribute
<KeyWord> found in <KeyWordList>; uses MajorTopicYN Attribute
<KeyWordList> uses Owner Attribute
<Language>
<LastName> found in <AuthorList>, <InvestigatorList>, <PersonalNameSubjectList>
MajorTopicYN attribute for <DescriptorName> and <QualiferName>
<MedlineCitation> uses Owner and Status Attributes
<MedlineDate> found in <PubDate>
<MedlinePgn> found in <Pagination>
<MedlineTA>
<MeshHeading> found in <MeshHeadingList>
<MeshHeadingList>
<Month> found in <ArticleDate>, <DateCompleted>, <DateCreated>, <DateRevised>,<PubDate>
<NameOfSubstance> found in <ChemicalList>
<NlmUniqueID>
<Note> found in <CommentsCorrections>
<NumberOfReferences>
<OriginalReportIn> found in <CommentsCorrections>
<OtherAbstract> uses Type Attribute
<OtherID> uses Source Attribute
Owner attribute for <GeneralNote>, <KeywordList> and <MedlineCitation>
<Pagination>
<PartialRetractionIn> found in <CommentsCorrections>
<PartialRetractionOf> found in <CommentsCorrections>
<PersonalNameSubject> found in <PersonalNameSubjectList>
<PersonalNameSubjectList>
<PMID> also found in <CommentsCorrections>
PrintYN attribute for <JournalIssue>
<PubDate>
<PublicationType> found in <PublicationTypeList>
<PublicationTypeList>
PubModel attribute for <Article>
<QualifierName> found in <MeshHeadingList>; uses MajorTopicYN Attribute
<RefSource> found in <CommentsCorrections>
<RegistryNumber> found in <ChemicalList>
<ReprintIn> found in <CommentsCorrections>
<ReprintOf> found in <CommentsCorrections>
<RepublishedFrom> found in <CommentsCorrections>
<RepublishedIn> found in <CommentsCorrections>
<RetractionIn> found in <CommentsCorrections>
<RetractionOf> found in <CommentsCorrections>
<SpaceFlightMission>
Source attribute for <OtherID>
Status attribute for <MedineCitation>
<Suffix> found in <AuthorList>, <InvestigatorList>, <PersonalNameSubjectList>
<SummaryForPatientsIn> found in <CommentsCorrections>
<Title>
Type attribute for <OtherAbstract>
<UpdateIn> found in <CommentsCorrections>
<UpdateOn> found in <CommentsCorrections>
<VernacularTitle>
<Volume>
<Year> found in <ArticleDate>, <DateCompleted>, <DateCreated>, <DateRevised>,<PubDate>


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Last updated: 16 April 2008
First published: 09 December 2005
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