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Journal Subject Terms

Subject Terms are assigned by NLM® to MEDLINE® journals to describe the journal's overall scope. All of these subject terms are valid MeSH® headings. The list below is from 2008 MeSH and is the same list used for the Subject Listing in the NLM publication: List of Journals Indexed for MEDLINE, 2008 edition.

Not all journals in the Journals database have subject terms. For more comprehensive subject access to journals, use the NLM Catalog.

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A
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Aerospace Medicine
Allergy and Immunology - includes Hypersensitivity, Lymphology, Serology, Serotherapy, and Interferons
See Also Transplantation
Alternative Medicine See Complementary Therapies
Anatomy - includes Morphology
See Also Cytology; Embryology; Histology; Pathology
Anesthesiology - includes Resuscitation
Anthropology
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Antineoplastic Agents
Audiology

B
Bacteriology
Behavioral Sciences - includes Child Behavior, Sex Behavior, and Suicide
Biochemistry - includes Biochemical Techniques, Enzymes, Lipids, Nucleic Acids, Proteins, and Vitamins
See Also Molecular Biology
Biology - includes Entomology, Evolution, Life Sciences, and Zoology
Biomedical Engineering - includes Biocompatible Materials, Biomechanics, and Prostheses
Biophysics - includes Acoustics and Rheology
Biotechnology
See Also Molecular Biology
Botany
Brain

C
Cancer See Neoplasms
Cardiology
See Also Vascular Diseases
Chemistry
See Also Biochemistry; Histocytochemistry; Pharmacy
Chemistry, Analytical
Chemistry, Clinical
Chiropractic
Communicable Diseases
See Also Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Allergy and Immunology; Epidemiology; Tropical Medicine; Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Complementary Therapies – includes Acupuncture; Medicine, Traditional; Phytotherapy, and Spiritual Therapy
Critical Care
Cytology

D
Dentistry - Includes Pedodontics, Periodontics, Stomatology, Tooth Diseases, and Mouth Diseases
See Also Orthodontics
Dermatology
See Also Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Diagnostic Imaging - includes Endoscopy, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Microscopy, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, and Ultrasonics
See Also Radiology
Drug Therapy
See Also Anti-Bacterial Agents; Antineoplastic Agents

E
Education - includes Dental, Medical and Nursing Education
Embryology - includes Prenatal Developmental Biology
See Also Teratology
Emergency Medicine
Endocrinology - includes Hormones and Diabetes Mellitus
See Also Reproductive Medicine
Environmental Health - includes Ecology, Pollution, Radiation, and Radioactivity
Epidemiology
Ethics - includes Medical Philosophy

F
Family Planning Services - includes Contraception and Sterilization
Family Practice

G
Gastroenterology - includes Diseases of the Digestive System (Esophagus, Liver, Gallbladder, and Pancreas)
Genetics - includes Cytogenetics, Genetic Psychology, and Heredity
Genetics, Biochemical See Molecular Biology
Genetics, Medical - includes Eugenics and Twins
Geriatrics - includes Aging and the Aged
Gynecology
See Also Obstetrics; Reproductive Medicine

H
Health Services – includes Organizational, Administrative, and Economic Aspects Of Health Care
Health Services Research – includes Health Services Planning, Evaluation, and Assessment
Hematology - includes Blood Groups, Blood Transfusion, and Hemostasis
Histocytochemistry
Histology
History of Medicine - includes the History of Science
Hospitals

I
Immunology See Allergy and Immunology
Internal Medicine

J
Jurisprudence - includes Forensic Medicine and Forensic Psychiatry

L
Laboratory Techniques and Procedures
See Also Histocytochemistry
Library Science

M
Medical Informatics - includes Communication and Information Retrieval
Medicine - includes General Medicine, Medical Research, Acta Medica and State Medical Journals
Mental Disorders – includes Mental Retardation
See Also Psychiatry
Metabolism - includes Obesity
Microbiology - includes Mycology
See Also Bacteriology; Parasitology; Virology
Military Medicine - includes Naval Medicine
Molecular Biology - includes Membrane Dynamics
See Also Biotechnology

N
Neoplasms – includes Medical and Experimental Oncology
Nephrology - includes Dialysis and Hemodialysis
Neurology - includes Neurological Diseases and the Neurosciences
See Also Brain; Psychophysiology
Neurosurgery
Nuclear Medicine - includes Radioisotopes
See Also Diagnostic Imaging; Radiology; Radiotherapy
Nursing
Nutritional Sciences - includes Food, Animal Nutrition, and Vitamins

O
Obstetrics
See Also Perinatology
Occupational Medicine
Ophthalmology - includes Optics
Optometry
Orthodontics
Orthopedics - includes Bone Diseases, Joint Diseases, and Orthopedic Surgery
Osteopathic Medicine
Otolaryngology - includes Rhinology
See Also Audiology

P
Parasitology - includes Protozoology
See Also Tropical Medicine
Pathology - includes Pathologic Anatomy and Histopathology
Pediatrics - includes Adolescence, Child Development, Child Psychiatry, and Child Psychology
See Also Perinatology
Perinatology - includes Neonatology
Pharmacology
See Also Anti-Bacterial Agents; Drug Therapy; Psychopharmacology; Toxicology
Pharmacy
Photography
Physical Medicine
See Also Rehabilitation
Physiology - includes Muscles
See Also Psychophysiology
Podiatry
Psychiatry - includes Child Psychiatry, Hypnosis, Psychoanalysis, Psychosomatic Medicine, Sex Deviations, and Sex Therapy
See Also Mental Disorders
Psychology - includes Human Engineering, Mental Health, Mental Processes, and Personality
See Also Behavioral Sciences; Substance-Related Disorders
Psychopharmacology
Psychophysiology
Public Health - includes Community Health, Preventive Medicine, Public Health Policy, and Hygiene
See Also Communicable Diseases; Environmental Health; Health Services; Health Services Research; Social Medicine; Statistics
Pulmonary Disease (Specialty) - includes Respiratory Tract Diseases, Thoracic Diseases, and Tuberculosis

R
Radiology – includes Radiography
See Also Diagnostic Imaging; Nuclear Medicine; Radiotherapy
Radiotherapy
See Also Radiology; Nuclear Medicine
Rehabilitation - includes Occupational Therapy
See Also Physical Medicine
Reproductive Medicine - includes Andrology, Fertility, and Sterility
See Also Family Planning Services; Gynecology; Obstetrics
Rheumatology - includes Arthritis

S
Science – most of these journals are selectively indexed; only medical and life sciences articles are selected for indexing
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
See Also Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Dermatology
Social Medicine
Social Sciences - includes Sociology and Ethnology
Speech-Language Pathology - includes Communicative and Language Disorders
Sports Medicine
Statistics - includes Biometry, Demography, Mathematics, and Risk Factors
Substance-Related Disorders - includes Alcoholism, Drug Addiction, and Drug Abuse
Surgery - includes Oral Surgery and Plastic Surgery
See Also Transplantation

T
Technology, Medical
See Also Biomedical Engineering
Teratology - includes Abnormalities
Therapeutics
See Also Drug Therapy; Radiotherapy; Complementary Therapies
Toxicology - includes Pesticides, Poisoning, and Xenobiotics
Transplantation - includes Artificial Organs
Traumatology - includes Wounds, Injuries, and Accidents
Tropical Medicine - includes Leprosy and Malaria
See Also Parasitology

U
Urology
See Also Nephrology

V
Vascular Diseases - includes Blood Circulation, Hypertension, and Thrombosis
Veterinary Medicine - includes Dairy and Poultry Science, and Laboratory Animals
Virology
Vital Statistics

W
Women’s Health

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Last updated: 22 February 2008
First published: 16 March 2006
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