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PubMed Help PubMed Help Other Services Including the MeSH and Journals Databases Section Contents Searching by using the MeSH database Searching for journals in the Journals database Using the Text version of PubMed Creating a Web link to search PubMed Using the E-utilities programming tools Using the Batch Citation Matcher Using Batch Entrez Searching by using the MeSH DatabaseMeSH (Medical Subject Headings) is NLM's controlled vocabulary thesaurus used for indexing MEDLINE articles. The MeSH Database is available from the Search menu or the sidebar. Use the MeSH database to find MeSH terms including Subheadings, Publication Types, Supplementary Concept Records (substance names) and Pharmacological Actions - and build a PubMed search strategy. The MeSH database can be searched by MeSH term, MeSH Entry Term, Subheading, Publication Type, Substance Name, or words within a MeSH Scope Note. Subheadings and Publication Types are included in the MeSH term searches. Please see the following MeSH Database animated tutorials:
What are the Suggestions? The database displays MeSH or Entry Term suggestions based on an algorithm that compares letter combinations in words. You can use the MeSH or Entry Term suggestion link to go directly to a record. A new set of suggestions will be displayed based on the selected term. More information about the MeSH database:
The MeSH database Links menu includes the following links:
The display menu option PubMed Links retrieves PubMed citations for the selected MeSH terms or the MeSH terms displayed on the page. Search Box: The MeSH database provides a Search Box that can be used to build a PubMed search. From any display format:
The Journals Database includes information about the journals in PubMed and the other NCBI databases. What are the Suggestions? In addition to the search results, this database provides suggestions. The suggestions are based on an algorithm that scores the relatedness of phrases included in a user's journal query. Click on a journal under Suggestions to go directly to a specific journal record. Suggestions are generated from an index (multi) that is a combination of indices which may result in a journal being repeated in the list of suggestions. Searching in the Journals database:
Building a PubMed search for multiple journals:
Note: To search PubMed for all journals displayed in a journal search choose PubMed Links from the Display menu. More information about the Journals database:
Untagged journal terms are searched in all fields. The following tags are also available to limit your search to a specific field: Acid FreeSome or all of the journal issues are printed on acid-free paper. Search as acidfree. End Year [EYR]The last year of the publication. To enter a date range, insert a colon (:) between each date, e.g., 1996:1998 [eyr]. Currently IndexedSearch for journals that are currently indexed for MEDLINE with currentlyindexed and those that are not currently indexed with notcurrrentlyindexed. Search for the version of the journal indexed as currentlyindexedprint or currentlyindexedelectronic. Indexing Subset [XS]Used for internal processing at NLM. Indexed For SubsetTo search for an indexed for journal subset, enter in the search box jsubset?, where ? represents the subset value. Click the Limits tab to search for subsets. Indexing TreatmentSearch for selectively or fully indexed journals as: currentindexingtreatmentfull or currentindexingtreatmentselective. ISO Abbreviation [ISO Abbr]The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) journal abbreviation. International Standard Serial Number [ISSN]The ISSN number for the journal. ISSN Type [IS]Search for all print or electronic ISSNs as print[is] or electronic[is]. Languages [LA]The language the journal is published. Click the Limits tab to search by language. NLM Unique ID [NLM ID]The NLM Integrated Library System alpha-numeric identifier for the journal. Place of Publication [PL]Indicates the journal's country of publication. PubMed Central HoldingsSearch for journals currently in PubMed Central (PMC) as: journals pmc[sb] and for forthcoming PMC journals as: journalspmcforthcoming. Start Year [SYR]The first year of the publication. To enter a date range, insert a colon (:) between each date, e.g., 1996:1998 [syr]. Subject Terms [ST]Subject terms are assigned by NLM for MEDLINE journals to describe a journal’s overall scope. The complete list of subject terms is available Subsets [SB]To search for journals included in a specific database, enter journals xxx[sb], where xxx is the database, e.g., journals nuccore[sb] Title [Title]Title Abbreviation [Title Abbr] The journal title abbreviation. Other journal resources include:
Click Text version on the PubMed sidebar. The Text version is helpful for users who require special adaptive equipment to access the Web. It provides basic PubMed search and retrieval functionality. Text Version Help is available. Creating a Web link to search PubMedSee Creating a Web Link to the NCBI Databases and Add PubMed to Your Web Site for more information. Using the E-utilities programming toolsEntrez Programming Utilities are tools that provide access to data outside of the regular Web search interface. This may be helpful for retrieving search results for future use in another environment. Using the Batch Citation MatcherThe Batch Citation Matcher, available from the PubMed sidebar menu, allows you to retrieve the PubMed IDs for many articles all at once. This feature requires that you enter the bibliographic information (journal, volume, page, etc.) in a format outlined in the Batch Citation Matcher online help. Using Batch EntrezUse Batch Entrez to upload a file of PMIDs directly to PubMed. |
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