An Overview of MeSH

9/12/2007


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Table of Contents

An Overview of MeSH

MeSH and Its Parts

Entry Combinations

Examples

Other Fields

The Trees

Look at a Record

A New Environment for MeSH

Why A New Environment?

Difficulties

The Key - A Statement of Purpose

Reproducible

A New Data Structure

Attributes at Each Level

Example: Cardiomegaly

The MeSH Production Cycle

Dependencies

What About Translations?

Known Existing Translations

Why Translations? [Part I]

Why Translations? [Part II]

Example - JAMAS

Difficulties for Translators

Example - Federal Aid

Other Difficulties for Translators

Coordinating Translations

Questions?

Email: nelson@nlm.nih.gov

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