| Subheading | blood |
|---|---|
| Record Type | Q |
| Entry Version | BLOOD |
| Abbreviation | BL |
| Scope Note | Used for the presence or analysis of substances in the blood; also for examination of, or changes in, the blood in disease states. It excludes serodiagnosis, for which the subheading "diagnosis" is used, and serology, for which "immunology" is used. |
| Annotation | subhead only; for "in blood" or "blood in" animals or diseases; includes the presence of cells, coagulating elements, endogenous & exogenous chemical substances; not for "serology" ( = / immunology), nor for "serodiagnosis" ( = / diagnosis), nor for the presence of microbes or parasites in the blood in disease ( = / microbiology or / parasitology); see MeSH scope note in Introduction; indexing policy: Manual 19.8.10; DF: /blood or /BL |
| Online Note | search policy: Online Manual; use: main heading/BL or BL (SH) or SUBS APPLY BL |
| History Note | 67; used with Category C, D & F 1967-74; B2, C, D, F3 1975-86; B2, C, D, F3, AGING, CLIMACTERIC+, INFANT, NEWBORN+, PREGNANCY+, PREGNANCY, ANIMAL+, PUBERTY+ & PUERPERIUM+ 1987; B2, C, D, F3, AGING, CLIMACTERIC+, INFANT, NEWBORN+, PREGNANCY+, PREGNANCY, ANIMAL+, PUBERTY+, PUERPERIUM+ & SMOKING 1988; B2, C, D, F3, AGING, CLIMACTERIC+, INFANT, NEWBORN+, PREGNANCY+, PREGNANCY, ANIMAL+, PUBERTY+, PUERPERIUM+ & SMOKING+ 1989; B2, C, D1-24 & F3 1990 forward |
| Date of Entry | 19731227 |
| Revision Date | 20030722 |
| Date Established | 19670101 |
| Unique ID | Q000097 |
| Return to Entry Page | Link to NLM Cataloging Classification |