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How to use the medical subject headings (MeSH)
1Library, College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Background:
A thorough understanding of the National Library of Medicine's Medical Subject Headings can increase the efficiency and precision of one's literature searching skills using the Medline database.
Aims:
To describe how to use the Medical Subject Headings to conduct a search for literature, and how to write up a description of the search strategy.
Materials And Methods:
The author interprets National Library of Medicine documentation to describe Medical Subject Headings, and shares strategies from daily literature searching.
Conclusion:
Knowing how to use Medical Subject Headings improves the efficiency and quality of one's literature searches.
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