Medical Subject Headings Me SH 1 Agenda Define

Medical Subject Headings: Me. SH 1

Agenda • Define Me. SH • Me. SH Structure and Automatic Explosion • Four types of Me. SH Terms • Components of a Me. SH Record 2

Eyestrain Search 3

Me. SH Definition 4

Entry Terms 5

Exercise: What is Pub. Med searching for? 1 2 3 6

Me. SH • Represent concepts in the biomedical literature • Used for indexing MEDLINE journals, citations, books, audiovisuals • Organized hierarchically • Revised annually 7

Abstract View with Me. SH Terms 8

Me. SH Tree: From the Top (part 1) 9

Me. SH Tree: From the Top (part 2) 10

Me. SH Tree: From the top (part 3) 11

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Review #1 True or False: The Search Details box shows all of the Me. SH terms that are included in your search. 13

Me. SH Vocabulary: 4 Types of Terms 14

Review #2 1. True or False: Searching with the subheading Therapy will also include a search for surgery [sh]. 2. What term type of term is samital? Look up PMID 28332850. 3. What type of publication is it? 4. What is the major topic of the article? 15

Review #3 1. What is the preferred term, or Me. SH heading, for hand washing? 2. Can you apply the education subheading to this term? 3. How far back can you search with the term hand disinfection? 4. What narrower terms would be included in a search of this concept? 16

Additional Training Resources • FAQS & User Guide • Links to Pub. Med Online Training • Quick Tours 17

Where to find the NTO 18

Things to Do Next 19

How to Get Your MLA CE 20