Advanced MeSH Searching

1. Advanced MeSH Searching Leaving no stone unturned.

2. Advanced MeSH Searching Watch the Video : Branching Out: the MeSH Vocabulary http://www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/disted/video/

3. The MeSH Tree Structure MeSH vocabulary is organized by 16 main branches: Anatomy Organisms Diseases Chemical and Drugs Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Psychiatry and Psychology Biological Sciences Natural Sciences Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena Technology, Industry, Agriculture Humanities Information Science Named Groups Health Care Publication Characteristics Geographic Locations Advanced MeSH Searching

4. The MeSH Subheadings / Qualifiers MeSH vocabulary has 83 topical qualifiers : List and explanation here : Subheadings:http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/topsubscope.html When selecting qualifiers the Mesh Heading will only show those qualifiers that apply. Advanced MeSH Searching

5. Notable differences in Views Pre-Coordinated vs. Post-Coordinated Age Groups Ethnic Groups Geographic Groups Publication Types vs. Publication Type as Topic Field of study Specialty vs. practice of study Advanced MeSH Searching

6. Notable differences in Views Pre-Coordinated vs. Post-Coordinated See examples by searching : childhood Advanced MeSH Searching

7. Notable differences in Views Age Groups (in Chronological Order) Infant, Newborn < 1 month Infant, Premature before 37 weeks of gestation Infant, Postmatureafter 42 weeks of gestation Infant, Low Birth Weight {descriptive not chronological} Infant, Small for Gestational Age{descriptive} Infant, Very Low Birth Weight{descriptive} Infant, Extremely Low Birth Weight Infant 1 – 23 months Child, Preschool 2 – 5 yrs Child 6 – 12 yrs Adolescent 13 – 18 yrs Adult 19 – 44 yrs Young Adult 19 – 24 yrs Middle Aged 45 – 64 yrs Aged 65 -79 yrs Aged, 80 and over > 80 yrs Frail Elderly {descriptive} Advanced MeSH Searching

8. Notable differences in Views Ethnic Groups A group of people with a common cultural heritage that sets them apart from others in a variety of social relationships. African Americans Amish Arabs Asian Americans Gypsies Hispanic Americans Mexican Americans Inuits Jews Advanced MeSH Searching

9. Continental Population Groups African Continental Ancestry Group African Americans American Native Continental Ancestry Group Indians, Central American Indians, North American Indians, South American Inuits Asian Continental Ancestry Group Asian Americans European Continental Ancestry Group Oceanic Ancestry Group Advanced MeSH Searching

10. Notable differences in Views Publication Types vs. Publication Type as Topic Search : “publication type” Search : “as topic” Advanced MeSH Searching

11. Notable differences in Views Field of study Specialty vs. practice of study Cardiology vs. Cardiovascular Diseases Pediatrics vs. <disease> in Childhood OR <disease> CHILD Nurses vs. Nursing Advanced MeSH Searching

12. Advanced MeSH Searching Leaving no stone unturned.

13. Examine the Search Details Box Leverage the Automapping to cover your bases Try a simple word such as : swim Advanced MeSH Searching

14. Build the search on step at a time using Advanced Search stroke swim swimmer OR swimmers Clear out false hits with NOT Use Old terms and near terms to leverage automapping and test yourself Cerbrovascular accident Clear out previous hits with NOT Test your assumptions ! Advanced MeSH Searching

15. More alternate names – use the NCI Metatheasaurus NCI Metathesaurus Browser http://ncimeta.nci.nih.gov/ncimbrowser Phototherapy Monster Mermaid syndrome PCOS Stroke Advanced MeSH Searching

16. Advanced MeSH Searching Leaving no stone unturned.