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Medical Subject Headings (thesaurus)

Search from vocabulary

Concept information

Preferred term

Vocabulary, Controlled  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A specified list of terms with a fixed and unalterable meaning, and from which a selection is made when CATALOGING; ABSTRACTING AND INDEXING; or searching BOOKS; JOURNALS AS TOPIC; and other documents. The control is intended to avoid the scattering of related subjects under different headings (SUBJECT HEADINGS). The list may be altered or extended only by the publisher or issuing agency. (From Harrod's Librarians' Glossary, 7th ed, p163)

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Controlled Vocabulary

Allowable Qualifier(s)

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-J9JL37KG-Q

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