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Coverage MEDLINE: (abstracts & MeSH) OLDMEDLINE: 1949 to 1965 (no abstracts or MeSH) “in process” citations: very recent before MeSH is added publisher supplied citations: will never have MeSH added
MeSH, mapping & subheadings MeSH = Medical Subject Heading Controlled vocabulary used in MEDLINE Examples of mapping: –car automobiles –heart attack myocardial infarction Subheadings = aspects of a topic –drug therapy –history –trends
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