Monday, November 20, 2006

Data Changes in MEDLINE— 2007


MeSH

Overview of Vocabulary Development and Changes for 2007 MeSH

  • 494 Descriptors were added for 2007 MeSH
  • 99 Descriptor terms were replaced with more up-to-date terminology
  • 22 Descriptors were deleted

New 2007 Descriptors by Tree Category


Anatomy [A] 23
Organisms [B] 61
Diseases [C] 70
Chemicals and Drugs [D] 255
Analytical, Diagnosis and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E] 35
Psychiatry and Psychology [F] 6
Biological Sciences [G] 53
Physical Sciences [H] 7
Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena [I] 3
Technology and Food and Beverages [J] 7
Information Science [L] 1
Persons [M] 1
Health Care [N] 1

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