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Keyword/Textword

Searching


Medical Subject Headings

Overview 1

Mapping

Subheadings

MeSH Tree

Explode

Focus

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Combining Overview

Limiting

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MAPPING
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This is the Mapping Display Screen.

MeSH terms that match estrogen replacement are shown in order of relevancy. The most useful subject heading(s) will appear at the top of the list.

Click on the MeSH term that best represents the concept. In this case there is only one MeSH term matching estrogen replacement.

Scroll down the screen.

Mapping Display
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Your term mapped to the following Subject Headings:
Click on a subject heading to view more general and more specific terms within the tree.
See term mapped to thesaurus term
Select Subject Heading Explode Focus Scope
Estrogen Replacement Therapy
estrogen replacement.mp. search as Keyword

Notice this option above:
estrogen replacement.mp. search as Keyword

It means that searching for the phrase "estrogen replacement" as a text word/key word, in titles and abstracts of articles, is also an option.

You have two decision to make on this screen.

The first decision is whether to EXPLODE, and the second is whether to FOCUS. We'll learn more about these options later.

For now, click on the CONTINUE button to go to the next step.