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DB / Metadata Management Program (MMP): Using Medical Subject Headings (MeSH®) in Cataloging


Descriptor Records (Overview)

There are four separate tabs for viewing the descriptor record: Details, Qualifiers, MeSH Tree Structures, and Concepts. Each tab shows the descriptor searched and the label “MeSH Descriptor Data” [MeSH Year]. The details tab is the default view when a descriptor is retrieved.

  • Sample Descriptor Record Details Tab

Screen capture of the MeSH Browser record display for Peritoneum.


Last Reviewed: July 28, 2017