Relationships in Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)¶
Nelson, J., & Humphreys. (2001). Relationships in Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). Information Science and Knowledge Management.
Cited by¶
3 citations across 3 artifacts.
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Domain-specific¶
- Controlled Descriptor
- Inter-descriptor relations — Broader Descriptor, Narrower Descriptor, Related Descriptor — organize the vocabulary as a partial hierarchy (MeSH trees) that supports browsing and query expansion
This sourceMeSH descriptor-class relations, with hierarchical broader/narrower (parent-child) relationships key to expanded retrieval and associative see-related cross-references.
Supported in partVerified against the work's full text
“The hierarchies are key in allowing expanded retrievals.”
- Inter-descriptor relations — Broader Descriptor, Narrower Descriptor, Related Descriptor — organize the vocabulary as a partial hierarchy (MeSH trees) that supports browsing and query expansion
- Cross-reference Relation
- Library and thesaural indexing (LCSH) — the home: USE/UF route searchers from variant or obsolete phrasings to the preferred descriptor, BT/NT establish the browse hierarchy, and RT marks lateral related-term jumps, under ANSI/NISO Z39.19 and ISO 25964. Biomedical indexing (MeSH) — the same closed inventory drives PubMed retrieval, routing variant terms to descriptors and presenting structured up/down/sideways navigation
This sourceA chapter on MeSH's relationship structure, in which hierarchical broader/narrower relations are key to expanded retrieval and associative see-related cross references carry the lateral links.
Supported in partVerified against the work's full text
“Hierarchical relationships are at the level of the descriptor class. The hierarchies are key in allowing expanded retrievals.”
- Library and thesaural indexing (LCSH) — the home: USE/UF route searchers from variant or obsolete phrasings to the preferred descriptor, BT/NT establish the browse hierarchy, and RT marks lateral related-term jumps, under ANSI/NISO Z39.19 and ISO 25964. Biomedical indexing (MeSH) — the same closed inventory drives PubMed retrieval, routing variant terms to descriptors and presenting structured up/down/sideways navigation
- Hidden Label
- PubMed's MeSH thesaurus indexes "heart attack" as a hidden entry term for the preferred descriptor "Myocardial Infarction": the lay term is findable but not sanctioned, and the cited record shows only the preferred heading
This sourceA chapter on MeSH’s thesaurus structure, in which terms are grouped into descriptor classes around preferred concepts.
Supported in partVerified against the work's full text
“Every term that occurs may be thought of as representing a concept. One or more terms, comprising one or more concepts, grouped together for important reasons, form a descriptor class.”
- PubMed's MeSH thesaurus indexes "heart attack" as a hidden entry term for the preferred descriptor "Myocardial Infarction": the lay term is findable but not sanctioned, and the cited record shows only the preferred heading
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