Emtree (Embase subject headings) - LibGuides

Biomedical terms are organized by broader and narrower terms for most subjects · Emtree subject headings will retrieve most associated synonyms ... SkiptoMainContent Itlookslikeyou'reusingInternetExplorer11orolder.ThiswebsiteworksbestwithmodernbrowserssuchasthelatestversionsofChrome,Firefox,Safari,andEdge.Ifyoucontinuewiththisbrowser,youmayseeunexpectedresults. UToledoLibrariesLibGuidesEmbaseEmtree(Embasesubjectheadings) SearchthisGuide Search Embase GuidetousingEmbase-aninternationalbiomedicalandpharmaceuticaldatabase Home-EmbaseToggleDropdownHowisEmbaseIndexed?WhentousePubMed@UToledoorEmbaseQuickStart-EmbaseAdvancedSearchOptions-EmbaseToggleDropdownAdvancedSearch-EmbaseDrugSearch-EmbaseDiseaseSearch-EmbaseDeviceSearch-EmbasePICO-Population,Intervention,Comparison,OutcomePVWizard(Pharmacovigilance)ArticleSearchRefiningEmbaseSearchResultsToggleDropdownExcludingMedlinecitationsfromEmbaseresultsEmtree(Embasesubjectheadings)Print,Email,ExporttoEndote,ClipboardOptions-EmbaseEmailalerts-EmbaseNeedaconsultationwithaMulfordLibarian?Wearehereforyou! WhatisEmtree? EmtreeisalistofsubjectheadingsuniquetoEmbase Biomedicaltermsareorganizedbybroaderandnarrowertermsformostsubjects Emtreesubjectheadingswillretrievemostassociatedsynonymsfortheenteredterm Termsareincludedintheseareas-drugs,diseases,medicaldevices,andassociatedlifescienceconcepts ThefulltextofjournalarticlesareindexedinEmbase,notjusttitleandabstractasinPubMed SearchingEmtreeforsubjectheadings GotheEmbasehomepageandclickonEmtree Enteraterminthesearchbox(here- asthma)andaddthetermtoyoursearchasfollows. [1]SelectExplodetoincludenarrowertermsinthehierarchy[2]     SelectAsMajorFocus tonarrowresultswheretheterm(asthma)isamaintopicofarticles   [3] Theneithersearch[TakethisquerytoDiseaseSearch]      OR      Continuewithaddingmorewords/phrases[AddtoQueryBuilder]         HowdoesEmtreecomparewithMeSH(PubMed/Medlinesubjectheadings) MeSH(MedicalSubjectHeadings)areusedtoindexarticlesandotherpublishedinformationinPubMed/Medline. MeSHtermsareusedinmuchthesamewayasEmtree-toincludesynonymsandfindassociatedbroaderandnarrowerterms.                             BriefComparisonofMeSH®andEmtree®*       MeSH Emtree Terminologyisofteninverted (e.g. leukemia,myeloid) Terminologyinnaturallanguage (e.g.myeloidleukemia) DoesnotincludeEmtreeterms IncludesallMeSHterms,manyassynonyms Manyscopenotestodefinetermsor howtermsareusedorintended; vocabularymorecontrolledthanEmtree Reliesuponauthorsuppliedmeanings Fewerdrugterms(9.250); detaileddruginformationin supplementaryfile Moredrugterms(31,000+)**;newdrugtermsadded earlierandmoreoftenthanMeSH;allnecessary druginformationinEmtree Fewermedicaldeviceterms Moremedicaldeviceterms,includingtradename indexing;medicaldevicesearchformanddevice subheadingsthatshowrelationshipstorelatedterms (e.gadversedeviceevents,devicecomparison, deviceeconomics) , *FromAComparisonofEmtree®andMeSH®,aJuly2015ElsevierWhitepaper **EmtreecontainsalldruggenericnamesdescribedbyFDAandEMA,allInternationalNon-ProprietaryNames(INNs)describedbyWHOfrom2000,23,000+CASregistrynumbers andextendedcoverageofTradeNamesdescribedbymanymajorpharmaceuticalcompanies.FromtheElsevierEmbasefactsheet, 21/02/2019. EmbaseGuidesforSubjectHeadingsandIndexing Fromp.11ofEmbaseIndexingGuide2015 AutomaticindexingforselectedarticleswasintroducedintoEmbasein2009. Threetypesofarticleareindexedinthisway: Conferenceabstracts ArticlesinPress In-Processrecords AutomaticallyindexedarticlesareindexedwithEmtreeterms,selectedbyanalgorithmwhichisappliedtothetextoftitles,abstractsandauthorkeywords. Thealgorithmisabletodifferentiatemajorandminorindexterms;however,candidatetermsandsubheadingsarenotindexed.Non-Emtreeindexingsuchastradenames,manufacturernames,clinicaltrialnumbersandmolecularsequencenumbersisalsonotindexed.   <>