A new way to quickly locate cutting-edge health science articles is at your fingertips--the PubMed MeSH database.The MeSH (medical subject heading) database is reachable via the TWU Libraries homepage at Databases A-Z List/PubMed Remote/MeSH Database--and all it takes to appreciate what MeSH can do for you is a short practice search.
Once in MeSH, type in a term (for example, "obesity") and click "Search". Review the offered terms and select the one you prefer (in this case, "obesity") by checking the box to the left. To the right, click "Add to search builder".
At the “Search MeSH” box (at the top of the screen) click "Clear" and enter your next term (for example, "nursing research"). Check the box next to "nursing research", click "Add to search builder" and then "Search PubMed". At this point you'll have a list of articles in front of you which feature both concepts.
At the “Search MeSH” box (at the top of the screen) click "Clear" and enter your next term (for example, "nursing research"). Check the box next to "nursing research", click "Add to search builder" and then "Search PubMed". At this point you'll have a list of articles in front of you which feature both concepts.
At the upper center of the results list, click "Limits/Published in the Last 5 years", then "Text Options/Links to full text/Search". On the new results screen, go to "Display Settings (in the upper lefthand corner)/Abstract/desired Items per page/Pub Date/Apply". The result will be a list of all available abstracts and full-text hyperlinks to the latest articles relevant to your search.
MeSH has multiple additional functions. Among them: hovering over any journal title abbreviation on a results list will reveal the full journal title; clicking on a "TWU Libraries Online" button provides instant access to the full-text version of an article; and records can be e-mailed.
MeSH: a new, simple and practical way to find the latest in health sciences research.
By: Marilyn Goff
By: Marilyn Goff
