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MeSH stands for Medical Subject Headings, and is made up of specific terms used to describe health-related words and phrases. Using MeSH (when it's an available option) instead of just using keywords will allow you to discover the officially preferred word or phrasing, and locate more specific, relevant results.
Here's a more complete definition, from the library who produces MeSH:
"The Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) thesaurus is a controlled and hierarchically-organized vocabulary produced by the National Library of Medicine. It is used for indexing, cataloging, and searching of biomedical and health-related information. MeSH includes the subject headings appearing in MEDLINE/PubMed, the NLM Catalog, and other NLM databases". (source: https://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/meshhome.html)
| Database | Subject Headings | How to Get Started |
| PubMed Central | MeSH | Click on the User Guide icon, then do a Ctrl+F to find "MeSH database" (Video tutorial for once you're at the MeSH Database) |
| CINAHL | CINAHL headings (based on MeSH) |
Click on CINAHL Subject Headings to search for a term. |
| Nursing and Allied Health Premium |
Thesaurus | Start at the Advanced Search page, click Thesaurus |
| Cochrane Reviews (Cochrane Library) |
MeSH | Start at the Advanced Search page, search for a term |
| Medline | MeSH | Click "MeSH 2024" and enter a term |
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