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AVOC - Allied & Complementary Medicine Vocabulary

Language: EN; English
Coverage:
Current
Dictionary; ERA
Updates: Annual refresh

Content


   
   The AMED Vocabulary file gives you to access the database of
   controlled descriptor terms used by the British Library to index
   articles in their renowned Allied & Complementary Medicine database.
   
   Typical of a thesaurus, not only the terms themsleves are listed,
   but also broader, narrower and related terms as appropriate.  In
   addition synonyms and additional notes indicate the concepts that
   are covered by the term, and other information - such as when the
   term first came to be used by the British Library.
   
   AVOC is a invaluable aid to searching the Allied & Complementary
   Medicine database.

Producer

The British Library
Boston Spa
Wetherby
West Yorkshire LS23 7BQ
UK
Tel: +44 1937 546520
e-mail: les.wilkinson@bl.uk
Contact: Les Wilkinson.

Sample Documents


   
          1  AVOC
   AN - Accession number & update
      WXR9FS 20040101.
   DE - Descriptor
      HOME-NURSING.
   TR - Tree number(s)
      04B-002-002-007.
   NT - Narrower terms
      RESPITE-CARE.
   BT - Broader terms
      GENERAL-PATIENT-CARE.
   RT - Related terms
      CAREGIVERS.
   NO - Additional notes
      care, usually at home by family or other non-professional
      caregivers.
   YR - Year of first use
      1998.
   DS - Descriptor status.
      GO.
   RY - Document type
      DESCRIPTOR.
   
          2  AVOC
   AN - Accession number & update
      9IYGHK 20040101.
   DE - Descriptor
      VISCUM-ALBUM.
   TR - Tree number(s)
      00N-004-000-01G-000.
   SY - Synonyms (used for)
      MISTLETOE-EUROPEAN.
   BT - Broader terms
      VISCUM.
   YR - Year of first use
      1994.
   DS - Descriptor status
      GO.
   RY - Document type
      DESCRIPTOR.
   
          3  AVOC
   AN - Accession number & update
      6AEIY7 20040101.
   DE - Descriptor
      BIOLOGICAL-SCIENCES-TOP (Tree head only).
   TR - Tree number(s)
      055.
   NT - Narrower terms
      BIOLOGICAL-SCIENCES; PUBLIC-HEALTH; SPECIALITIES.
   NO - Additional notes
      Tree head only. Refer to NT (Narrower terms) for the preferred
      search term(s).
   DS - Descriptor status
      STOP.
   RY - Document type
      DESCRIPTOR.

Paragraphs and Searching


   Label/description                     Example
   
   AN  Accession number                   1_: WXR9FS.AN.
       & update                          - the same for all documents -
                                         - see also Limit options -
   DE  Descriptor                         2_: HOME-NURSING.DE.
                                          3_: HOME ADJ NURSING.DE.
   TR  Tree number(s)                     4_: 00N-004-000-01G-000.TR.
       - to retrieve all terms in
         a specific hierarchy             5_: 00N$.TR.
   SY  Synonyms (used for)                6_: MISTLETOE-EUROPEAN.SY.
                                          7_: MISTLETOE ADJ
                                              EUROPEAN.SY.
   NT  Narrower terms                     8_: RESPITE-CARE.NT.
                                          9_: RESPITE ADJ CARE.NT.
   BT  Broader terms                     10_: GENERAL-PATIENT-CARE.BT.
                                         11_: GENERAL ADJ PATIENT ADJ
                                              CARE.BT.
   RT  Related terms                     12_: NUX-VOMICA.RT.
                                         13_: NUX ADJ VOMICA.RT.
   NO  Additional notes                  14_: CAREGIVERS.NO.
                                         15_: TREE ADJ HEAD.NO.
   YR  Year of first use                 16_: 1994.YR.
       YR=  Year of first use YYYY       17_: YR=2001
                                         - see also Limit options -
   DS  Descriptor status                 18_: GO.DS.
       DS=  Descriptor status            19_: DS=STOP
   RY  Document type                     20_: DESCRIPTOR.RY.
       - same for all documents
       RY= Document type                 21_: RY=DESCRIPTOR

Limit Options


                                          1_: FAST ADJ FOOD
   YR     Year of first use YYYY          2_: ..L 1 YR LT 2002
   UDATE  Update date YYYYMMDD            3_: ..L 1 UDATE GT 20030726
   UMONTH Update month YYYYMM             4_: ..L 1 UMONTH WL
                                              200405,200408.

Print Options


   SHORT   AN DE SY RT NO YR
   MEDIUM  AN DE TR SY NT BT RT NO YR
   LONG    AN DE TR SY NT BT RT NO YR DS RY
   ALL     AN DE TR SY NT BT RT NO YR DS RY
   FREE    All fields

Notes on AVOC


   SY - Synonyms (used for):
   The terms listed here are not, in themselves, thesaurus terms but
   indicate other concepts that are covered by the term listed in DE.
   
   RT - Related terms:
   The terms listed here are other thesaurus terms which are related
   to the term listed in DE.
   
   When searching AVOC for an unfamiliar concept, you should not
   qualify your search to a specific field, as it is important to see
   how your search term is used - e.g. if the term only appears in the
   SY field, you will be able to see what the preferred search term
   (DE) should be.
   
   DS - Descriptor status:
   There are two status types: 'GO' and 'STOP'.  GO terms are those
   that are in current use; STOP terms are those that are either no
   longer used, or which are 'Tree heads only' - i.e. they are used
   solely to group hierarchies of terms together, but which are not,
   themselves, used as descriptors.
   
   RY - Document type:
   All documents in AVOC are listed as 'DESCRIPTOR' in the this field.
   This field exists only as a standard feature amongst all Vocabulary
   files (AVOC, EVOC, MVOC, NVOC and YVOC).
   
   Guide:
   A complete guide to the Allied & Complementary Medicine
   Vocabulary database can be found in the BASE database - search as
   BASE-AVOC.

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