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This vocabulary file gives you access to the database of
controlled descriptor terms used by the Department of Health
(UK) to index items in the DH-Data database (DHSS). The
vocabulary is also used by the King's Fund database.
Typical of a thesaurus, not only the terms themselves are listed,
but also broader, narrower and related terms as appropriate. In
addition synonyms and scope notes indicate the concepts that are
covered by the term.
The hierarchical relationship of the descriptor terms listed in
DVOC is accessible in DHSS via an interactive thesaurus.
Refer to the database guide for DHSS for further
information on how to use the thesaurus functionality.
AN - Accession number & update:
46ZY9S 20040101.
DE - Descriptor:
Aerosols.
SN - Scope note:
Liquids in gases. Non-climatic lists and sprays.
TR - Tree number(s):
0DG-000-000;
0DG-003-000-000-001-000.
SY - Synonyms (used for):
Aerosol-sprays.
NT - Narrower terms:
Aerosol-drugs.
BT - Broader terms:
Colloids; Suspended-particles.
RT - Related terms:
Aerosol-containers; Chemicals; Dangerous-materials; Sprayers.
RY - Document type:
Descriptor.
AN - Accession number & update:
EKUB3D 20040101.
DE - Descriptor:
African-people.
TR - Tree number(s):
05X-007-001-000;
0AA-00C-001-000.
SY - Synonyms (used for):
African-children +; Africans.
NT - Narrower terms:
Ugandan-Asian-people; West-African-people.
BT - Broader terms:
Ethnic-groups.
RT - Related terms:
Black-African-people.
RY - Document type:
Descriptor.
Label/description Example
AN Accession number 1_: 5MFW6C.AN.
& update 2_: 20040101.AN.
Date is same for all documents See also Limit options
DE Descriptor 3_: SOCIAL-EXCLUSION.DE.
or 4_: SOCIAL ADJ EXCLUSION.DE.
for a list of all descriptors 5_: ..ROOT DE=
for a list of descriptors that 6_: ..ROOT DE=SOC
begin with the stem SOC...
SN Scope note 7_: STATUTORY WITH
(BODY OR BODIES).SN.
TR Tree number(s) 8_: 0CZ-005-006-005.TR.
- to retrieve all terms in 9_: 0CZ#.TR.
a specific hierarchy
- or in a subsection of a 10_: 0CZ-005#.TR.
specific hierarchy
SY Synonyms (used for) 11_: NEW-VARIANT-CJD.SY.
or 12_: NEW ADJ VARIANT ADJ
CJD.SY.
NT Narrower terms 13_: BONE-CANCER.NT.
or 14_: BONE ADJ CANCER.NT.
BT Broader terms 15_: YOUTH-WORKERS.BT.
or 16_: YOUTH ADJ WORKERS.BT.
RT Related terms 17_: TEACHING-METHODS.RT.
or 18_: TEACHING ADJ METHODS.RT.
RY Document type 19_: DESCRIPTOR.RY.
or use 20_: RY=D
Type is same for all documents
Initial search to select records 1_: SOCIAL ADJ CARE
UDATE Update date YYYYMMDD 2_: ..L 1 UDATE GT 20030726
UMONTH Update month YYYYMM 3_: ..L 1 UMONTH WL 200311,
200408.
Note that all records have the same update date. These
Limit options are provided for consistency across databases.
By paragraph, for example show descriptor and its synonyms for
the first ten records of search number 1:
1_: ..PRINT 1 DE, SY 1-10
By using a named format:
SHORT AN DE SN
MEDIUM AN DE SN TR
LONG AN DE SN TR SY NT BT RT
ALL AN DE SN TR SY NT BT RT RY
FREE All fields
For example:
2_: ..P FREE 1,2-4
SY - Synonyms (used for):
The terms listed here are not actual thesaurus terms but
indicate commonly-used concepts that are covered by the term
listed in DE. Some are displayed with a "+" sign, which shows
that more than one term would be needed to express the concept
in the Descriptor. For example, the Descriptor AFRICAN PEOPLE
contains several synonyms, one of which is AFRICAN CHILDREN +,
as children are a subset of the whole population.
RT - Related terms:
The terms listed here are other thesaurus terms which are
related to the term listed in DE.
When searching DVOC for an unfamiliar concept, you should not
qualify your search to a specific field, as you need to see how
your search term is used. For example, if the term only
appears in the SY field, an unqualified search will allow you
to see what the preferred search term (DE) should be.
RY - Document type:
All documents in DVOC are listed as 'DESCRIPTOR' in this
field. This field exists as a standard feature amongst all
Vocabulary files (AVOC, BVOC, EVOC, MVOC, NVOC, YVOC, etc.).
Guide:
A complete guide to the DH-Data Vocabulary database
can be found in the BASE database - search as BASE-DVOC.
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