2023 Embase Classic (EMCL) Reload News
The Embase Classic (EMCL) database has been reloaded to implement the new 2023 Thesaurus Tool.
Changes in the new thesaurus:
Emtree terms improvement:
651 new terms (including 26 replacement terms and promoted synonyms) have been added to Emtree as preferred terms in version September 2023:
- 52 drug terms (terms assigned to the Chemicals and Drugs facet).
- 599 non-drug terms (terms not assigned as Chemicals and Drugs).
Emtree Terms Changed in September 2023:
- 26 terms (21 drug terms and 5 non-drug terms) have been replaced by 26 different terms in September 2023 (5 drug terms and 21 non-drug terms).
- Of these, 24 terms (4 drug terms and 20 non-drug terms) are new (e.g. new generic names for drug chemical names) and have been assigned creation date 2023; the remaining 2 replacement terms (1 drug terms and 1 non-drug terms) were already present in Emtree.
- No drug terms were replaced by a non-drug term, No non-drug terms were replaced by a drug term. No preferred terms were deleted.
Complete details on changes of the new thesaurus are available here:
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Reload News last updated
December 18, 2023.