EMBASE Psychiatry (EMPS) Database Guide
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Database guide last
updated September 13, 2010

Copyright 2010,
Wolters Kluwer Health

The EMBASE Psychiatry (EMPS) database is a member of the EMBASE family that consists of three separate databases: the Excerpta Medica Database (EMBASE), EMBASE Drugs and Pharmacology (EMDP) and EMBASE Psychiatry (EMPS). Formally, EMDP and EMPS are considered to be subsets of EMBASE. This field guide, although very similar in content to those of EMBASE and EMDP provides scope of information specific to the EMBASE Psychiatry (EMPS) database.

EMBASE Psychiatry (EMPS) is a bibliographic database with abstracts that cover all aspects of psychology, psychiatry, and addiction disorders. Topics addressed in EMPS include disorder and patient characteristics, diagnoses, treatments, hospitalization, sexual behavior, suicide, mental deficiency, insurance, treatment efficacy, drug therapy, behavioral interventions, psychotherapy, patient compliance, and drug abuse. Normal psychology, experimental psychology, and neurophysiology of mental processes are not included unless there is some relevance to a psychiatric disorder.

EMPS coverage spans a 10-year rolling time period that is updated quarterly. Approximately 3,500 biomedical journals from 70 countries are screened annually for relevant information. And over 25,000 new records are added each year. In addition, only records from the top psychiatry journals are selected, including many important journals from Europe and Asia which are not found in other biomedical databases. The printed counterpart of this database is the Excerpta Medica Abstract Journal on Psychiatry.

Segments and Years of Coverage
Name   Years of Coverage
EMPS   2000 to Present

The limit of databases that you can select for a multifile search session is based upon database segments rather than actual databases. The Ovid multifile segment limit is set at 120 to avoid impacting your search sessions. This database includes 2 segments.

This database is updated online quarterly.

 

Fields
The following list is sorted alphabetically by field alias. Click a field name to see the description and search information.
All Fields in this Database
  Abstract (AB) Drug Manufacturer (MF) Local Holdings (LH)
  Accession Number (AN) Drug Trade Name (TN) Local Messages (LM)
  Article Number (AR) Editors (ED) Molecular Sequence Number (MS)
  Author (AU) Electronic ISSN (EN) Number of References (RF)
  Book Series (BS) Embase Section Headings (EC) Original Title (OT)
  Book Title (BT) Entry Week (EM) Page (PG)
  CAS Registry Number (RN) Figure Information (FI) Publication Type (PT)
  Clinical Trial Number (CN) Floating Subheading (FS) Publisher (PB)
  CODEN (CD) Grant Number (NO) Revised Date (RD)
  Conference Information (CF) Heading Word (HW) Source (SO)
  Conference Publication (CG) Institution (IN) Subject Heading (SH)
  Contributors (CZ) ISBN (IB) Summary Language (SL)
  Copyright (CR) ISSN (IS) Textword (TW)
  Correspondence Address (AD) Issue Part (IP) Title (TI)
  Country of Publication (CP) Journal Abbreviation (JA) URL (UR)
  Date Delivered (DD) Journal Issue (JI) Volume (VO)
Date of Publication (DP) Journal Name (JN) Year of Publication (YR)
  Device Manufacturer (DM) Journal Word (JX)  
  Device Trade Name (DV) Keyword (KW)  
  Digital Object Identifier (DO) Language (LG)  
       
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Default Fields for Unqualified Searches: Searching for a term without specifying a field searches the following fields.
  Abstract (AB) Drug Trade Name (TN) Subject Heading (SH)
  Device Manufacturer (DM) Heading Word (HW) Title (TI)
  Drug Manufacturer (MF) Original Title (OT)      
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Default Fields for Display, Print, Email, and Save: The following fields are included by default for each record.

  Abstract (AB) Embase Section Headings (EC) Publication Type (PT)
  Accession Number (AN) Entry Week (EM) Publisher (PB)
  Coden (CD) Figure Information (FI) Source (SO)
  Copyright (CR) Institution (IN) Subject Heading (SH)
  Correspondence Address (AD) ISSN (IS) Summary Language (SL)
  Country of Publication (CP) Journal Abbreviation (JA) Title (TI)
  Date Delivered (DD) Language (LG) Year of Publication (YR)
  Digital Object Identifier(DO) Molecular Sequence Number (MS)  
  Drug Trade Name and Manufacturers (TN) Number of References (RF)  
  Editors (ED) Original Title (OT)  
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All Fields for Display, Print, Email, and Save: Use the Select Fields button in the Results Manager at the bottom of the Main Search Page to choose the fields for a record.

  Abstract (AB) Embase Section Headings (EC) Publication Type (PT)
  Accession Number (AN) Entry Week (EM) Publisher (PB)
  Author (AU) Figure Information (FI) Revised Date (RD)
  CAS Registry Number (RN) Grant Number (NO) Source (SO)
  Clinical Trial Number (CN) Institution (IN) Subject Heading (SH)
  CODEN (CD) ISBN (IB) Summary Language (SL)
  Contributors (CZ) ISSN (IS) Title (TI)
  Copyright (CR) Journal Abbreviation (JA) URL (UR)
  Correspondence Address (AD) Journal Issue (JI) Year of Publication (YR)
  Country of Publication (CP) Keyword (KW)  
  Date Delivered (DD) Language (LG)  
  Device Trade Name and Manufacturers (DV) Local Messages (LM)  
  Digital Object Identifier (DO) Molecular Sequence Number (MS)  
  Drug Trade Name and Manufacturers (TN) Number of References (RF)  
  Editors (ED) Original Title (OT)  
  Electronic ISSN (EN)    
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Elements of Source (SO) Field: Ovid searches the following fields as part of the record source.

  Article Number (AR) Date of Publication (DP) Volume (VO)
  Book Series (BS) Issue Part (IP) Year of Publication (YR)
  Book Title (BT) Journal Name (JN)  
  Conference Information (CF) Page (PG)  
  Conference Publication (CG)    
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The following list is sorted alphabetically by the two-letter label, and includes the relevant alias, at least one example for all searchable fields, and a description of the field.
Label Name / Example
AB Abstract [Word Indexed]
e115x.ab.
 

EMBASE includes author-written abstracts when they are available. Approximately 60% of the citations in EMBASE include abstracts.

Beginning in 1997, the number of references appears at the end of the abstract.

Individual words are indexed in the abstracts field. Enter a single word or phrase to be searched in the abstracts.
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AD Correspondence Address [Word Indexed]
j321.ad.
 

The Correspondence Address (AD) field contains the contact information associated with the authors of the document.
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AN Accession Number [Phrase Indexed]
2010352066.an.
  The Accession Number (AN) field contains up to ten-digit number assigned in EMBASE to uniquely identify a particular record.
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AR Article Number [Phrase Indexed]
fmp072.ar.
 

The Article Number (AR) consists of a fixed alphanumeric character string used in place of page numbers for electronic documents; it may also be used in addition to page numbers for printed documents.

This field, when present, is displayed as part of the Source (SO) field
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AU Author [Phrase Indexed]
la briola f.au.
 

The Author (AU) field contains the list of authors associated with the article. The format for authors is last name followed by one or more initials: Smith JC or Smith J. If a single initial could not be transliterated with one letter, two or more letters may be used. Occasionally a name will include the full first name.

Enter the last name, or if it is a common name, enter the last name and first initial. If you are unsure of the spelling of the last name (macdonald or mcdonald), enter one version and then scroll through the list of names to find the other.
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BS Book Series [Word Indexed]
clinical.bs.
 

The Book Series (BS) field contains information relating to the series title of the document as it appears with the publication.

The Book Series field displays in the Source (SO) field.
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BT Book Title [Word Indexed]
advances.bt.
 

The Book Title (BT) field contains information relating to the original title and subtitle of the document as it appears with the publication.

The Book Title field displays in the Source (SO) field.
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CD CODEN [Phrase Indexed]
kaigb.cd.
 

The CODEN (CD) field contains a journal CODEN. Journal CODENS are 5-digit codes such as "AJDCA" which uniquely identify a journal title.
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CF Conference Information [Word Indexed]
conference.cf.
 

The Conference Information (CF) field contains supplementary information about a conference event such as date and its location, and/or conference publication containing information about the conference proceeding that publishes the conference presentations. Conference information usually is displayed as part of the Source (SO).

Individual words are indexed in the CF field; enter a single descriptive word such as "japan".
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CG Conference Publication [Word Indexed]
liesegang.cg.
 

The Conference Publication (CG) field contains information about the conference proceeding that publishes the conference presentations. Conference publication usually is displayed as part of the Source (SO)
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CN Clinical Trial Number [Word Indexed]
eudract.cn.
 

The Clinical Trial Number (CN) field contains the clinical trial number associated with the record.
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CP

Country of Publication [Phrase Indexed]
finland.cp.
 

The Country of Publication (CP) field contains the full name of the country in which a journal was published (such as United States).


The country name is entered into the index as a phrase.
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CR Copyright [Word Indexed]
record.cr.
 

The Copyright (CR) field contains the copyright information associated with an article.
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CZ Contributors [Phrase Indexed]
p landrigan editor.cz
 

The Contributors (CZ) field contains the name and e-mail address of a contributor to the document (e.g. an author, editor, illustrator etc.).
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DD Date Delivered [Phrase Indexed]
20100528.dd.
 

The Date Delivered (DD) field contains the date that the record was issued on Embase by Elsevier.
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DM Device Manufacturer [Word Indexed]
adinstruments.dm.
 

The Device Manufacturer (DM) field contains the full name of the manufacturer of a drug or device discussed in an article. Manufacturer names are listed in their brief form, for example, Lilly for "Eli Lilly."

View the index to see all Device Manufacturer names. See "Display and Browse Indexes" in the OvidSP Online Help for details on viewing and using a field index.

The Device Manufacturer (DM) field will display together with the Device Trade Name (DV) field in the citation.
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DO Digital Object Identifier[Word Indexed]
d43p.do.
 

The DOI (DO) field contains the Digital Object Identifier - a unique and persistent digital identification code for any object of intellectual property. The DOI itself consists of two parts: a prefix which is assigned to each publisher by the administrative DOI agency, e.g., "10.1097", and a suffix which is assigned by the publisher and can be any code that the publisher chooses, e.g., "00045415-200111000-00002". The full DOI appears as such: "10.1097/00045415-200111000-00002"

You can search the DO field by entering either the prefix in quotes ("10.1097".do.) or the entire DOI value in quotes ("10.1097/00004850-200609000-00008".do.)
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DP Date of Publication [Phrase Indexed]
first quarter 2010.dp.
 

The Date of Publication (DP) field consists of the date of publication for a citation.This field is usually displayed as part of the Source (SO) field.


It is searchable either structured in the format of DD MMM YYYY (Example: 23 FEB 2002) or unstructured (Example: Winter 2009 or apr 2009).
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DV Device Trade Name [Word Indexed]
danish.dv.
 

The Device Trade Name (DV) field contains the medical device trade names assigned to the records.

View the index to see all Device Trade Names. See "Display and Browse Indexes" in the OvidSP Online Help for details on viewing and using a field index.

The Device Trade Name (DV) displays with the Device Manufacturer (DM) field in the citation.
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EC Embase Section Headings [Phrase Indexed]
gastroenterology.ec.
 

The Embase Section Headings (EC) field contains the EMCLAS classification-description scheme for drugs, adverse reaction titles and pharmacy.

An Embase Section Headings (EC) field with corresponding classification-code is available for the newly indexed data starting in 2008. For more accurate results please search both the Embase Section Headings as well as the numeric code.
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ED Editors [Phrase Indexed]
adler ne.ed.
 

The Editor (ED) field contains the list of editors associated with the article.

The format for editors is last name followed by one or more initials: Smith JC or Smith J. If a single initial could not be transliterated with one letter, two or more letters may be used. Occasionally a name will include the full first name. The Editor field is phrase indexed.

Enter the last name, or if it is a common name, enter the last name and first initial.
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EM Entry Week [Phrase Indexed]
201002.em.
  The Entry Week (EM) field contains the year and week number in which a document was added to EMBASE on Ovid. The EM field is phrase indexed.
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EN Electronic ISSN [Phrase Indexed]
0021 7557.en.
 

The Electronic ISSN (EN) field contains the electronic International Standard Serial Number (eISSN) for the journal in which the article was published.

Each journal may have an ISSN, an eISSN, or both. However when there is only an eISSN available it is searchable in the ISSN index and displays in the Electronic ISSN (EN) field.

Like the ISSN (IS), it appears as an 8-digit number, separated by a hyphen: 1089-4098.
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FI Figure Information [Word Indexed]
diagrams.fi.
 

The Figure Information (FI) field contains information about the content of the source document, such as the number of figures, photographs, tables, maps, CD-ROMs, the presence of an index and the number of references.
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FS Floating Subheading [Phrase Indexed]
su.fs.
 

Subheadings, or "link terms" are qualifiers added to EMTREE subject headings to refine their meaning. Terms such as "adverse drug reaction" or "drug toxicity", when combined with an EMTREE term, give a very precise idea of what an article covers.

The Floating Subheadings (FS) field contains the 2-letter link terms, such as "AN" for drug analysis.

      Code   Floating Subheading       Code   Floating Subheading       Code   Floating Subheading
 

ae

  

Adverse Drug Reaction

      

th

  

Therapy

      

ip

  

Intraperitoneal Drug Administration
 

ct

  

Clinical Trial

      

dr

  

Drug Resistance

      

pl

  

Intrapleural Drug Administration
 

co

  

Complication

      

dm

  

Disease Management

      

sp

  

Intraspinal Drug Administration
 

cn

  

Congenital Disorder

      

pe

  

Pharmacoeconomics

      

tl

  

Intrathecal Drug Administration
 

di

  

Diagnosis

      

bd

  

Buccal Drug Administration

      

tr

  

Intratracheal Drug Administration
 

ad

  

Drug Administration

      

ei

  

Epidural Drug Administration

      

tu

  

Intratumoral Drug Administration
 

an

  

Drug Analysis

      

ih

  

Inhalational Drug Administration

      

ty

  

Intratympanic Drug Administration
 

cb

  

Drug Combination

      

ia

  

Intraarterial Drug Administration

      

ur

 

Intraurethral Drug Administration
 

cm

  

Drug Comparison

      

ar

  

Intraarticular Drug Administration

      

ut

  

Intrauterine Drug Administration
 

cr

  

Drug Concentration

      

br

  

Intrabronchial Drug Administration

      

va

  

Intravaginal Drug Administration
 

dv

  

Drug Development

      

bu

  

Intrabursal Drug Administration

      

iv

  

Intravenous Drug Administration
 

do

  

Drug Dose

      

cl

  

Intracameral Drug Administration

      

ve

  

Intravesical Drug Administration
 

it

  

Drug Interaction

      

ic

  

Intracardiac Drug Administration

      

vi

  

Intravitreal Drug Administration
 

dt

  

Drug Therapy

      

ca

   Intracavernous Drug Administration      

po

  

Oral Drug Administration
 

to

  

Drug Toxicity

      

ce

  

Intracerebral Drug Administration

      

pa

  

Parenteral Drug Administration
 

ec

  

Endogenous Compound

      

cv

  

Intracerebroventricular Drug Administration

      

oc

  

Periocular Drug Administration
 

ep

  

Epidemiology

      

ci

  

Intracisternal Drug Administration

      

rc

  

Rectal Drug Administration
 

et

  

Etiology

      

dl

  

Intradermal Drug Administration

      

rp

  

Regional perfusion
 

pr

  

Pharmaceutics

      

du

  

Intraduodenal Drug Administration

      

rb

  

Retrobulbar Drug Administration
 

pk

  

Pharmacokinetics

      

ig

  

Intragastric Drug Administration

      

cj

  

Subconjunctival Drug Administration
 

pd

  

Pharmacology

      

il

  

Intralesional Drug Administration

      

sc

  

Subcutaneous Drug Administration
 

pc

  

Prevention

      

ly

  

Intralymphatic Drug Administration

      

sb

  

Sublabial Drug Administration
 

rt

  

Radiotherapy

      

im

  

Intramuscular Drug Administration

      

li

  

Sublingual Drug Administration
 

rh

  

Rehabilitation

      

na

  

Intranasal Drug Administration

      

tp

  

Topical Drug Administration
 

si

  

Side Effect

      

io

  

Intraocular Drug Administration

      

td

  

Transdermal Drug Administration
 

su

  

Surgery

      

os

  

Intraosseous Drug Administration

                    
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HW Heading Word [Word Indexed]
FAB.hw.
  Sometimes you may wish to retrieve every EMTREE subject heading that includes a particular word; this is done by searching the single word in the Heading Word (HW) field.
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IB ISBN [Phrase Indexed]
1573316741.ib.
 

The ISBN (IB) field contains the International Standard Book Number (ISBN) for a book or monographic publication.

The ISBN (IB) field appears as a 10-digit number and may contain 13-digit number if available.
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IN Institution [Word Indexed]
k201.in.
 

The Institution (IN) field contains the primary author's affiliation, which is usually the source for a reprint of the article.

This information is not standardized and often contains abbreviations. Enter the single most descriptive word in an institution (harvard, not university). Consider both full spellings and abbreviations.

Beginning in 1997, the primary author's e-mail address will be included when provided in the original source material.
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IP Issue Part [Word Indexed]
june.ip.
 

The Issue Part (IP) field contains the Issue and/or part for a particular volume of a journal.

The IP field usually displays as part of the Source (SO) field.
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IS ISSN [Phrase Indexed]
8756 8233.is.
 

The ISSN (IS) field contains the International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) for the journal in which an article was published.

Each journal may have an ISSN, an eISSN, or both. However when there is only an eISSN available it is searchable in the ISSN index and displays in the Electronic ISSN (EN) field.

It appears as an 8-digit number, separated by a hyphen: 0028-4793.

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JA Journal Abbreviation [Word Indexed]
aesthetic.ja.
  The Journal Abbreviation (JA) field contains the abbreviated title of an individual journal issue.
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JI Journal Issue [Word Indexed]
glycobiology.ji.
 

The Journal Issue (JI) field contains the title of an individual journal issue.
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JN Journal Name [Phrase Indexed]
acta anaesthesiologica taiwanica.jn.
 

The Journal Name (JN) field contains the full name of the journal in which an article was published.

View the index to see all journal names. See Display and Browse Indexes in the OvidSP Online Help for details on viewing and using a field index.

This field displays as part of the Source (SO) field.
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JX Journal Word [Word Indexed]
deporte.jx.
 

The Journal Word (JX) field contains individual words from every journal name in EMBASE.

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KW Keyword [Word Indexed]
icefish.kw.
 

This Keyword field (KW) contains keywords defined by the author of the article.

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LG Language [Phrase Indexed]
serbian.lg.
 

The Language (LG) field contains the language(s) of publication of an article. The language name will appear as the full language name.

For a spelled-out list of languages, refer to the Languages Limit menu or view the index. See "Display and Browse Indexes" in the OvidSP Online Help for details on viewing and using a field index.
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LH Local Holdings [Display Only]
 

The Local Holdings (LH) field indicates (with a "Y" for "Yes" or an "N" for "No") if a journal is held at your library or institution. This information is designated by your OVID System Administrator.
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LM Local Messages [Display Only]
 

The Local Messages (LM) field contains messages created by the System Administrator to indicate information about journals held in your local library system.

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MF Drug Manufacturer [Word Indexed]
academy.mf.
 

The Drug Manufacturer (MF) field contains the full name of the manufacturer of a drug or device discussed in an article. Manufacturer names are listed in their brief form, for example, Lilly for "Eli Lilly."

View the index to see all Drug Manufacturer names. See "Display and Browse Indexes" in the OvidSP Online Help for details on viewing and using a field index.

The Drug Manufacturer (MF) field will display together with the Drug Trade Name (TN) field in the citation.
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MS Molecular Sequence Number [Word Indexed]
j02701.ms.
 

The Molecular Sequence Number (MS) field contains an acronym for a source of molecular sequence data (for example, Genbank) and a sequence accession number documented by the source.
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NO Grant Number [Phrase Indexed]
polish.no.
 

The Grant Number (NO) field contains information about awarded grants such as the name of the organization that has awarded the grant.

The Grant Number (NO) field is phrase indexed.
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OT Original Title [Word Indexed]
facciale.ot.
 

The Original Title (OT) field contains all non-English titles in the original language. If the original title was in a non-Roman alphabet, then the OT is transliterated.

Omit common articles when searching a foreign language: heure not l'heure.
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PB Publisher [Word Indexed]
calzada.pb.
 

The Publisher (PB) field contains the name and optionally the address of the publisher for Journal, Book, Conference Proceeding, Report, Major Reference Work, Book Series or Trade Journal.

Enter the most distinctive part of a name to locate a publisher, for example: "elsevier".
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PG Page [Phrase Indexed]
onse367.pg.
 

The first page on which an article appears is indexed in the Page (PG) field. Often a journal title combined with the beginning page number is enough to locate a citation.

This field displays as part of the Source (SO) field.
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PT Publication Type [Word Indexed]
journal.pt.
 

The Publication Type (PT) field contains one of the following indicating the form of the literature indexed.

  Article   Conference Paper   Journal  

Report
  Book  

Conference Review

  

Letter

  

Review
  Book Series   Editorial   Note   Short Survey
 

Conference Abstract

   Erratum  

Proceeding

  

Trade Journal

 

The Publication Type is also available as a limit.

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RD Revised Date [Phrase Indexed]
20100528.rd.
 

The Revised Date (RD) field contains the date that the record was revised by Elsevier.
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RF Number of References [Phrase Indexed]
418.rf.
 

The Number of References (RF) field contains the number of references that appear at the end of the document.

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RN CAS Registry Number [Phrase Indexed]
zeranol.rn.
 

The CAS Registry Number (RN) field contains the Chemical Abstracts Service Registry number in an association with chemical name for a compound mentioned in an article.

CAS Registry Number (RN) field are indexed by numbers and/or chemical names. Numbers appear and are searched with hyphens (e.g.50-07-0) and chemical names should be entered as phrase as they appear in the CAS Registry Number display (e.g. squalene monooxygenase).
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SH Subject Headings [Phrase Indexed]
iabeta5p.sh.
 

The Subject Heading (SH) field contains the EMTREE Thesaurus terms used by EMBASE indexers to describe the content of an article.

EMTREE terms are organized in hierarchy.

EMTREE terms are entered into the index as phrases and should be searched as they appear in the published EMTREE or in our Thesaurus display. All EMTREE terms and associated terms are indexed in the SH field.
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SL Summary Language [Phrase Indexed]
french.sl.
 

The Summary Language (SL) field contains the language or languages in which the abstract is written.

The summary language name appears in the index as the full language name (french). See "Display and Browse Indexes" in the OvidSP Online Help for details on viewing and using a field index
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SO Source (AR, BS BT, CF, CG, DP, IP, JN, PG, VO, YR)
genes to cells.jn.
  The Source (SO) field includes a display of all the basic information needed to locate a citation, may contain the Article Number (AR), Book Series (BS), Book Title (BT), Conference Information (CF), Conference Publication (CG), Date of Publication (DP), Issue Part (IP), Journal Name (JN), Page (PG), Volume (VO) and Year of Publication (YR).
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TI Title [Word Indexed]
0101.ti.
 

The Title (TI) field contains the English language version of a title. For documents which are not written in English, the original or transliterated title appears in a separate field, Original Title (OT).

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TN Drug Trade Name [Word Indexed]
abelcet.tn.
 

The Drug Trade Name (TN) field contains the trade name for a drug or device discussed in an article.

View the index to see all Drug Trade Names. See Display and Browse Indexes in the OvidSP Online Help for details on viewing and using a field index.

The Drug Trade Name (TN) displays with the Drug Manufacturer (MF) field in the citation.
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TW Textword (AB, TI, TN)
h155y.ab.
 

The Textword (TW) field is an alias for all of the fields in a database which contain text words and which are appropriate for a subject search.

The Textword field in EMBASE includes Title (TI), Abstract (AB), and Drug Trade Name (TN).
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UR

URL [Word Indexed]
f249.ur.
  The URL (UR) field will contain the URL information for internet-only journals.
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VO Volume [Word Indexed]
summer.vo.
 

The Volume (VO) field consists of the volume of a serial publication.

This field is usually displayed as part of the Source (SO) field.
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YR Year of Publication [Phrase Indexed]
2010.yr.
 

The Year of Publication(YR) field contains the year in which an article or monograph was published. The full year appears in the document and can be searched using a single 4-digit number.

Year of Publication (YR) field also displays as part of the Source (SO) field.
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Advanced Searching
You can use special search syntax to combine search terms or strategically develop a search.
Operator Syntax Search Example Sample Results
OR x or y vitamin c or ascorbic acid

"a statistically significant decrease in the plasma L-ascorbic acid concentration "
  The OR operator retrieves records that contain any or all of the search terms. For example, the search heart attack or myocardial infarction retrieves results that contain the terms heart attack, myocardial infarction or both terms; results are all inclusive. You can use the OR operator in both unqualified searches and searches applied to a specific field.
AND x and y anticancer and vitamin K

"Inhibition of rat liver regeneration after partial hepatectomy and induction of ERK phosphorylation by Cpd 5, a K vitamin-based anticancer compound. "
  The AND operator retrieves only those records that include all of the search terms. For example, the search blood pressure and stroke retrieves results that contain the term blood pressure and the term stroke together in the same record; results are exclusive of records that do not contain both of these terms. You can use the AND operator in both unqualified searches and searches applied to a specific field.
NOT x not y blastula not embryo

"while twitchin and myorod appeared at the blastula stage (12 h after fertilization).

  The NOT operator retrieves records that contain the first search term and excludes the second search term. For example, the search health reform not health maintenance organizations retrieves only those records that contain the term health reform but excludes the term health maintenance organizations. In this way, you can use the NOT operator to restrict results to a specific topic.
You can use the NOT operator in both unqualified searches and searches applied to a specific field.
Adjacency (ADJ) x y drug adj therapy

"Early ovarian carcinoma.....Surgical and drug therapy"
  The Adjacent operator (ADJ) retrieves records with search terms next to each other. You do not need to separate search terms manually by inserting ADJ between them, because when you separate terms with a space on the command line, Ovid automatically searches for the terms adjacent to one another. For example, the search blood pressure is identical to the search blood adj pressure.
Defined Adjacency (ADJn) x ADJn y patterning adj3 embryo  

"Nodal signalling are all critical for proper patterning of the vertebrate embryo"
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"To test this hypothesis, lactate concentrations in the whole blood, plasma and red blood cells of AS and AA were compared at rest "
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"OBJECTIVE. To investigate apoptotic, degenerative, and inflammatory changes occurring in the cervical intervertebral discs of rats."
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"an intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) probe was placed in LCx in 29 dogs."
"and the response to HFS was blunted in one dog (10-11 V)."

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"Inflammatory activity and anticardiolipin antibodies during tibolone treatment of healthy postmenopausal women. "
"We report the computed tomography features of a woman..."

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Optional Wildcard (?) xx?y colo?r

" one or more colours (95.5%)"
"in addition to the predictable red hair color (RHC) alleles"
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"Foodborne Pathogens & Disease. Vol. 3(2)(pp 212-215), 2006. "
 

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Abstracts

Sentence Syntax: limit 1 to abstracts
Command Syntax: ..l/ ab=y
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Animals

 Sentence Syntax: limit 1 to Animals
 

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Animal Studies

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Clinical Queries

Sentence Syntax: limit 1 to "diagnosis (sensitivity)"
 

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Clinical Trials

 Sentence Syntax: limit 1 to clinical trial
 

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Clinical Trial  
Randomized Controlled Trial  
Controlled Clinical Trial  
Multicenter Study  
Phase 1 Clinical Trial  
Phase 2 Clinical Trial  
Phase 3 Clinical Trial  
Phase 4 Clinical Trial  

Cochrane Library

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EBM-Evidence Based Medicine

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Evidence Based Medicine  
Concensus Development  
Meta Analysis  
Outcomes Research  
Systematic Review  

English Language

 Sentence Syntax: limit 1 to english
Command Syntax: ..l/1 en=y
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Experimental Subjects

 Sentence Syntax: limit 1 to amphibia
limit 1 to higher plant
limit 1 to microorganism
 

A limit to Experimental Subjects will restrict retrieval to various specific animal types used as experimental subjects.

Female

 Sentence Syntax: limit 1 to female
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Full Text

Sentence Syntax: limit 1 to Full Text
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Human

Sentence Syntax: limit 1 to human
Command Syntax: ..l/1 hu=y
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Human Age Groups

Sentence Syntax: limit 1 to infant
 

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Infant <to one year>

      

Embryo <first trimester>

Preschool Child <1 to 6 years>

  

Child <unspecified age>

Adolescent <13 to 17 years>

  

School Child <7 to 12 years>

Aged <65+ years>

  

Adult <18 to 64 years>

Languages

 Sentence Syntax: limit 1 to french
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Latest Update

Sentence Syntax: limit 1 to update
Command Syntax: ..l/1 up=y
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Local Holdings

Sentence Syntax: limit 1 to Local Holdings
 

A limit to local holdings will restrict retrieval to documents from journals held in your local library or library system.

If your System Administrator has created any special messages about a journal's availability, this message will display with the document in the Local Messages (LM) field.

Male

 Sentence Syntax: limit 1 to male
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Ovid Full Text Available

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Priority Journals

 Sentence Syntax: limit 1 to priority
limit 1 to priority journals
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Publication Types

Sentence Syntax: limit 1 to review
limit 1 to article
 

A limit to Publication Types will restrict retrieval to any of the selected article types such as:

Article   Journal
Book  

Letter
Book Series   Note
Conference Abstract   Proceeding
Conference Paper  

Report

Conference Review

  

Review
Editorial   Short Survey
Erratum  

Trade Journal

Publication Year

Sentence Syntax: limit 1 to (yr=2001-2002 and oral)
limit 1 to yr=2001
Command Syntax: ..l/1 yr=2002
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Routes of Drug Administration

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Sample Documents
Sample 1 
Accession Number
  2010352065

Authors                 
  Castagne V. Moser P. Roux S. Porsolt R.D.

Institution             
  (Castagne, Moser, Roux, Porsolt) Porsolt and Partners Pharmacology,Boulogne-Billancourt,France  

Correspondence Address  
  V. Castagne, Porsolt and Partners Pharmacology, Boulogne-Billancourt, France

Country of Publication  
  United States

Title                   
  Rodent models of depression: Forced swim and tail suspension behavioral despair tests in rats and mice.

Source                  
  Current Protocols in Pharmacology. (SUPPL. 49) (pp 5.8.1-5.8.14), 2010. Date of Publication: June 2010.

Publisher               
  John Wiley and Sons Inc. (111 River Street, Hoboken NJ 07030-5774, United States)

Keyword                 
  Animal models, antidepressants, behavior, depression, mice, rats

Subject Headings        
  animal experiment
  anticholinergic effect
  behavior
  clinical assessment
  *depression
  drug effect
  drug screening
  *experimental test
  *forced swimming test 
  immobilization
  mouse
  nonhuman
  predictive validity
  priority journal
  rat
  review
  Wistar rat
  4 aminobutyric acid receptor stimulating agent
  amperozide
  *antidepressant agent / an [Drug Analysis]
  *antidepressant agent / pd [Pharmacology]
  antihistaminic agent
  atypical antipsychotic agent
  calcium antagonist
  clozapine
  corticotropin releasing factor
  diazepam / an [Drug Analysis]
  diazepam / ip [Intraperitoneal Drug Administration]
  diazepam / po [Oral Drug Administration]
  diazepam / pd [Pharmacology]
  diazepam / sc [Subcutaneous Drug Administration]
  dipeptidyl carboxypeptidase inhibitor
  enkephalin
  fluoxetine / an [Drug Analysis]
  fluoxetine / pd [Pharmacology]
  imipramine / an [Drug Analysis]
  imipramine / ip [Intraperitoneal Drug Administration]
  imipramine / pd [Pharmacology]
  imipramine / sc [Subcutaneous Drug Administration]
  muscle relaxant agent
  oxytocin
  psychostimulant agent
  sulpiride
  venlafaxine / an [Drug Analysis]
  venlafaxine / pd [Pharmacology]

Abstract                
   The development of antidepressants requires simple rodent behavioral tests for initial screening before 
   undertaking more complex preclinical tests and clinical evaluation. Presented in the unit are two widely 
   used screening tests used for antidepressants, the forced swim (also termed behavioral despair) test in 
   the rat and mouse, and the tail suspension test in the mouse. These tests have good predictive validity 
   and allow rapid and economical detection of substances with potential antidepressant-like activity.The 
   behavioral despair and the tail suspension tests are based on the same principle: measurement of the 
   duration of immobility when rodents are exposed to an inescapable situation. The majority of clinically
   used antidepressants decrease the duration of immobility. Antidepressants also increase the latency to
   immobility, and this additional measure can increase the sensitivity of the behavioral despair test in the 
   mouse for certain classes of antidepressant. Testing of new substances in the behavioral despair and tail
   suspension tests allows a simple assessment of their potential antidepressant activity by the measurement
   of their effect on immobility. Copyright 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Number of References    
  30

EMBASE Section Headings 
  Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology [30]
  Psychiatry [32]
  Drug Literature Index [37]

CAS Registry Numbers    
  75558-90-6 (amperozide); 5786-21-0 (clozapine); 9015-71-8 (corticotropin releasing factor); 439-14-5 
  (diazepam); 54910-89-3 (fluoxetine); 56296-78-7 (fluoxetine); 59333-67-4 (fluoxetine); 113-52-0 (imipramine); 
  50-49-7 (imipramine); 9008-44-0 (muscle relaxant agent); 50-56-6 (oxytocin); 54577-94-5 (oxytocin); 
  15676-16-1 (sulpiride); 93413-69-5 (venlafaxine)

ISSN                    
  1934-8282

Electronic ISSN         
  1934-8290

DOI                     
  http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/0471141755.ph0508s38

Language                
  English

Summary Language        
  English

Publication Type        
  Journal: Review

Entry Week              
  201003

Date Delivered          
  20100702

Year of Publication     
  2010

Copyright               
  Copyright 2010 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
Sample 2 
Accession Number        
  1999328727

Authors                 
  McInerney F.

Institution             
  (McInerney) Anne O'Byrne Centre, Tasmanian School of Nursing, University of Tasmania, 287-291 Charles Street, 
  Launceston, TAS 7250, Australia

Correspondence Address  
  F. McInerney, Anne O'Bryne Center, Tasmania School of Nursing, University of Tasmania, 287-291 Church Street, 
  Launceston, Tas. 7250, Australia. E-mail: [email protected]

Country of Publication  
  United Kingdom

Title                   
  'Requested death': A new social movement.

Source                  
  Social Science and Medicine. 50 (1) (pp 137-154), 2000. Date of Publication: Jan 2000.

Subject Headings        
  controlled study
  *euthanasia
  human
  review
  sociology
  *suicide

Abstract                
  This paper addresses current developments in the right-to-die arena. While discussion of this area has traditionally 
  been the province of disciplines other than sociology, including philosophy and bioethics, this
  paper offers an alternative framework from which to consider the progressive interest in control and choice at 
  life's end which has developed this century, principally in the Western world. Taking a largely socio-historical 
  approach, this paper argues that issues such as euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide can be seen as forming 
  part of an international social movement, which is dubbed 'the requested death movement'. The paper traces the 
  chronology of the movement, placing its framing activities, the emergence of individual activists and events and 
  its progressive mobilization, within a consideration of so-called 'new' social movements, which have emerged 
  since the 1960s. These are principally concerned with resisting state control of cultural matters, while 
  reclaiming matters of identity, privacy and individual corporeality, which it is argued are at the core of 
  the requested death movement. It is posited that this consideration can contribute to understandings of both 
  the contemporary social organization of death and dying, and social movement theory more generally. (R) 1999 
  Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

Number of References    
  128

EMBASE Section Headings 
  Public Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology
  Health Policy, Economics and Management
  Forensic Science Abstracts

ISSN                    
  0277-9536

DOI                     
  http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0277-9536%2899%2900273-7

CODEN                   
  SSMDE

Language                
  English
  
Summary Language                
  English

Publication Type        
  Journal: Review

Entry Week              
  199900

Date Delivered          
  20070821

Year of Publication     
  2000

Copyright               
  Copyright 2007 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
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