Herramientas para la recuperación de la información: Los términos MeSH (Medical Subject Headings)

Medical Subject Headings or simply MeSH are the controlled vocabulary used by Medline and other databases to classify and process the information stored in them. When we search by the descriptors, more precise results are obtained, and the information will probably be more appropriate to the interests of the users. The objective of the present work is to develop a guide, to create in the readers abilities for the search of information in Medline from MeSH. Step I: Selection of subject, words or significant phrases, and their equivalences in English. Step II: Search map elaboration. Step III: Search execution. Step IV: Outline and refine the strategy and state results. Critical evaluation. Bibliographical databases constitute one of the main sources of publications. The use of modern tools to search information in the health professions, requires the creation of a new culture, centered in interactive self-learning