| References in OVID databases Ageline, CINAHL, HAPI, HealthSTAR,
Journals@OVID and MEDLINE and are divided into sections
called fields. These sections may be searched by adding the
listed two-letter code, offset by a period on each side of the code,
to the end of any search statement. NOTE: Not all codes can
be used in all databases. |
| Code |
Name |
Example |
Database(s) |
| .AA. |
All Authors |
smith h.aa. |
CINAHL |
| .AB. |
Abstract |
penicillin.ab. |
All Databases |
| .AC. |
Acronym |
qls.ac. |
HAPI |
| .AF. |
All Searchable Fields |
caregiver.af. |
All Databases |
| .AN. |
Accession Number |
1996040804.an. |
Ageline, CINAHL, HAPI,
Journals@OVID |
| .AS. |
Abbreviated Source |
nurs matters.as. |
CINAHL |
| .AT. |
Analyst |
p test.at. |
HAPI |
| .AU. |
Author |
smith t.au. |
All Databases |
| .AV. |
Availability |
veterans administration.av. |
Ageline, HealthSTAR |
| .CA. |
Corporate Author |
american diabetes
association.ca. |
CINAHL |
| .CG. |
Contract/Grant Numbers |
11cat111.cg. |
Ageline |
| .CP. |
Country of Publication |
united states.cp. |
HealthSTAR, MEDLINE |
| .CT. |
Caption Text |
radiology image.ct. |
Journals@OVID |
| .DD. |
Document Delivery |
j11700000.dd. |
CINAHL |
| .DT. |
Document Type |
newspaper.dt. |
Journals@OVID |
| .DV. |
Division |
advisory.dv. |
CINAHL |
| .EM. |
Entry Month |
9608.em.
(August 1996) |
CINAHL, MEDLINE |
| .EP. |
Electronic Date of Publication |
20011012.ep. |
MEDLINE |
| .FS. |
Floating Subheading |
ae.fs. (Adverse Effects). |
CINAHL, HealthSTAR,
MEDLINE |
| .FS. |
Funding Sources |
national institutes of health.fs. |
Ageline |
| .GI. |
Grant Information |
nih.gi. |
CINAHL |
| .GS. |
Gene Symbol |
bgr4.gs. |
HealthSTAR, MEDLINE |
| .GW. |
Gene Symbol Word |
down.gr. |
HealthSTAR, MEDLINE |
| .HW. |
Subject Heading Word |
encephalitis.hw. |
CINAHL, MEDLINE |
| .IB. |
ISBN
(International Standard Book Number) |
0-8273-5684-6.ib. |
CINAHL, HealthSTAR |
| .ID. |
Identifiers |
benchmarking.id. |
Ageline, CINAHL, MEDLINE |
| .IM. |
Image File Names |
002731.pdf.im. |
CINAHL |
| .IN. |
Institution
(1989) |
indiana university.in. |
CINAHL, HealthSTAR,
Journals@OVID, MEDLINE |
| .IP. |
Issue/Part |
6.ip. |
CINAHL, HealthSTAR,
Journals@OVID, MEDLINE |
| .IS. |
ISSN
(International Standard Serial Number) |
0027-8424.is. |
CINAHL, HealthSTAR,
Journals@OVID, MEDLINE |
| .IT. |
Instrumentation |
wais-r.it. |
CINAHL |
| .JC. |
NLM Journal Code |
ifb.jc. |
Journals@OVID, MEDLINE |
| .JN. |
Journal Name |
circulation.jn. |
CINAHL, HealthSTAR,
MEDLINE |
| .JW. |
Journal Word |
surgery.jw. |
CINAHL, Journals@OVID,
MEDLINE |
| .KW. |
Author Keywords |
smith.kw. |
Journals@OVID |
| .LE. |
Legal Cases |
abortion.ie. |
CINAHL |
| .LG. |
Language |
english.lg. |
CINAHL, HealthSTAR,
MEDLINE |
|
.MI. |
Medline Identifier |
20112315.mi. |
MEDLINE |
| .MS. |
Molecular Sequence |
gdb-x61034.ms. |
MEDLINE |
| .MT. |
Meeting Data |
indiana.mt. |
Ageline |
| .NO. |
Grant Number |
12882.no. |
HealthSTAR, MEDLINE |
| .NQ. |
Number of Questions |
14.nq. |
HAPI |
| .NP. |
Named Persons |
smith t.np. |
CINAHL |
| .NT. |
Notes |
special issue.nt. |
Ageline, CINAHL, HealthSTAR |
| .OH. |
Outline Headings |
radiology.oh. |
Journals@OVID |
| .OS. |
Original Study |
AIDS.os. |
CINAHL |
| .OT. |
Original Title |
communidad.ot. |
MEDLINE |
| .PB. |
Publisher |
williams.pb. |
MEDLINE (1978-1983) |
| .PG. |
Page Number or Pagination |
245.pg.
(beginning page only) |
CINAHL, HealthSTAR,
Journals@OVID, MEDLINE |
| .PM. |
PubMed Identifier |
8853052.pm. |
CINAHL |
| .PN. |
Personal Name as Subject |
osler w.pn. |
HealthSTAR, MEDLINE |
| .PT. |
Publication Type |
review.pt. |
Ageline, HealthSTAR,
Journals@OVID, MEDLINE |
| .RF. |
Cited References
or References |
geriatrics.rf. |
CINAHL, HAPI, Journals@OVID |
| .RN. |
CAS Registry Number |
38821-49-7.rn. |
HealthSTAR, MEDLINE |
| .RV. |
Reviews |
smith t.rv. |
CINAHL |
| .RW. |
CAS Registry Word |
carbidopa.rn. |
MEDLINE |
| .RY. |
Reliability |
p test n.ry. |
HAPI |
| .SB. |
Journal Subset |
n.sb.
(nursing journals) |
HealthSTAR, Journals@OVID,
MEDLINE |
| .SH. |
Medical Subject Heading
(MeSH) or CINAHL Subject Headings |
smoking.sh. |
CINAHL, MEDLINE |
| .SM. |
Space Flight Mission |
mercury project.sm. |
MEDLINE |
| .SO. |
Source |
pediatrics.so. |
Ageline, HAPI |
| .SP. |
Special Interest Category |
sports medicine.sp. |
CINAHL |
.ST. |
Series Title |
health care.st. |
Ageline |
| .TC. |
Table of Contents |
emergency.tc. |
CINAHL |
| .TI. |
Title |
measles.ti. |
All Databases |
|
.TW. |
Text Word |
jaundice.tw.
(titles, abstracts, identifiers, instructionation fields) |
CINAHL, HealthSTAR , MEDLINE |
| .TW. |
Text Word |
jaundice.tw. (titles/abstracts) |
MEDLINE, Journals@OVID |
| .TX. |
Full Text |
albinism.tx. |
CINAHL, Journals@OVID |
| .UI. |
Unique Identifier
or Unique Indicator |
96374857.ui. |
HealthSTAR, MEDLINE |
| .UP. |
Update Code or Update
Date |
9612.up. |
Ageline, MEDLINE |
| .VA. |
Validity |
Need Example |
HAPI |
| .VO. |
Volume |
157.vo. |
CINAHL, HealthSTAR,
Journals@OVID, MEDLINE |
|
.WB. |
Website |
medsearch.wb. |
CINAHL |
| .XM. |
Exploded MeSH Heading |
exocrine glands.xm. |
MEDLINE |
| .XS. |
Exploded Subheading |
th.xs
(all therapy subheadings) |
HealthSTAR, MEDLINE |
| .YR. |
Year of Publication |
2000.yr. |
All Databases |
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