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Descriptor English: MEDLARS
Descriptor Spanish: MEDLARS
Descriptor MEDLARS
Scope note: Sistema informático de almacenamiento y recuperación de bibliografía biomédica operado por la NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE. MEDLARS significa Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System, introducido por vez primera en 1964 y desarrollado en un sistema en línea en 1971 denominado MEDLINE (MEDLARS Online). A medida que se fueron desarrollando otras bases de datos en línea, MEDLARS se convirtió en el nombre del sistema de información total de la NLM mientras que MEDLINE se convirtió en el nombre de la principal base de datos. Se utilizó MEDLARS para producir el antiguo Cumulated Index Medicus impreso, y el Index Medicus mensual impreso, hasta que la publicación cesó en diciembre de 2004.
Descriptor Portuguese: MEDLARS
Descriptor French: MEDLARS
Entry term(s): Information System, MEDLARS-MEDLINE
MEDLARS MEDLINE Information System
MEDLARS-MEDLINE Information System
Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System
System, MEDLARS-MEDLINE Information
Tree number(s): L01.313.500.750.280.710
L01.313.500.750.300.710
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008523
Scope note: A computerized biomedical bibliographic storage and retrieval system operated by the NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE. MEDLARS stands for Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System, which was first introduced in 1964 and evolved into an online system in 1971 called MEDLINE (MEDLARS Online). As other online databases were developed, MEDLARS became the name of the entire NLM information system while MEDLINE became the name of the premier database. MEDLARS was used to produce the former printed Cumulated Index Medicus, and the printed monthly Index Medicus, until that publication ceased in December 2004.
Annotation: CATALOGER: Use NAF entry
Allowable Qualifiers: CL classification
EC economics
ES ethics
HI history
IS instrumentation
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
OG organization & administration
SD supply & distribution
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
Previous Indexing: Information Systems (1966-1977)
National Library of Medicine (U.S.) (1966-1977)
Public MeSH Note: 1991; see MEDLARS-MEDLINE INFORMATION SYSTEM 1978-1990
History Note: 1991 (1978)
DeCS ID: 29266
Unique ID: D008523
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1978/01/01
Date of Entry: 1977/05/11
Revision Date: 2018/06/29
MEDLARS - Preferred
Concept UI M0013277
Scope note A computerized biomedical bibliographic storage and retrieval system operated by the NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE. MEDLARS stands for Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System, which was first introduced in 1964 and evolved into an online system in 1971 called MEDLINE (MEDLARS Online). As other online databases were developed, MEDLARS became the name of the entire NLM information system while MEDLINE became the name of the premier database. MEDLARS was used to produce the former printed Cumulated Index Medicus, and the printed monthly Index Medicus, until that publication ceased in December 2004.
Preferred term MEDLARS
Entry term(s) Information System, MEDLARS-MEDLINE
MEDLARS MEDLINE Information System
MEDLARS-MEDLINE Information System
Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System
System, MEDLARS-MEDLINE Information



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