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Databases, Factual MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Databases, Factual
Tree Number(s)
L01.313.500.750.300.188.400
L01.470.750.750
Unique ID
D016208
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016208
Scope Note
Extensive collections, reputedly complete, of facts and data garnered from material of a specialized subject area and made available for analysis and application. The collection can be automated by various contemporary methods for retrieval. The concept should be differentiated from DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC which is restricted to collections of bibliographic references.
Entry Term(s)
Data Banks, Factual
Data Bases, Factual
Databanks, Factual
Previous Indexing
Information Systems (1966-1990)
Public MeSH Note
1991
History Note
1991
Date Established
1991/01/01
Date of Entry
1990/05/07
Revision Date
2015/06/22
Databases, Factual Preferred
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