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Cornell Medical Index MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Cornell Medical Index
Tree Number(s)
E01.370.510.150
Unique ID
D003321
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003321
Scope Note
Self-administered health questionnaire developed to obtain details of the medical history as an adjunct to the medical interview. It consists of 195 questions divided into eighteen sections; the first twelve deal with somatic complaints and the last six with mood and feeling patterns. The Index is used also as a personality inventory or in epidemiologic studies.
Entry Version
CORNELL MED INDEX
Public MeSH Note
91; was see under MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING 1975-90
History Note
91(75); was see under MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING 1975-90
Date Established
1991/01/01
Date of Entry
1975/02/04
Revision Date
1997/06/20

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Cornell Medical Index Preferred
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