Broad Subject Terms for Indexed Journals

Broad Subject Terms are assigned by NLM® to MEDLINE® journals to describe the journal's overall scope. All of these broad subject terms (about 120) are valid MeSH® headings.

The links below run a search in the NLM Catalog. Once back in the NLM Catalog, a Subject Terms search can be further limited to currently indexed journals by selecting the Journal Subsets filter choice called Currently indexed in MEDLINE from the left-hand sidebar of the Results page.

Not all journals in the NLM Catalog have these broad subject terms in addition to the more specific MeSH terms. Broad Subject Terms are only assigned to MEDLINE journals.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Aerospace Medicine
Allergy and Immunology - includes Hypersensitivity, Lymphology, Serology, Serotherapy, and Interferons
see also Transplantation
Alternative Medicine see Complementary Therapies
Anatomy - includes Morphology
see also Cell Biology; Embryology; Histology; Pathology
Anesthesiology - includes Resuscitation
Anthropology
Anti-Infective Agents - includes Antibacterial, Antifungal, Antiviral, and Antiparasitic Agents
Antineoplastic Agents
Audiology

B
Bacteriology
Behavioral Sciences - includes Child Behavior, Sex Behavior, and Suicide
see also Psychiatry; Psychology
Biochemistry - includes Biochemical Techniques, Enzymes, Lipids, Nucleic Acids, and Proteins
see also Molecular Biology
Biology - includes Evolution and Marine Biology
see also Botany; Microbiology; Zoology
Biomedical Engineering - includes Biocompatible Materials, Biomechanics, and Prostheses
see also Technology
Biophysics - includes Acoustics and Rheology
see also Physics
Biotechnology
see also Nanotechnology; Technology
Botany
Brain
see also Neurology; Psychophysiology

C
Cancer see Neoplasms
Cardiology
see also Vascular Diseases
Cell Biology
Chemistry
see also Biochemistry; Histocytochemistry; Pharmacy
Chemistry Techniques, Analytical
Chemistry, Clinical
Chiropractic
Clinical Laboratory Techniques
see also Histocytochemistry
Communicable Diseases
see also Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Allergy and Immunology; Epidemiology; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Tropical Medicine
Complementary Therapies - includes Acupuncture; Medicine, Traditional; Phytotherapy, and Spiritual Therapy
Computational Biology - includes Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
see also Medical Informatics
Critical Care - includes Intensive Care

D
Dentistry - includes Pedodontics, Periodontics, Stomatology, Tooth Diseases, and Mouth Diseases
see also Orthodontics
Dermatology
see also Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Diagnostic Imaging - includes Endoscopy, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Microscopy, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, and Ultrasonics
see also Radiology
Disaster Medicine
see also Emergency Medicine; Military Medicine; Traumatology
Drug Therapy
see also Anti-Infective Agents; Antineoplastic Agents

E
Education - includes Dental, Medical and Nursing Education
Embryology - includes Prenatal Developmental Biology
see also Teratology
Emergency Medicine
see also Disaster Medicine; Military Medicine; Traumatology
Endocrinology - includes Hormones and Diabetes Mellitus
see also Reproductive Medicine
Environmental Health - includes Ecology, Pollution, Radiation, and Radioactivity
Epidemiology
Ethics - includes Medical Philosophy

F
Family Planning Services - includes Contraception and Sterilization
see also Reproductive Medicine
Forensic Sciences - includes Forensic Medicine and Forensic Psychiatry
see also Jurisprudence

G
Gastroenterology - includes Diseases of the Digestive System (Esophagus, Liver, Gallbladder, and Pancreas)
General Surgery - includes Oral Surgery and Plastic Surgery
see also Transplantation
Genetics - includes Cytogenetics, Genetic Psychology, and Heredity
Genetics, Biochemical see Molecular Biology
Genetics, Medical - includes Eugenics and Twins
Geriatrics - includes Aging and the Aged
Gynecology
see also Obstetrics; Reproductive Medicine; Women's Health

H
Health Services - includes Health Services Organization and Administration
Health Services Research - includes Health Services Planning, Evaluation, and Assessment
Hematology - includes Blood Groups, Blood Transfusion, and Hemostasis
Histocytochemistry
Histology
History of Medicine - includes the History of Science
Hospitals

I
Immunology see Allergy and Immunology
Internal Medicine

J
Jurisprudence
see also Forensic Sciences

L
Laboratory Animal Science - includes Alternatives to Laboratory Animals
see also Veterinary Medicine
Library Science

M
Medical Informatics - includes Communication and Information Retrieval
see also Computational Biology
Medicine - includes General Medicine, Medical Research, Acta Medica and State Medical Journals
Metabolism - includes Obesity
Microbiology - includes Mycology
see also Bacteriology; Parasitology; Virology
Military Medicine - includes Naval Medicine
see also Disaster Medicine; Emergency Medicine; Traumatology
Molecular Biology - includes Membrane Dynamics
see also Biotechnology

N
Nanotechnology - includes Nanomedicine
see also Biotechnology; Technology
Neoplasms - includes Medical and Experimental Oncology
Nephrology - includes Dialysis and Hemodialysis
Neurology - includes Neurological Diseases and the Neurosciences
see also Brain; Psychophysiology
Neurosurgery
Nuclear Medicine - includes Radioisotopes
see also Diagnostic Imaging; Radiology; Radiotherapy
Nursing
Nutritional Sciences - includes Food, Animal Nutrition, and Vitamins

O
Obstetrics - includes Midwifery
see also Gynecology; Perinatology; Women's Health
Occupational Medicine
Ophthalmology - includes Optics, Optometry
Orthodontics
Orthopedics - includes Bone Diseases and Orthopedic Surgery
Osteopathic Medicine
Otolaryngology - includes Rhinology
see also Audiology

P
Pain see Psychophysiology
Palliative Care
see also Psychophysiology; Therapeutics
Parasitology - includes Protozoology
see also Tropical Medicine
Pathology - includes Pathologic Anatomy and Histopathology
Pediatrics - includes Adolescence and Child Development
see also Perinatology
Perinatology - includes Neonatology
Pharmacology
see also Anti-Infective Agents; Drug Therapy; Psychopharmacology; Toxicology
Pharmacy
Photography
Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine - includes Occupational Therapy
Physics
see also Biophysics
Physiology - includes Muscles
see also Psychophysiology
Podiatry
Primary Health Care - includes Family Practice
Psychiatry - includes Mental Deficiency, Psychoanalysis, and Psychosomatic Medicine
see also Substance-Related Disorders
Psychology - includes Human Engineering, Hypnosis, Mental Health, Mental Processes, and Personality
see also Behavioral Sciences
Psychopharmacology
Psychophysiology - includes Pain, Pain Management, Sleep Research
see also Palliative Care
Public Health - includes Community Health, Preventive Medicine, Public Health Policy, and Hygiene
see also Communicable Diseases; Environmental Health; Health Services; Health Services Research; Statistics as Topic
Pulmonary Medicine - includes Respiratory Tract Diseases, Thoracic Diseases, and Pulmonary Tuberculosis

R
Radiology - includes Radiography
see also Diagnostic Imaging; Nuclear Medicine; Radiotherapy
Radiotherapy
see also Nuclear Medicine; Radiology
Reproductive Medicine - includes Andrology, Fertility, and Sterility
see also Family Planning Services; Gynecology; Obstetrics
Rheumatology - includes Arthritis

S
Science - includes Medical and Life Sciences; most of these Journals are Selectively Indexed
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
see also Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Dermatology
Social Sciences - includes Sociology and Ethnology
see also Anthropology
Speech-Language Pathology - includes Communicative and Language Disorders
Sports Medicine
Statistics as Topic - includes Biometry, Demography, Mathematics, and Risk Factors
see also Vital Statistics
Substance-Related Disorders - includes Alcoholism, Drug Addiction, and Drug Abuse
see also Psychiatry; Psychology
Surgery see General Surgery

T
Technology
see also Biomedical Engineering; Biotechnology; Nanotechnology
Teratology - includes Abnormalities
Therapeutics
see also Complementary Therapies; Drug Therapy; Palliative Care; Radiotherapy
Toxicology - includes Pesticides, Poisoning, and Xenobiotics
Transplantation - includes Artificial Organs
Traumatology - includes Wounds, Injuries, and Accidents
see also Disaster Medicine; Emergency Medicine; Military Medicine
Tropical Medicine - includes Leprosy and Malaria
see also Parasitology

U
Urology
see also Nephrology

V
Vascular Diseases - includes Blood Circulation, Hypertension, and Thrombosis
Veterinary Medicine - includes Dairy and Poultry Science
see also Laboratory Animal Science
Virology
Vital Statistics

W
Women's Health
see also Gynecology; Obstetrics; Reproductive Medicine

Z
Zoology - includes Entomology