Biomaterial Database

[The Latin American Index Medicus: a dream comes true]. 1979

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UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007843	Latin America	The geographic area of Mexico, Central America, continent of South America and the islands of the Caribbean where Spanish or other Romance language is spoken.
D008523	MEDLARS	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.	Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System,MEDLARS-MEDLINE Information System,Information System, MEDLARS-MEDLINE,MEDLARS MEDLINE Information System,System, MEDLARS-MEDLINE Information
D009317	National Library of Medicine (U.S.)	An agency of the NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH concerned with overall planning, promoting, and administering programs pertaining to advancement of medical and related sciences. Major activities of this institute include the collection, dissemination, and exchange of information important to the progress of medicine and health, research in medical informatics and support for medical library development.	United States National Library of Medicine,National Library of Medicine,National Medical Library
D014481	United States	A country in NORTH AMERICA between CANADA and MEXICO.