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<h1>MeSH<span class="registered">&#174;</span> Database Adds Link to Search Headings as Major Topic</h1>
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<em><a name = "note">[Editor's</a> Note: This feature was implemented in PubMed on November 17, 2005.]</em>
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<span class="initcap">A</span> new option on the Links Menu in the Entrez MeSH database allows you to select and retrieve PubMed<span class="registered">&#174;</span> citations where the heading has been designated as a major topic of the article (see <a href="#fig1">Figure 1</a>). It is no longer necessary to go to the Full display and create a search using the Send to Search box feature if you simply want to search the term as a major topic. For more information about using the MeSH database, please see the <a href="//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=mesh">animated tutorials</a> on the MeSH Database homepage and PubMed's <a href="//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK3827/#pubmedhelp.Saving_and_Emailing_">Help</a>.
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Figure 1: Links Menu in the MeSH Database with Major Topic Option.</strong></a>
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