CONTENTS OF THE DATABASE

Each record consists of a number of standard topics (implemented if available):

General information on all the items

1. ID number TOP

The ID number indicates the order in which the record was included in the bibliography.

2. Release type TOP

The various release types refered to in the bibliography, are reducible to three groups: articles, tapes (video or audio), and others. The latter group contains books, theses, papers, transcripts, booklets, handouts and newsletters.

3. Title TOP

All non English titles, included in the bibliography, are translated into English. Whenever available, the vernacular title is mentioned in the comments. The list of titles is included in the query form.

4. Author TOP

A great deal of the items (especially the articles) have several authors. The bibliography tends towards completeness in this matter. Sometimes however this was not possible. In these cases the names of the fellow authors are refered to as "and others".

5. Language TOP

The vast majority of the items (among which almost all recent scientific articles) are written in English. Nevertheless, a significant part of them is written in 19 other languages, the list of which is included in the query form.

6. Year TOP

The bibliography covers all possible titles released between 1965 and today.

7. Page numbers TOP

Whenever available, information is given about the number of pages in total of a publication (books, theses, etc.), or about the pages where a article is to be found in a periodical. The length of videotapes is mentioned under "Comments".

8. Comments TOP

The comments cover supplementary specifications of the item, such as vernacular title, publisher, ISDN number, length of the tape, etc.

9. Source TOP

The source topic is important for the visitor who wants a copy of an item. See Order.

Supplementary information on the articles

10. Periodical TOP

Information is given as to the periodical in which an article was published.

11. Volume TOP

The bibliography indicates in which volume of the periodical an article was published.

12. Number TOP

If the volume in which an article was published is specified by a number, the latter is included in the bibliography.

13. Country TOP

Information is given as to the country in which the research for an article was done. The information is not exhaustive, since it covers only the more recent articles. This topic goes along with the next one.

14. Institute TOP

The database contains, in addition to the country, the name of the scientific institute where the research was done. A query will at once reveal the department involved (if available), and in some cases its e-mail address.

15. Mesh Headings (and Keywords) TOP

MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) is NLM's hierarchicaly controlled vocabulary used for indexing articles in MEDLINE. The Rett Syndrome Bibliography contains the Mesh headings of more than 700 articles. Mesh is a powerful means to refine one’s search to the detail. The list of Mesh headings and Keywords is included in the query form.

16. Abstract TOP

The bibliography contains the abstracts of more than 1.000 items.

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