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MeSH Heading: National Library of Medicine (U.S.)
Tree Number(s): I01.409.418.750.600.650.496.490; J03.400.596.831.937.725; L01.462.625.596.719.875.500; N03.540.052.750.490; N03.540.348.500.500.600.650.496.742
Unique ID: D009317
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009317
Annotation: add UNITED STATES; research support by this agency is checked as RESEARCH SUPPORT, N.I.H., EXTRAMURAL or RESEARCH SUPPORT, N.I.H., INTRAMURAL; CATALOGER: Use NAF entry
Scope Note: 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.
Entry Version: NLM
Entry Term(s): National Library of Medicine; National Medical Library; United States National Library of Medicine
See Also: Grateful Med; MEDLARS; Unified Medical Language System
Public MeSH Note: 1982; was UNITED STATES NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE 1966-1981
History Note: 1982(1965)
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2022/07/12

Allowable Qualifiers: classification (CL)

economics (EC)

ethics (ES)

history (HI)

legislation & jurisprudence (LJ)

organization & administration (OG)

standards (ST)

statistics & numerical data (SN)

supply & distribution (SD)

trends (TD)

Social Sciences [I01]
- Government [I01.409]
  - Government Agencies [I01.409.418]
    - United States Government Agencies [I01.409.418.750]
      - United States Dept. of Health and Human Services [I01.409.418.750.600]
        
        United States Public Health Service [I01.409.418.750.600.650]
        
        National Institutes of Health (U.S.) [I01.409.418.750.600.650.496]
        
        National Cancer Institute (U.S.) [I01.409.418.750.600.650.496.150]
        
        National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (U.S.) [I01.409.418.750.600.650.496.175]
        
        National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (U.S.) [I01.409.418.750.600.650.496.188]
        
        National Eye Institute (U.S.) [I01.409.418.750.600.650.496.200]
        
        National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (U.S.) [I01.409.418.750.600.650.496.300]
        
        National Human Genome Research Institute (U.S.) [I01.409.418.750.600.650.496.325]
        
        National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (U.S.) [I01.409.418.750.600.650.496.400]
        
        National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (U.S.) [I01.409.418.750.600.650.496.425]
        
        National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (U.S.) [I01.409.418.750.600.650.496.435]
        
        National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (U.S.) [I01.409.418.750.600.650.496.440]
        
        National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (U.S.) [I01.409.418.750.600.650.496.445]
        
        National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (U.S.) [I01.409.418.750.600.650.496.450]
        
        National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (U.S.) [I01.409.418.750.600.650.496.455]
        
        National Institute of General Medical Sciences (U.S.) [I01.409.418.750.600.650.496.457]
        
        National Institute of Mental Health (U.S.) [I01.409.418.750.600.650.496.460]
        
        National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (U.S.) [I01.409.418.750.600.650.496.461]
        
        National Institute of Nursing Research (U.S.) [I01.409.418.750.600.650.496.462]
        
        National Institute on Aging (U.S.) [I01.409.418.750.600.650.496.465]
        
        National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (U.S.) [I01.409.418.750.600.650.496.467]
        
        National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (U.S.) [I01.409.418.750.600.650.496.470]
        
        National Institute on Drug Abuse (U.S.) [I01.409.418.750.600.650.496.485]
        
        National Library of Medicine (U.S.) [I01.409.418.750.600.650.496.490]

Non-Medical Public and Private Facilities [J03]
- Information Centers [J03.400]
  - Libraries [J03.400.596]
    - Libraries, Special [J03.400.596.831]
      - Libraries, Medical [J03.400.596.831.937]
        
        National Library of Medicine (U.S.) [J03.400.596.831.937.725]

Information Science [L01]
- Information Sources [L01.462]
  - Information Centers [L01.462.625]
    - Libraries [L01.462.625.596]
      - Libraries, Special [L01.462.625.596.719]
        
        Libraries, Medical [L01.462.625.596.719.875]
        
        National Library of Medicine (U.S.) [L01.462.625.596.719.875.500]

Health Care Economics and Organizations [N03]
- Organizations [N03.540]
  - Academies and Institutes [N03.540.052]
    - National Institutes of Health (U.S.) [N03.540.052.750]

Health Care Economics and Organizations [N03]
- Organizations [N03.540]
  - Government [N03.540.348]
    - Federal Government [N03.540.348.500]
      - United States Government Agencies [N03.540.348.500.500]
        
        United States Dept. of Health and Human Services [N03.540.348.500.500.600]
        
        United States Public Health Service [N03.540.348.500.500.600.650]
        
        National Institutes of Health (U.S.) [N03.540.348.500.500.600.650.496]
        
        National Cancer Institute (U.S.) [N03.540.348.500.500.600.650.496.150]
        
        National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (U.S.) [N03.540.348.500.500.600.650.496.175]
        
        National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (U.S.) [N03.540.348.500.500.600.650.496.188]
        
        National Eye Institute (U.S.) [N03.540.348.500.500.600.650.496.200]
        
        National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (U.S.) [N03.540.348.500.500.600.650.496.300]
        
        National Human Genome Research Institute (U.S.) [N03.540.348.500.500.600.650.496.325]
        
        National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (U.S.) [N03.540.348.500.500.600.650.496.400]
        
        National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (U.S.) [N03.540.348.500.500.600.650.496.425]
        
        National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (U.S.) [N03.540.348.500.500.600.650.496.435]
        
        National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (U.S.) [N03.540.348.500.500.600.650.496.440]
        
        National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (U.S.) [N03.540.348.500.500.600.650.496.445]
        
        National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (U.S.) [N03.540.348.500.500.600.650.496.450]
        
        National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (U.S.) [N03.540.348.500.500.600.650.496.455]
        
        National Institute of General Medical Sciences (U.S.) [N03.540.348.500.500.600.650.496.457]
        
        National Institute of Mental Health (U.S.) [N03.540.348.500.500.600.650.496.460]
        
        National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (U.S.) [N03.540.348.500.500.600.650.496.461]
        
        National Institute of Nursing Research (U.S.) [N03.540.348.500.500.600.650.496.462]
        
        National Institute on Aging (U.S.) [N03.540.348.500.500.600.650.496.465]
        
        National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (U.S.) [N03.540.348.500.500.600.650.496.467]
        
        National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (U.S.) [N03.540.348.500.500.600.650.496.470]
        
        National Institute on Drug Abuse (U.S.) [N03.540.348.500.500.600.650.496.485]
        
        National Library of Medicine (U.S.) [N03.540.348.500.500.600.650.496.742]

National Library of Medicine (U.S.) Preferred

Concept UI: M0014510
Scope Note: 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.
Terms: National Library of Medicine (U.S.) Preferred Term
Term UI T027789
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NAM
ThesaurusID NLM (1965); National Library of Medicine
Term UI T027788
Date06/05/1981
LexicalTag NAM
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); National Medical Library
Term UI T027790
Date12/04/1989
LexicalTag NAM
ThesaurusID NLM (1991); United States National Library of Medicine
Term UI T027791
Date06/05/1981
LexicalTag NAM
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX)

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