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MeSH Qualifier: blood
Unique ID: Q000097
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/Q000097
Annotation: subhead only; for "in blood" or "blood in" animals or diseases; includes the presence of cells, coagulating elements, endogenous & exogenous chemical substances; not for "serology" ( = /‌immunology), nor for "serodiagnosis" ( = /‌diagnosis), nor for the presence of microbes or parasites in the blood in disease ( = /‌microbiology or /‌parasitology); see MeSH scope note in Introduction; indexing policy: Manual 19.8.10; DF: /‌blood or /BL
Scope Note: Used for the presence or analysis of substances in the blood; also for examination of, or changes in, the blood in disease states. It excludes serodiagnosis, for which the subheading diagnosis is used, and serology, for which immunology is used.
Entry Version: BLOOD
Abbreviation: BL
Online Note: search policy: Online Manual; use: main heading/BL or BL (SH) or SUBS APPLY BL
History Note: 67; used with Category C, D & F 1967-74; B2, C, D, F3 1975-86; B2, C, D, F3, AGING, CLIMACTERIC+, INFANT, NEWBORN+, PREGNANCY+, PREGNANCY, ANIMAL+, PUBERTY+ & PUERPERIUM+ 1987; B2, C, D, F3, AGING, CLIMACTERIC+, INFANT, NEWBORN+, PREGNANCY+, PREGNANCY, ANIMAL+, PUBERTY+, PUERPERIUM+ & SMOKING 1988; B2, C, D, F3, AGING, CLIMACTERIC+, INFANT, NEWBORN+, PREGNANCY+, PREGNANCY, ANIMAL+, PUBERTY+, PUERPERIUM+ & SMOKING+ 1989; B2, C, D1-24 & F3 1990 forward
Date Established: 1967/01/01
Date of Entry: 1973/12/27
Revision Date: 2003/07/22

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