摘要MeSH主题词表由美国国立医学图书馆研制、更新,是PubMed数据库的标引规范,在医学领域具有较高的权威性.MeSH主题词表以树形结构对概念进行关系构架,并予以文字闸释.对MeSH的理解,可帮助数据库用户更好地制定榆索策略以顺利完成检索.更有意义的是,从MeSH收载补充医学等一系列概念的时间、阐述、树形结构的关系构建等方面,客观反映出国外医学界对中医药学的理解与认识.本文介绍了补充疗法在MeSH中的概念与分类.

abstractsMeSH is a controlled vocabulary developed by U.S. National Library of Medicine. It is used for indexing articles for MEDLINE/PubMed or building search strategies for medical literatta-e retrieval. MeSH terminology provides information on how TCM being understood and accepted by western medicine, with the time when the terms added in, the scope notes, and hierarchical structure of terms in the category of Complementary Therapies. This article thoroughly discussed the definition and classification of complementary therapies in MESH.