EMBASE: Vocabulary

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According to Getting Started with Embase 101 - Searching with Emtree,

"Emtree is used to index all of the Embase content."  This process includes:

• full-text indexing of journal articles
• done by biomedical experts
• consistent descriptions of biomedical information
• offer searchers a unique and comprehensive vocabulary to describe biomedical data

The Emtree thesaurus is:

• hierarchically structured 
• controlled vocabulary for biomedicine and related life sciences
• includes a whole range of terms for drugs, diseases, medical devices and essential life science concepts

Reed Elsevier Properties SA.  (2015).  Guides and videos: Getting started with Embase 103 - searching with Emtree.  Retrieved from http://help.elsevier.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5415/p/9754/c/9540

The EMBASE Indexing Guide lists:

• categories of article types
• scope of subject terms

Embase has in-depth coverage of:

• pharmacology
• toxicology
• pharmaceutical science
• clinical research

Topics also included are:

• basic biomedical science
• veterinary science
• extensive allied health topics

Reed Elsevier Properties SA.  (2015).  Guides and videos: Embase Indexing Guide 2015.  Retrieved from http://help.elsevier.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4683/p/9754/c/9540