Pre-coded descriptor

LILACS Methodology Field:

 

Guidelines:

Terms used to characterize the research subjects and to enable searching through these limits/filters.

Used in almost all bibliographic records. Always search for the pre-coded terms in DeCS to read their definition and indexing notes before using them.

They identify:

  • Research subjects

  • Gender

  • Age

  • Human or animal

  • Historical periods

How to locate them:

  • Read the Materials and Methods, tables, and figures sections.

  • Use search (Ctrl + F or Ctrl + L) with terms such as:
    “years,” “age,” “sex,” “female,” “male” in the language of the text.

  • Index with the appropriate DeCS terms (Ex: “Adult,” “Female”).

 

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