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Table 3 Indexing terms in MEDLINE and EMBASE

From: Systematic reviews of adverse effects: framework for a structured approach

MEDLINE

EMBASE

/adverse effects

/poisoning

/toxicity

/chemically induced

/contraindications

/complications

/side effect

/adverse drug reaction

/drug toxicity

/complication

Example:

Aspirin/adverse effects

Here, Aspirin is the MeSH term and adverse effects is the subheading;

Example:

Acetylsalicylic-acid/adverse-drug-reaction

Acetylsalicylic-acid is the EMTREE term and adverse-drug-reaction is the subheading.