Every document in every ProQuest Dialog database is indexed to capture individual bits of information about the document. For example, its title, the author, and ISSN or ISBN numbers. You’ll see a document’s indexing information when you view the document. This indexing makes it possible for ProQuest users to take advantage of search fields, such as Author, and the corresponding field codes, such as AU, to create very precise searches.
| Field Name | Field Code | Example | Description and Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abstract | AB | AB(hepatotoxicity AND tuberculosis) | |
| Accession number | AN |
AN(18836195) |
A unique document identification number assigned by the information provider, NLM. |
| All fields | ALL | ALL("homeobox a" AND "prostaglandin h syntase-2") | |
| Alternate title | OTI | OTI("zeitliches analyse der rhythmik des gallenabflueses in den darm am intaken hund") | Includes alternate and original language of document title, if available. |
| Author | AU |
AU(ziecik, adam j) AU(ziecik, adam) AU(ziecik, a) AU(ziecik) |
Includes all authors. NOTE: Author name is searched with an implied proximity operator of NEAR: peter smith-jones is searched as "peter NEAR/1 smith NEAR/1 jones". |
| Author affiliation | AF |
AF("institute of animal reporduction an dfood research") AF(france) |
Includes as much data as in the original document, such as department, organization, address, city, state, country, author email, etc. |
| CAS registry number | RN |
RN("541-50-4") RN("acetoacetic acid") |
Also searchable using the Substance search field (SUBST) |
| Corporate author | CA |
CA("residency review and redesign in pediatrics committee") |
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| Date completed | DCOM |
DCOM(2009-02-19) DCOM(20090219) |
The date on which the NLM completed the record and added MeSH indexing. |
| Date created | DCRE |
DCRE(2010-09-22) DCRE(20100922) |
The date on which the NLM created the record; it may not have any MeSH indexing at this stage. |
| Date revised | DREV |
DREV(2010-09-22) DREV(20100922) |
The date on which NLM revised the document (it could be years after created/completed dates.) |
| Document title | TI | TI(diabetes and women) | Includes Alternate Title (OTI), but not Publication Title (PUB) |
| Document type | DTYPE |
DTYPE("clinical trial") DTYPE("short survey") |
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| DOI (Digital Object Identifier) | DOI | DOI(10.1111/j. 1365-2141.2010.08426.x) | |
| First author | FAU | FAU(walmsley) | |
| Genetic sequence/information | GEN | GEN(XR083674/B) | |
| ISSN | ISSN |
ISSN(0036-8075) ISSN(00368075) |
Also searchable via the Look Up Citation tool. |
| Issue | ISS |
ISS(12) ISS(supp) |
Also searchable via the Look Up Citation tool. |
| Journal title | JN |
JN(journal of otolaryngology) |
Full journal name (periodical title); Look-Up list available under Publication title. |
| Keyword/identifier | IF |
IF(insulin) IF("therapeutic use") |
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| Language | LA | LA(french) | The language in which the document was originally published. |
| Last update date | LUPD |
LUPD(20110816) LUPD(>20110816) LUPD(>=20110415) LUPD(20100101 - 20110201) |
Date on which ProQuest Dialog loaded or updated the document. |
| Major subject | MJSUB | mjemb("initiation factor 1") | Alternative to MJEMB for crossfile searching. |
| Major subject (EMBASE) | MJEMB | mjemb("initiation factor 1") | See Subject (EMBASE) for use of 'LNK' for linking subheadings and 'explode' for retrieving narrower terms. |
| Qualifier | QU |
QU(pharmacology) QU("drug toxicity") |
EMBASE thesaurus subheadings |
| Pagination | PG | PG(7-15) | |
| Publication date | PD |
PD(20110814) PD(<20110814) PD(>=20081025) PD(20090101-20090131) PD(2011-08-14) |
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| Publication title | PUB |
PUB("journal of otolaryngology") |
Publication title including full and abbreviated form of Journal name. |
| Publication type | RTYPE |
RTYPE(review) |
Look Up list available under Document Type |
| Publication year | YR |
YR(2011) YR(2008-2010) YR(2008:2010) YR(>2008) YR(<2008) |
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| Publisher | PB | PB(springer) | |
| Place of publication | CP | CP(united kingdom) | The country of the publisher |
| Source information | SRC | SRC("journal of applied psychology") and YR(1973) | |
| Subject | SU | SU("diabetes mellitus") | Includes Subject (EMB) and Keyword/identifier (IF) |
| Subject (EMBASE) | EMB |
EMB(cadmium) EMB.EXACT("cadmium") EMB("cadmium" LNK "toxicity") EMB.EXACT.EXPLODE("abdominal cancer") EMB.EXACT.EXPLODE("abdominal cancer" LNK "diagnosis") |
EMB(cadmium)=cadmium as a single term and part of a longer phrase (e.g. cadmium acetate). EMB.EXACT("cadmium") = cadmium as a single term only. |
| Substance | SUBST |
SUBST(fluoxetine) SUBST(54910-89-3) |
Also searchable using the Registry Number search field (RN) |
| Trade name | TN, TNL |
TN(prozac) TNL(pfizer) |
TNL includes trade name and manufacturer |
| Volume of publication | VO | VO(5) | Also searchable via the Look Up Citation tool |