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The Equality of Keywords of Journal of KAPD with Medical Subject Headings

김은희 1 김아현 2 Shim Youn-Soo 3 Ahn Eunsuk 4 전은영 5 An So-youn 6

1원광대학교 대전치과병원 소아치과
2덴탈스파 치과의원
3선문대학교
4경복대학교
5단국대학교 일반대학원 보건학과
6원광대학교

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ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study is to analyze the equality between keywords used in the Journal of the Korean Academy of Pediatric Dentistry and medical subject headings (MeSH). A total of 4,353 English keywords in 1,165 papers from 1998 to 2014 were eligible for this study. We classified them according to equality to MeSH. We assayed patterns of errors in using MeSH, and reviewed frequently used non-MeSH terms. 24.9% of total keywords were completely coincident with MeSH terms, 75.1% were not MeSH terms. The results show that the accordance rate of keywords with MeSH terms in the Journal of the Korean Pediatric Dentistry is at a low level. Therefore, there is a need for authors to understand MeSH more specifically and accurately. Use of proper keywords aligned with the international standards such as MeSH is important to be properly cited. Authors should pay attention and be educated on the correct use of MeSH as keywords.

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