CTS2-LE MeSH Loader

The loader can be used to import several versions of the MeSH. The below table shows the administrative attributes that are defined for each version.

attributes	MeSH 2014, English and German Designations	MeSH 2014 German	MeSH 2012, English
the uri of the code system (aboutUri)	http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh14	http://www.dimdi.de/static/de/klassi/mesh14-de	http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh12
the alternative uri of the code system (alternateAboutUri)	http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh14	http://www.dimdi.de/static/de/klassi/mesh14-de	http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh12
the name of the code system version (resourceID)	Mesh2014en-de	Mesh2014de	Mesh2012en
the group name	Mesh
the default language	en	de	en
the name of the graph that represents the code system	http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh14#MeSH-Graph	http://www.dimdi.de/static/de/klassi/mesh14-de#Mesh-Graph	http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh12#Mesh-Graph
a description of the code system	MeSH is the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus. It consists of sets of terms naming descriptors in a hierarchical structure that permits searching at various levels of specificity. MeSH descriptors are arranged in both an alphabetic and a hierarchical structure. At the most general level of the hierarchical structure are very broad headings such as "Anatomy" or "Mental Disorders." More specific headings are found at more narrow levels of the twelve-level hierarchy, such as "Ankle" and "Conduct Disorder." There are 27,149 descriptors in 2014 MeSH. There are also over 218,000 entry terms that assist in finding the most appropriate MeSH Heading.

Further instructions on how to enable the import of the MeSH versions during the installation process can be found here.