Publication Characteristics

Historical Article

An article or portion of an article giving an account of past events or circumstances significant in a field of study, a profession, a discovery, an invention, etc. The concept of history is very wide, ranging from the dawn of time to the present. This publication type is often checked in conjunction with BIOGRAPHY.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

An article or portion of an article giving an account of past events or circumstances significant in a field of study, a profession, a discovery, an invention, etc. The concept of history is very wide, ranging from the dawn of time to the present. This publication type is often checked in conjunction with BIOGRAPHY.

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  • Historical Survey

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Indexing Annotation

This heading is used as a Publication Type. Check appropriate century tags. CATALOGER: do not use

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History Note

2008(1966)

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  1. V02.530

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Historical Article. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016456. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016456
  2. Historical Article. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q58901470