Publication Characteristics

Personal Narrative

Work consisting of accounts of individual experience in relation to a particular field or of participation in related activities.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Work consisting of accounts of individual experience in relation to a particular field or of participation in related activities.

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  • Personal Narratives

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Indexing Annotation

This heading is used as a Publication Type. used for accounts of personal experiences; Personal narratives as a subject is indexed under the main heading PERSONAL NARRATIVES AS TOPIC. CATALOGER: Use for single as well as for collections of self-described accounts on specific topics and for personal reminiscences on specific topics. Use AUTOBIOGRAPHY for self-described narratives of a person's life.

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History Note

2019(2013)

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  1. V01.175w.500w
  2. V02.170w.750w
  3. V02.530.150w.750w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Personal Narrative. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D062210. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D062210
  2. Personal Narrative. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_narrative
  3. Personal Narrative. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17108519