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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Public Health. 2012 Sep 20;102(11):2041–2043. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.300746

Table 1. Standardized Tobacco-Related Medical Subject Headings Terms and Associated “Hits” in PubMed: September 13, 2011.

Used by Institute of Medicine Medical Subject Headings Hierarchy of Key Tobacco Terms Articles Retrieved, No.
No Psychiatry and psychology category → behavior and behavior mechanisms → behavior → habits → smoking 168 570
No Psychiatry and psychology category → behavior and behavior mechanisms → behavior → tobacco use cessation → smoking cessation 22 571
No Health care category → environment and public health → public health → environmental pollution → air pollution → tobacco smoke pollution 8930
Chemicals and drugs category → complex mixtures → particulate matter → smoke → tobacco smoke pollution
Yes Diseases category → substance-related disorders → tobacco use disorder 7031
Psychiatry and psychology category → mental disorders → substance-related disorders → tobacco use disorder

Note. Numbers of articles include search as keyword in addition to Medical Subject Headings terms.