Three thesauri were used to compile the WHO Web Site Health and Development Topics List :
Three thesauri were used to compile the WHO Web Site Health and Development Topics List MeSH Thesaurus
UNBIS Thesaurus
List of WHO Preferred Terms
Thesauri for the WHO Web Site Health and Development Topics List - 1 :
Thesauri for the WHO Web Site Health and Development Topics List - 1 MeSH Thesaurus
A controlled vocabulary thesaurus from the US National Library of Medicine*
Used by MEDLINE and medical library databases world wide including WHO libraries
Online access to the thesaurus at: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2003
Thesaurus terms available in many languages
French: http://dicdoc.kb.inserm.fr:2010/basismesh/mesh.html
Spanish: http://decs.bvs.br/I/homepagei.htm
Arabic: available in hardcopy
Provides scope notes for the terms
*Fact Sheet: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/factsheets/mesh.html
Thesauri for the WHO Web Site Health and Development Topics List - 2 :
Thesauri for the WHO Web Site Health and Development Topics List - 2 UNBIS Thesaurus
A controlled vocabulary prepared by the Dag Hammarskjöld Library, Department of Public Information of the United Nations
Multidisciplinary in scope, reflecting the wide-ranging concerns of the UN. Used for development and social/political sciences, economics terminology not included in MEDLINE
Online access to the thesaurus at:
http://www.un.org/depts/dhl/thes/thes_intro.htm
Multilingual with scope notes
Thesauri for the WHO Web Site Health and Development Topics List - 2 :
Thesauri for the WHO Web Site Health and Development Topics List - 2 UNBIS Terms used currently in the Health Topics List
Globalization
Landmines
Youth
Thesauri for the WHO Web Site Health and Development Topics List - 3 :
Thesauri for the WHO Web Site Health and Development Topics List - 3 WHO Preferred Terms : a controlled vocabulary list compiled by the WHO Library
When no acceptable term can be found in MeSH or in UNBIS, the WHO Library selects a term in consultation with programmes
The term is translated
A scope note is written for the term
Thesauri for the WHO Web Site Health and Development Topics List - 3 Terms currently used: :
Thesauri for the WHO Web Site Health and Development Topics List - 3 Terms currently used: Adolescent Health
Blood safety
Cancer
Chemical safety
Child health
Disabilities
Drinking water
Emerging diseases
Epidemiologic surveillance
Female genital mutilation
Food safety Gender
Global burden of disease
Health care system
Infectious diseases
Maternal health
Non-infectious diseases
Pertussis
Reproductive health
Sexual health
Substance abuse
Tradtional medicine
Tropical disease research