Structured Summary
Abstract
A series of steps taken in order to conduct research.
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Used as a Subheading
Methods is also a MeSH subheading (qualifier Q000379), attached to other headings to focus them on this aspect:
Used with techniques, procedures, and programs for methods.
- Qualifier ID
- Q000379
- Qualifier Tree
- Y33
Indexing annotation
subhead only; includes "technique", "methodology", "procedures"; see also /instrumentation; indexing policy: Manual 19.8.45; DF: /methods or /MT
Subheading synonyms
- procedures
- techniques
- methodology
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Synonyms
9 entry terms
- Method
- Methodological Studies
- Methodological Study
- Procedures
- Studies, Methodological
- Study, Methodological
- Techniques
- Procedure
- Technique
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Indexing Annotation
prefer / methods with techniques, procedures or programs
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History Note
91(67); was see under SCIENCE 1967-90
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Methods. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008722. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008722
- Methods. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_method
- Methods. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q46857