AgeLine provides bibliographic references and original abstracts for materials related to aging and middle age, from an interdisciplinary perspective of psychology, economics, sociology, gerontology, public policy, business, health and health care services, and consumer issues. Documents on health care and policy comprise about half the database. Document types include: journal articles, books, book chapters, reports, and government documents. Journal coverage includes research, professional and general interest titles.
The following alphabetical list provides the two-letter label, the relevant alias, and an example for each Ageline database field.
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Label Name/Example
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ab Abstract
example: urban elderly.ab.
an Accession Number
example: 25479.an.
au Author(s) and Monographic Authors
example 1: hekman ellen l.au.
example 2: hekman$.au.
av Availability
example: scan.av.
cg Contract/ Grant Numbers
example: 03at111.cg.
cn Call Number
example: 'rc952c531983'.cn.
de Descriptors
example: political attitudes.de.
fs Funding Source
example: veterans affairs.fs.
id Identifiers
example: productive aging.id.
mi Monographic Information
example 1: rowles$.mi.
example 2: aging milieu.mi.
mt Meeting Data
example: geronotological society.mt.
nt Notes
example: aging milieu.nt.
pn Publication Numbers
display only
pt Publication Type
example: report.pt.
rh Record History
example: a.rh.
so Source
example: geriatric psychiatry.so.
st Series Title
example: health care.st.
sw Single Word Descriptors
example: attitudes.sw.
ti Title and Monographic Title
example: self care.ti.
up Update Code
example: 9406.up.
yr Year
example: 1993.yr.
The following are the Ovid limits for the Ageline database.
Limit Name Example
Update Code
Command Syntax: ..l/1 up=y
Year
Command Syntax: ..l/1 yr=1993
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Command Syntax: ..c/aarp
Sentence Syntax: use aarp