BBUS provides information on the business applications of biological and biomedical research, particularly in the areas of agriculture and forestry, genetic engineering, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medical technology, energy and the environment, and food technology. A broad spectrum of life science, business and management journals published worldwide are scanned. U.S. Patents as well as monographs, published proceedings and conference papers are also included. Abstracts are included for approximately 60% of the records in BBUS
The following alphabetical list provides the two-letter label, the relevant alias, and an example for each BioBusiness database field.
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Label Name/Example
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ab Abstract
example: islets langerhans.ab.
an Accession Number
example 1: 0575059.an.
example 2: bbus.an.
au Author/s
example: breeze as.au.
cc Concept Codes
example 1: digestive system.cc.
example 2: cc15600.cc.
co Company Name
example 1: neocrin.co. and
example 2: irvine.co.
de Descriptors
example: medical diagnostics.de.
in Author Affiliation
example: cortecs.in. and london.in.
lg Language
example 1: english.lg.
example 2: en.lg.
np Named Person
example: chandler richard.np.
nt Notes
example: advances drug delivery system.nt.
so Source
example: journal of controlled release.so.
ti Title
example: insulin delivery.ti.
up Update Code
example: 9346.up.
yr Year of Publication
example: 1993.yr.
The following are the the Ovid limits for the BioBusiness database.
Limit Name Example
Accession
Command Syntax: ..l/1 an=bbus
Language
Command Syntax: ..l/1 lg=en
Update Code
Command Syntax: ..l/ up=9346
Year of Publication
Command Syntax: ..l/2 yr=1993
Change to BioBusiness from another database
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Command Syntax: ..c/bbus
Sentence Syntax: use bbus