The Combined Health Information Database provides online access to hard-to-find materials for health professionals, health educators, and patients, including:

brochures and pamphlets      health educational materials
health promotion             education programs
review papers                fact sheets
journal articles             books
resource directories         audiovisual materials

Much of this material is not available in any other reference system, either electronic or print. CHID is composed of a number of subfiles produced by separate federal agencies, each retaining responsibility for its individual area of expertise. Topics covered include:

AIDS education               arthritis, musculoskeletal, and skin diseases
Alzheimer's disease          asthma
blood resources              cancer
cholesterol                  communication disorders
deafness                     diabetes
digestive diseases           disease prevention
epilepsy prevention/control  eye health
health promotion/education   heart attack
high blood pressure          kidney and urologic diseases
maternal and child health    medical genetics and rare disorders
oral and dental health       patient education
prenatal smoking cessation   post-traumatic stress disorder
smoking education            weight control

Producer

Combined Health Information Database

P.O. Box 1917

Rockville, MD 20849-1917

phone: 301-468-6555 X4300

fax: 301-770-5164

Years of Coverage

Primarily 1985 - present, although each subfile has its own scope and years of coverage

Default fields for unqualified searches

TI, MJ, MN, AB

The following alphabetical list provides the two-letter label, the relevant alias, and an example for each Combined Health and Information Database field.

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                Label        Name/Example
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                ab           Abstract
                example:     radial keratotomy.ab.

                ac           Audience
                example 1:   general public.ac.
                example 2:   300.ac.

                an           Accession Number
                example 1:   cv0010565.an.
                example 2:   cv.an.

                au           Author
                example:     lucas bk.au.

                av           Availability
                example:     registry alzheimers disease.av.

                cn           Corporate Name
                example:     indiana juvenile justice task.cn.

                de           Descriptors (superlabel for MJ,MN)
                example:     kidney dialysis.de.

                ev           Evaluation
                example:     report yes.ev.

                fm           Bibliographic Form
                example:     journal article.fm.

                ga           Geographic Area
                example:     new york.ga.

                gv           Sponsor / Funding
                example:     indiana mental health.gv.

                lg           Language
                example:     sp.lg.

                mj           Major Subject Descriptor
                example:     memory disorders.mj.

                mn           Minor Subject Descriptor
                example:     smoking cessation.mn.

                nt           Notes
                example:     yes.nt.

                pd           Physical Description
                example:     vhs.pd.

                sc           Subject Category
                example:     health education.sc.

                se           Series
                example:     aids research.se.

                so           Source
                example 1:   lancet.so.
                example 2:   january 1994.so.

                ti           Title
                example:     diabetes.ti.

                tr           Type of Organization
                example:     medical school.tr.

                tx           Text
                example:     teacher certification.tx.

                ve           Verification Date
                example:     9407.ve.

                yr           Year
                example:     1994.yr.

The following are the Ovid limits for the Combined Health and Information Database.

                Limit Name             Example

                Publication Year:
                Command Syntax:        ..l/1 yr=1994

                Verification Date
                Command Syntax:        ..l/2 yr=9407

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                Command Syntax:        ..c/chid
                Sentence Syntax:       use chid