MANTIS [formerly CHIROLARS]* is a primary health care database which emphasizes health promotion, prevention, conservative and alternative therapies. MANTIS stands for "Manual, Alternative, and Natural Therapy Index System." It indexes over 1,000 journals, including virtually all peer-reviewed journals from manual, chiropractic, and osteopathic medicine. Covered topics include acupuncture, allopathic medicine, alternative medicine, herbal medicine, homeopathy, naturopathy, physical therapy, and traditional Chinese medicine. There is particular emphasis placed on research relating to the etiology, physiopathology, diagnosis, and treatment of neuromusculoskeletal conditions (low back pain, headache, scoliosis, nerve compression syndromes, sports injuries, etc.).
Approximately 70% of the references have abstracts. Searchable subject headings include standard Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), plus a specialized supplemental controlled vocabulary in the areas of alternative medicine.
The following alphabetical list provides the two-letter label, the relevant alias, and an example for each MANTIS database field.
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Label Name/Example
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ab Abstract
example: lateral epicondylitis.ab.
an Accession Number
example: 013788.an.
au Author(s)
example 1: herrick r.au.
example 2: herrick.au.
de Descriptors**
example 1: tennis elbow.de.
example 2: tennis elbow therapy.de.
example 3: manipulation.de.
example 4: tennis elbow.de. adj2 th.de.
so Source
example 1: chiropractic sports.so.
example 2: chiro sports med.so.
example 3: 1994 may.so.
example 4: 250 52.so.
ti Title
example: radial tunnel.ti.
up Update Code
example: 9407.up.
yr Year
example: 1994.yr.
The following are the Ovid limits for the MANTIS database.
Limit Name Example
Update Code
Command Syntax: ..l/1 up=9407
Year
Command Syntax: ..l/1 yr=1994
Change to MANTIS from another database
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Command Syntax: ..c/chir
Sentence Syntax: use chir