MediConf is a worldwide directory of forthcoming conferences, trade shows, symposia, exhibitions and seminars in medicine, pharmacology and biotechnology. All fields of medicine and health care from allergology to veterinary medicine are included. The MediConf database has the same record structure and is searched in the same way as FAIRBASE, a database of conference information in fields other than medicine.
The following alphabetical list provides the two-letter label, the relevant alias, and an example for each MEDICONF database field.
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Label Name/Example
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an Accession Number
example: 12340794.an.
bd Beginning Date
example 1: 980110.bd.
example 2: (january and 1998).bd.
cc Country Telephone Code
example: '1'.cc.
cn Country Names and Codes
example 1: c1617.cn.
example 2: united states.cn.
de Descriptors (from PN, PC and CN fields)
example: (mental health and etiology).de.
ed Ending Date
example: (january and 1998).ed.
et Event Type
example: exhibitions.et.
fx Telefax
example: 904 336 6827.fx.
ie or vt Internet Address/Electronic Mail
example 1: 35075.ie.
example 2: 35075.vt.
nt Event Notes
example: first event.nt.
og Organizer Information
example 1: cme.og.
example 2: milwaukee wi.og.
pc Product/Subject Codes
example 1: p8099.pc.
example 2: (medicine in general).pc.
pn Event/Product Descriptors
example: mental health.pn.
si Event Site
example: maui hawaii.si.
st Statistics
display only
te Telephone
example 1: 714.te.
example 2: 714 250 008.te.
ti Title
example: personality disorders.ti.
tx Telex
example: 10660.tx.
up Update Code
example: 9410.up.
ym Year/Month
example: 199801.ym.
yr Year
example: 1998.yr.
The following are the Ovid limits for the MEDICONF database.
Limit Name Example
Update Code
Command Syntax: ..l/1 up=9410
Year
Command Syntax: ..l/3 yr=1997
Change to MEDICONF from another database
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Command Syntax: ..c/mcnf
Sentence Syntax: use mcnf