Support : Publications : Chronolog Archives : July/August 2004

Good News for Toxicology Searchers

A new OneSearch category called ToxSearch has been created on Dialog to make it easier for those needing toxicology-related information to find exactly what they need. The new ToxSearch category contains the following files:

• ToxFile (File 156)
• BIOSIS Toxicology (File 157)
• IPA (International Pharmaceutical Abstracts) Toxicology (File 153)

The BIOSIS and IPA subsets feature records extracted from the main files (File 5 and File 74) and allow for more targeted toxicology searches. The focus of the IPA subset is on pharmacological toxicology while the BIOSIS subset is strong on the toxicological effects of drugs, as well as other chemicals. It also deals with environmental toxicology. ToxFile (File 156) includes records extracted from MEDLINE, as well as some non-journal material from organizations and data repositories such as the Toxicology Research Projects (CRISP), Environmental Mutagen Information Center (EMIC) and others.

For information on the record structure and search tips for the toxicology subsets, refer to the individual Bluesheets of Files 156, 153 and 157.

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