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Generic Cross-references

Chapter:
Medical Indexes
Author(s):

Bruce McGregor,

Harriet S. Meyer

13.2.3 Generic Cross-references

General classes, and specific members of a class, may require generic cross-references, ie, a cross-reference to a group of entries rather than to specific entries by name. The following examples are from Patton and Wyman.7

drugs

 antihypertensive, 483

See also specific drugs by name

medications. See drugs; specific medications

pharmaceuticals. See products by name

kidney, 18–43, 586–592. See also under nephro- or renal transplantation, 551–578