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Appendix A: Abbreviations for Commonly Used English Words in

Journal Titles
Created: October 10, 2007.
Last Update: October 21, 2009.

Words that are not abbreviated are indicated by "n.a." in this list. For a more comprehensive
list of title word abbreviations, see the ISSN International Centre's LTWA on-line Index

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Note: Journal titles consisting of a single word are never abbreviated. Journal titles in characterbased languages (Chinese, Japanese, Korean, etc.) are never abbreviated.
Abdominal
Abdom
Abstracts
Abstr
Academic
Acad
Academy
Acad
Acids

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n.a.
Accident(s)
Accid
Accountability
Account
Accounts
Acc
Acoustic(al)
Acoust

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Acoustics
Acoust
Action
n.a.
Addiction(s)
Addict
Addictive
Addict
Adhesion
Adhes
Adhesive

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Adhes
Administration
Adm

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Adolescent
Adolesc
Advancement
Adv
Advance(s)
Adv
Adverse
n.a.
Affairs

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Aff
African
Afr
Agents
n.a.
Aging
n.a.
Agricultural
Agric
Agriculture

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Agric
Agronomic
Agron
Agronomy
Agron
Alabama
Ala
Alaska
Alsk

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Alimentary
Aliment
Allergology
Allergol
Allergy
n.a.
Alternative
Altern

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Altitude
Alt
Alzheimers

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Alzheimers
Ambulatory
Ambul
American
Am
Amino
n.a.
Amyotrophic
Amyotroph

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Anaerobic
Anaerob
Anaesthesia
Anaesth
Anaesthetic
Anaesth
Analysis
Anal
Analytical
Anal

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Anatomic
Anat
Anatomy
Anat
Andrology
Androl
Anesthesia
Anesth
Animal(s)
Anim

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Ankle
n.a.
Annals
Ann
Annual
Annu
Anomalies
Anom
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Anthropology
Anthropol
Antibiotic(s)

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Antibiot
Antimicrobial
Antimicrob
Antioxidants
Antioxid
Antiviral
Antivir
Apheresis
Apher

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Application(s)
Appl
Applied
Appl
Archives
Arch
Arizona
Ariz
Arkansas
Ark

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Artery
n.a.
Arthritis
n.a.
Arthroscopy
Arthrosc
Artificial
Artif
Asian
n.a.

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Assessment
Assess
Assisted
Assist
Association
Assoc
Assurance
Assur
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Astronaut
n.a.

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Astronautical
Astronaut
Astronomy
Astron
Atherosclerosis
Atheroscler
Atlas
n.a.
Atomic
At

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Audiology
Audiol
Australia(n)
Aust
Austriacia
n.a.
Author
n.a.
Autonomic
Auton

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Avian
n.a.
Aware
n.a.
Bacteria
Bact
Bacteriologic(al)
Bacteriol
Bacteriology
Bacteriol

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Basic
n.a.
Behavior(al)
Behav
Benchmarks
n.a.
Bioanalytical
Bioanal
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Biochemical
Biochem

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Bioconjugate
Bioconjug
Bioelectronics
Bioelectron
Bioengineering
Bioeng
Bioethics
Bioeth
Biography
Biogr

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Bioinformatics
Bioinform
Biologic
Biol
Biological
Biol
Biology
Biol
Biomarkers
n.a.

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Biomaterials
Biomater
Biomechanics
Biomech
Biomedical
Biomed
Biomedicine
Biomed
Biomolecular
Biomol

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Binocular
Binocul
Bioorganic
Bioorg
Biopharmaceutical(s)
Biopharm
Biophysics
Biophys
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Bipolar
n.a.
Bioresource

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Bioresour
Bioscience
Biosci
Biosensors
Biosens
Biosphere
Biosph
Biostatistics
Biostat

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Biosystematic(s)
Biosyst
Biotechnic
Biotech
Biotechnology
Biotechnol
Biotherapy
Biother
Blood
n.a.

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Botanic
Bot
Botanical
Bot
Botany
Bot
Bowel
n.a.
Brain
n.a.

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Brazilian
Braz
Breast
n.a.
Breed
n.a.
Breeder
Breed
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Breeding
Breed
Brief

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n.a.
Briefing(s)
Brief
British
Br
Bulletin
Bull
California
Calif

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Canada
Can
Canadian
Can
Cancer
n.a.
Capillary
n.a.
Capitation
n.a.

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Carbohydrate
Carbohydr
Cardiac
Card
Cardiology
Cardiol
Cardiothoracic
Cardiothorac
Cardiovascular
Cardiovasc

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Care
n.a.
Cartilage
n.a.
Causes
n.a.
Cell(s)
n.a.
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Cellular
Cell
Center

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Cent
Central
Cent
Cereal
n.a.
Cerebral
Cereb
Cerebrovascular
Cerebrovasc

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Change
n.a.
Channels
n.a.
Chemical
Chem
Chemistry
Chem
Chemotherapy
Chemother

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Children
Child
Chinese
Chin
Chromosomal
Chromosom
Chromosome
n.a.
Chromatograph(ic)
Chromatogr

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Chromatography
Chromatogr
Chronicle(s)
Chron
Chronologic
Chronolog
Chronology
Chronolog
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Circulation
Circ
Climate

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Clim
Climatology
Climatol
Clinical
Clin
Clinics
Clin
Club
n.a.

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Coagulation
Coagul
Cognition
Cogn
Cognitive
Cogn
College
Coll
Coloproctology
Coloproctol

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Colorado
Colo
Combinatorial
Comb
Commission
Comm
Commonwealth
Commonw
Communicable
Commun

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Communication
Commun
Community
n.a.
Comparative
Comp
Compendium
Compend
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Complementary
Complement

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Complications
n.a.
Comprehensive
Compr
Computation
Comput
Computer
Comput
Computing
Comput

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Computerized
Comput
Conference
Conf
Congenital
Congenit
Congestive
Congest
Connecticut
Conn

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Connection
Connect
Connective
Connect
Consciousness
Conscious
Contact
n.a.
Continuing
Contin

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Contamination
Contam
Contemporary
Contemp
Contraceptive
Contracept
Contribution(s)
Contrib
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Control
n.a.
Cooperative

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Coop
Coronary
Coron
Cortex
n.a.
Cosmetic
Cosmet
Council
Counc

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Counseling
Couns
Craniofacial
Craniofac
Craniomaxillofacial
Craniomaxillofac
Creative
Creat
Critical
Crit

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Croatian
Croat
Cryotherapy
Cryother
Crystallographic
Crystallogr
Crystallography
Crystallogr
Cultivate(d)
Cultiv

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Cultural
Cult
Current
Curr
Cutaneous
Cutan
Cycle
n.a.
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Cytogenetic(s)
Cytogenet
Cytokine

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n.a.
Cytologic(al)
Cytol
Cytology
Cytol
Cytopathology
Cytopathol
Data
n.a.

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Death
n.a.
Decision(s)
Decis
Delaware
Del
Delivery
Deliv
Dementias
Demen

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Demographic(s)
Demogr
Demography
Demogr
Densitometry
Densitom
Dermatitis
Dermat
Dermatological
Dermatol

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Dermatology
Dermatol
Design
Des
Detection
Detect
Development(s)
Dev
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Developmental
Dev
Diabetes

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n.a.
Diabetologica
Diabetol
Diagnosis
Diagn
Diagnostic(s)
Diagn
Dialog
n.a.

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Dialysis
Dial
Dietetic
Diet
Dietitian(s)
Dietit
Differentiation
Differ
Digest
Dig

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Digestive
Dig
Direction(s)
Dir
Disability
Disabil
Discussions
Discuss
Discovery
Discov

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Disease(s)
Dis
Disorder(s)
Disord
Diversity
Divers
Domestic
Domest
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Downs
Downs
Drug(s)

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n.a.
Dynamics
Dyn
Dysfunction
Dysfunct
Dysmorphology
Dysmorphol
East
n.a.

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Eastern
East
Eating
Eat
Ecology
Ecol
Economic(s)
Econ
Editor(s)
Ed

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Education
Educ
Educational
Educ
Effective
Eff
Egyptian
Egypt
Elbow
n.a.

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Electrocardiology
Electrocardiol
Electromagnetic(s)
Electromagn
Electromyography
Electromyogr
Electron
n.a.
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Electronic
Electron

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Electrophysiology
Electrophysiol
Electrophoresis
Electrophor
Element(s)
Elem
Elemental
Elem
Elementary
Elem

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Embryology
Embryol
Emergency
Emerg
Endocrine
Endocr
Endocrinology
Endocrinol
Endodontic
Endod

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Endoscopy
Endosc
Endothelial
Endothel
Endothelium
Endothel
Endotoxin
n.a.
Engineering
Eng

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Entomologic(al)
Entomol
Entomology
Entomol
Environment(al)
Environ
Enzyme(s)
Enzym
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Epidemiology
Epidemiol
Epileptic

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n.a.
Equilibrium
Equilib
Ergonomics
Ergon
European
Eur
Ethics
n.a.

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Ethnicity
Ethn
Eukaryotic
Eukaryot
Evaluation
Eval
Evidence
Evid
Evidence-based
Evid Based

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Evolution
Evol
Evolutionary
Evol
Excellence
Excell
Exercise
Exerc
Exotic
Exot

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Expectations
Expect
Experiment(s)
Exp
Experimental
Exp
Expert
n.a.
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Expression
Expr
Exposure

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Expo
Facial
n.a.
Facilities
Facil
Factor(s)
n.a.
Faculty
Fac

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Failure
Fail
Family
Fam
Federal
Fed
Federation
Fed
Fertility
Fertil

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Fertilizer(s)
Fertil
Fetal
n.a.
Fibrinolysis
n.a.
Financing
Financ
Fisheries
Fish

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Fishery
Fish
Fishing
Fish
Floor
n.a.
Florida
Fla
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Flower
n.a.
Flowering

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Flower
Food
n.a.
Forest
For
Forestry
For
Formosan
Formos

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Forum
n.a.
Foundation
Found
Free
n.a.
French
Fr
Frontiers
Front

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Function
Funct
Fundamental(s)
Fundam
Future
n.a.
Gait
n.a.
Gastroenterology
Gastroenterol

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Gastrointestinal
Gastrointest
Gazette
Gaz
Gender
Gend
Gene
n.a.
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General
Gen
Genetic(s)

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Genet
Genetical
Genet
Genome
n.a.
Genomic(s)
n.a.
Geographic
Geogr

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Geologic(al)
Geol
Geologist(s)
Geol
Geology
Geol
Georgia
Ga
Geriatric(s)
Geriatr

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German
Ger
Gerontology
Gerontol
Glaucoma
n.a.
Gravitational
Gravit
Grower(s)
Grow

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Growing
Grow
Growth
n.a.
Guide
n.a.
Guideline(s)
Guidel
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Gynaecology
Gynaecol
Gynecology

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Gynecol
Habitat(s)
n.a.
Haematology
Haematol
Hand
n.a.
Harvard
Harv

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Hawaii
n.a.
Hazardous
Hazard
Health
n.a.
Healthcare
Healthc
Heart
n.a.

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Helminth(s)
n.a.
Helminthology
Helminthol
Hematology
Hematol
Hemorheology
Hemorheol
Hemostasis
Hemost

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Hepatitis
Hepat
Hepatology
Hepatol
Herbicide(s)
Herbic
Heredity
Hered
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Histochemistry
Histochem

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Histologic(al)
Histol
Historical
Hist
History
Hist
Holistic
Holist
Hormone
Horm

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Horticultural
Hortic
Horticulture
Hortic
Hospice
Hosp
Hospital
Hosp
Hotline
n.a.

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Human
Hum
Hygiene
Hyg
Hyperbaric
Hyperb
Hypertension
Hypertens
Idaho
Ida

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Illinois
Ill
Imaging
n.a.
Immunity
Immun
Immunoassay
n.a.
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Immunogenetics
Immunogenet

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Immunohistochemistry
Immunohistochem
Immunology
Immunol
Implant(s)
n.a.
Implantology
Implantol
Incorporating
Inc

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Indiana
n.a.
Indoor
n.a.
Industrial
Ind
Industry
Ind
Infection
Infect

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Infectious
Infect
Inflammation
Inflamm
Inflammatory
Inflamm
Informatics
Inform
Information
Inf

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Inhibition
Inhib
Initiative
Initiat
Injuries
Inj
Injury
Inj
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Inorganic
Inorg
Inquiry

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Inq
Insect
n.a.
Insecticide(s)
Insectic
Institute
Inst
Integrative
Integr

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Intellectual
Intellect
Intelligent
Intell
Intensive
n.a.
Interdisciplinary
Interdiscip
Interferon(s)
n.a.

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Internal
Intern
International
Int
Internet
n.a.
Interventional
Interv
Invertebrate
Invert

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Investigation(s)
Investig
Investigational
Investig
In vitro
In Vitr
Iowa
n.a.
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Island(er)
Isl
Isotope(s)

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n.a.
Israel
Isr
Issue(s)
n.a.
Japanese
Jpn
Joint
Jt

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Journal
J
Kansas
Kans
Kentucky
Ky
Kinesiology
Kinesiol
Kinetics
Kinet

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Laboratory
Lab
Language
Lang
Laparoscopic
Laparosc
Laparoscopy
Laparosc
Laryngology
Laryngol

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Laser
n.a.
Lateral
n.a.
Latinoamerican
Latinoam
Leadership
Leadersh
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Learning
Learn
Legal

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Leg
Legislation
Legis
Letter(s)
Lett
Leukemia
Leuk
Leukocyte
Leukoc

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Library
Lib
Life
n.a.
Lifelines
n.a.
Lifetime
n.a.
Lipidology
Lipidol

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Literature
Lit
Liver
n.a.
Living
n.a.
Louisiana
La
Lymphoma(s)
n.a.

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Magnetic
Magn
Maine
n.a.
Malaria
Malar
Maltreatment
Maltreat
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Mammalian
Mamm
Mammary

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n.a.
Managed
Manag
Management
Manag
Manual
Man
Mapping
Mapp

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Marrow
n.a.
Maryland
Md
Mass
n.a.
Massachusetts
Mass
Materials
Mater

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Maternal
Matern
Mathematical
Math
Mathematics
Math
Matters
n.a.
Maxillofacial
Maxillofac

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Measurement
Meas
Mechanisms
Mech
Mediators
n.a.
Medica
Med
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Medical
Med
Medicare

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n.a.
Medicinal
Med
Medicine
Med
Mediterranean
Mediterr
Meeting
Meet

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Melanoma
n.a.
Membrane
Membr
Memory
Mem
Mens
Mens
Mental
Ment

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Metabolic
Metab
Meterologic(al)
Meterol
Meterology
Meterol
Methods
n.a.
Michigan
Mich

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Microbe(s)
n.a.
Microbial
Microb
Microbiologic
Microbiol
Microbiology
Microbiol
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Microcirculation
Microcirc

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Microorganism(s)
Microorg
Microscopy
Microsc
Midwest
n.a.
Midwestern
Midwest
Midwife
n.a.

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Midwifery
n.a.
Military
Milit
Minnesota
Minn
Minority
Minor
Mississippi
Miss

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Missouri
Mo
Modern
Mod
Molecular
Mol
Molecules
Mol
Monitoring
Monit

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Monograph
Monogr
Montana
Mont
Morphologic(al)
Morphol
Morphology
Morphol
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Mother
n.a.
Motility

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Motil
Motor
n.a.
Movement
Move
Multiple
Mult
Muscle
n.a.

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Musculoskeletal
Musculoskelet
Nation(s)
n.a.
National
Natl
Natural
Nat
Nature
Nat

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Nebraska
Nebr
Neonatology
Neonatal
Neoplasia
n.a.
Nephrology
Nephrol
Netherlands
Neth

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Network
Netw
Neural
n.a.
Neurobiology
Neurobiol
Neurogenetics
Neurogenet
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Neuroimaging
n.a.
Neurologic

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Neurol
Neurology
Neurol
Neurootology
Neurootol
Neuropathology
Neuropathol
Neuropsychology
Neuropsychol

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Neuropsychopharmacology
Neuropsychopharmacol
Neurorehabilitation
Neurorehabil
Neuroscience
Neurosci
Neurosurgery
Neurosurg
Neurosurgical
Neurosurg

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Neurovirology
Neurovirol
Nevada
Nev
New
n.a.
New Hampshire
NH
New Jersey
NJ

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New Mexico
NM
New York
NY
New Zealand
NZ
News
n.a.
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Newsletter
Newsl
Nicotine

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n.a.
Nigerian
Niger
Nomenclature
Nomencl
Noninvasive
n.a.
North
n.a.

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North America
North Am
North Carolina
NC
North Dakota
ND
Northeast
n.a.
Northeastern
Northeast

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Northern
North
Northwest
n.a.
Northwestern
Northwest
Notes
n.a.
Nuclear
Nucl

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Nucleic
n.a.
Numeric(al)
Numer
Nurse
n.a.
Nursing
Nurs
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Nutrition(al)
Nutr
Obesity

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Obes
Obstetric
Obstet
Occasional
Occas
Occupation(al)
Occup
Ocular
Ocul

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Office
Off
Official
Off
Ohio
n.a.
Oklahoma
Okla
Oncology
Oncol

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Online
n.a.
Operational
Oper
Operative
Oper
Ophthalmic
n.a.
Ophthalmology
Ophthalmol

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Opinion
Opin
Optical
Opt
Optics
Opt
Options
n.a.
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Optometry
Optom
Oral

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n.a.
Oregon
Or
Organic
Org
Organization
Organ
Orientation
Orientat

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Orthodontic(s)
Orthod
Osteoarthritis
n.a.
Osteoporosis
Osteoporos
Orthopedic
Orthop
Otolaryngology
Otolaryngol

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Otorhinolaryngology
Otorhinolaryngol
Outcome(s)
n.a.
Outlook
n.a.
Pacific
Pac
Palate
n.a.

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Palliative
Palliat
Pamphlet
Pam
Pancreatic
Pancreat
Papers
Pap
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Parasitology
Parasitol
Particle

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Part
Pathogen(ic)
Pathog
Pathologist(s)
Pathol
Pathology
Pathol
Patient
n.a.

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Paediatrica
Paediatr
Pediatric
Pediatr
Pelvic
n.a.
Pennsylvania
Pa
People
n.a.

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Peptide
Pept
Performance
Perform
Periodontal
n.a.
Periodontology
Periodontol
Perioperative
Perioper

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Peripheral
Peripher
Perspectives
Perspect
Pest
n.a.
Pesticide(s)
Pestic
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Pharmaceutical
Pharm
Pharmacy

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Pharm
Pharmacoepidemiology
Pharmacoepidemiol
Pharmacogenomic(s)
n.a.
Pharmacokinetics
Pharmacokinet
Pharmacology
Pharmacol

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Pharmacotherapy
Pharmacother
Phenotype
n.a.
Philanthropy
Philanthr
Phylogenetics
Phylogenet
Philosophy
Philos

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Photochemistry
Photochem
Photodermatology
Photodermatol
Photoimmunlogy
Photoimmunol
Photomedicine
Photomed
Physical
Phys

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Physician
n.a.
Physics
Phys
Physiological
Physiol
Physiology
Physiol
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Physiotherapy
Physiother
Place

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n.a.
Planning
Plann
Plant
n.a.
Plasmas
n.a.
Plastic
Plast

Citing Medicine

Policy
n.a.
Pollution
Pollut
Poor
n.a.
Population
Popul
Positive
Posit

Citing Medicine

Postgraduate
Postgrad
Posture
n.a.
Poultry
Poult
Practical
Pract
Practice
Pract

Citing Medicine

Practitioner(s)
Pract
Pregnancy
n.a.
Pregnant
n.a.
Prehospital
Prehosp
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Preparative
Prep
Pressure

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Press
Prevention
Prev
Preventive
Prev
Previews
n.a.
Primary
Prim

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Problems
Probl
Proceedings
Proc
Process(es)
n.a.
Processing
Process
Product(s)
Prod

Citing Medicine

Productive
Product
Profession(al)
Prof
Programs
n.a.
Progress
Prog
Proliferation
Prolif

Citing Medicine

Promotion
Promot
Prosthodontics
Prosthodont
Protection
Prot
Protein
n.a.
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Proteomics
n.a.
Protocol(s)

Citing Medicine

Protoc
Protozoa(n)
n.a.
Provider
Provid
Psychiatric
Psychiatr
Psychiatry
n.a.

Citing Medicine

Psychologist
Psychol
Psychology
Psychol
Psychonomic
Psychon
Psychopharmacology
Psychopharmacol
Public
n.a.

Citing Medicine

Publication
Publ
Publisher
Publ
Puerto Rico
PR
Pulmonary
Pulm
Purification
Purif

Citing Medicine

Qualitative
Qual
Quality
Qual
Quarterly
Q
Radiation
Radiat
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Radical
Radic
Radiology

Citing Medicine

Radiol
Radiopharmaceuticals
Radiopharm
Radiotherapy
Radiother
Reaction(s)
React
Reader
Read

Citing Medicine

Recent
n.a.
Receptors
n.a.
Reconstructive
Reconstr
Record
Rec
Redox
n.a.

Citing Medicine

Regeneration
Regen
Register
Regist
Regulation(s)
Regul
Regulatory
Regul
Rehabilitation
Rehabil

Citing Medicine

Related
Relat
Renal
Ren
Repair
n.a.
Replacement
Replace
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Report(s)
Rep

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Reproduction
Reprod
Reproductive
Reprod
Research(er)
Res
Resistance
Resist
Resonance
Reson

Citing Medicine

Resources
Resour
Respiratory
Respir
Resume
n.a.
Retardation
Retard
Retinal
Retin

Citing Medicine

Review(s)
Rev
Rheumatic
Rheum
Rheumatism
Rheum
Rheumatology
Rheumatol
Rhode Island
RI

Citing Medicine

Rights
n.a.
Risk
n.a.
Romanian
Rom
Roumanian
Roum
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Royal
n.a.
Rural

Citing Medicine

n.a.
Safety
Saf
Scandinavian
Scand
School
Sch
Science(s)
Sci

Citing Medicine

Sclerosis
Scler
Screening
Screen
Seminar(s)
Semin
Sequence
Seq
Sequencing
Seq

Citing Medicine

Series
Ser
Service(s)
Serv
Sex
n.a.
Sexual
Sex
Shoulder
n.a.

Citing Medicine

Signalling
Signal
Skin
n.a.
Sleep
n.a.
Smooth
n.a.
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Social
Soc
Society

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Soc
Sociology
Sociol
Solid
n.a.
South
n.a.
South Africa
S Afr

Citing Medicine

South Carolina
SC
South Dakota
SD
Southeast
n.a.
Southeastern
Southeast
Southern
South

Citing Medicine

Southwest
n.a.
Southwestern
Southwest
Soybean
n.a.
Space
n.a.
Special
Spec

Citing Medicine

Species
n.a.
Specific
Specif
Specification(s)
Specif
Spectrochemical
Spectrochem
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Spectrochemistry
Spectrochem

Citing Medicine

Spectrometry
Spectrom
Spectroscopic
Spectrosc
Spectroscopy
Spectrosc
Spectrum
Spectr
Spine
n.a.

Citing Medicine

Sport(s)
n.a.
Spring
n.a.
Standard(s)
Stand
State(s)
n.a.
Station(s)
Stn

Citing Medicine

Statistical
Stat
Statistics
Stat
Stem
n.a.
Steroid(s)
n.a.
Strabismus
n.a.

Citing Medicine

Strategies
Strateg
Stratigraphic
Stratigr
Stratigraphy
Stratigr
Stress
n.a.
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Structure(al)
Struct
Studies

Citing Medicine

Stud
Study
n.a.
Substances
Subst
Summaries
Summ
Summary
Summ

Citing Medicine

Summer
n.a.
Supplement
Suppl
Support
n.a.
Supportive
Support
Surgery
Surg

Citing Medicine

Surgical
Surg
Surveillance
Surveill
Survey
Surv
Swiss
n.a.
Symposium
Symp

Citing Medicine

Syndrome
Syndr
System(s)
Syst
Systematic
Syst
Targeting
Target
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Targets
n.a.

Citing Medicine

Taxonomic(s)
Taxon
Taxonomy
Taxon
Teacher(s)
Teach
Technical
Tech
Technique(s)
Tech

Citing Medicine

Technological
Technol
Technology
Technol
Telecare
n.a.
Telehealth
n.a.
Telemedicine
Telemed

Citing Medicine

Tennessee
Tenn
Testing
Test
Texas
Tex
Theoretical
Theor
Therapeutic(s)
Ther

Citing Medicine

Therapeutic
Ther
Therapy
Ther
Thermodynamic(s)
Thermodyn
Thoracic
Thorac
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Thrombolysis
n.a.
Thrombosis

Citing Medicine

Thromb
Tinnitus
n.a.
Tissue
n.a.
Tobacco
Tob
Today
n.a.

Citing Medicine

Tomorrow
n.a.
Topics
Top
Toxic
Tox
Toxicogical
Toxicol
Toxicology
Toxicol

Citing Medicine

Toxin(s)
n.a.
Training
Train
Transactions
Trans
Transfusion
Transfus
Transgenic
n.a.

Citing Medicine

Transition
Transit
Transplant
Transpl
Transplantation
Transplant
Trauma
n.a.
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Traumatology
Traumatol
Travel

Citing Medicine

n.a.
Treatment
Treat
Trends
n.a.
Trial(s)
n.a.
Tropical
Trop

Citing Medicine

Tubercuolsis
Tuberc
Tumor
n.a.
Typographic
Typogr
Typography
Typogr
Twin
n.a.

Citing Medicine

Ultrasonic(s)
Ultrason
Ultrasound
n.a.
Ultrastructure
Ultrastruct
Undersea
n.a.
Underserved
n.a.

Citing Medicine

University
Univ
Update
n.a.
Urogynecology
Urogynecol
Urological
Urol
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Urology
Urol
Utah

Citing Medicine

n.a.
Valve
n.a.
Vascular
Vasc
Vector
n.a.
Vegetable(s)
Veg

Citing Medicine

Velocity
Veloc
Venereology
Venereol
Vermont
Vt
Vestibular
Vestib
Veterinary
Vet

Citing Medicine

Viability
n.a.
Virginia
Va
Virologic(al)
Virol
Virology
Virol
Virus(es)
n.a.

Citing Medicine

Vision
Vis
Washington
Wash
Watch
n.a.
Water
n.a.
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Weight
n.a.
West

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n.a.
West Virginia
WV
Western
West
Wilderness
n.a.
Wildlife
Wildl

Citing Medicine

Winter
n.a.
Wisconsin
Wis
Womens
Womens
Workshop
n.a.
World
n.a.

Citing Medicine

Wound
n.a.
Wyoming
Wyo
Young
n.a.
Zoological
Zool
Zoology
Zool

Citing Medicine
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