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2 The Dietary Reference Intakes Research Synthesis Database
Pages 15-18

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From page 15...
... Food and Nutrition Board staff categorized each of the research recommendations by key words to aid the search process. Staff members also are adding Medical Subject Heading (MeSH)
From page 16...
... . In addition, some of the research recommendations fit into a third category called "research methods." Examples include recommendations related to databases and nutrient assays.
From page 17...
... For example, clicking on the saved query called "A-Calcium Report, All" sends a list of all the research recommendations in the DRI Calcium and Related Nutrients Report (IOM, 1997) to the computer monitor.
From page 18...
... Appendix D provides a sample printout that shows the functionality of the database. Users of the current release of the DRI Research Synthesis Database files were invited to submit comments and suggestions by August 1, 2006, so that they could be included in the final version.


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