Bio::DB::MeSH(3) User Contributed Perl Documentation Bio::DB::MeSH(3)NAMEBio::DB::MeSH - Term retrieval from a Web MeSH database
SYNOPSIS
my $mesh = Bio::DB::MeSH->new();
my $term = $mesh->get_exact_term('Butter');
print $term->description;
DESCRIPTION
This class retrieves a term from the Medical Subject Headings database
by the National Library of Medicine of USA. See
<http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/meshhome.html>.
This class implements Bio::SimpleAnalysisI and wraps its methods under
get_exact_term.
By default, web access uses WWW::Mechanize, but in its absense falls
back to bioperl module Bio::WebAgent which is a subclass of
LWP::UserAgent. If not even that is not installed, it uses
Bio::Root::HTTPget.
SEE ALSO
Bio::Phenotype::MeSH::Term
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Reporting Bugs
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AUTHOR
Heikki Lehvaslaiho, heikki-at-bioperl-dot-org
APPENDIX
The rest of the documentation details each of the object methods.
Internal methods are usually preceded with a _
get_exact_term
Title : get_exact_term
Usage : $s = $db->get_exact_term($value);
Function: Retrive a single MeSH term using a unique ID or exact name.
Example :
Returns : a Bio::Phenotype::MeSH::Term object
Args : scalar, UID or name of a MeSH term
The returned term object contains information about the immediate
vincinity of the term in the terminology hierarchy. See
Bio::Phenotype::MeSH::Twig.
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