This is a good application for seeing how the thesaurus has been constructed and how it is used to assist in finding materials in the AgeLine Database of articles and studies.
Thesaurus - http://www.aarp.org/research/ageline/thesaurus.html
"The Thesaurus of Aging Terminology is a controlled vocabulary of subject terms (also called keywords or descriptors) used to index all publications cited in AgeLine. Because AgeLine focuses on aging-related topics from a variety of disciplines, the Thesaurus can be very useful in constructing a thorough search of the database, in defining how a term is used in AgeLine, and in identifying references having a major focus on that topic."
It is not the easiest to use. Basically, browse the PDF version of the thesaurus (272 pages), note terms you'd like to use, and do a copy and paste into the AgeLine search form.
"The Thesaurus of Aging Terminology is divided into three sections: Relational Terms, Rotated Terms, and Geographical Terms. The Relational Terms section indicates all levels of relationship among Thesaurus terms. The Rotated Terms section provides an alphabetized columnar listing of all words found within Thesaurus terms. The Geographical Terms section provides a ready reference list of state, province, country, regional, and continent names searchable as Descriptors."
AgeLine Database - http://www.aarp.org/research/ageline/index.html
Search Ageline - there are several options - basic keyword, subject, and multiple options. It covers a great range of aging topics related to health, living, and well being.
Watch for the Descriptors on articles that are displayed, and navigate to other topics.
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