Description
This element identifies the actual subject term in an index entry that consists of a subject description (rather than a simple index entry name). This may, or may not, constitute the entire text of the parent <indxsubj>element, and may be followed or preceded by paragraphs of explanation.
<indxsubj>
  <subject>Forensic physics</subject>
  <para>Gunshot location through recorded sound: a preliminary
  report (Pregliasco, RG and Martinez, EN), Nov., 1309.</para>
</indxsubj>
Parent Elements
The elements listed below may directly contain this element. They are "parent" elements. Elements in referenced groups are included, up to two levels of group nesting.
Parent elements: <indxsubj>
Model Diagram
The DTD model for this element:
--+(choice of TEXT with elements repeated) 
  |  
  |-- sub  -- (TEXT and elements)
  |  
  |-- sup  -- (TEXT and elements)
  |  
  |-- b  -- (TEXT and elements)
  |  
  |-- i  -- (TEXT and elements)
DTD Definition
The DTD contains the following element and attribute definitions (note that embedded links are to definitions within the DTD page of this guide):
<!ELEMENT subject                        (#PCDATA | sub | sup | b | i)*>
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Defined in DTD section Block-level Content : Index