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+<!--    
+                This is the Current DTD for Entrez eSummary
+$Id: eSummary_020511.dtd 76539 2006-01-31 17:51:46Z golikov $
+-->
+<!-- ================================================================= -->
+
+<!ELEMENT       Id              (#PCDATA)>		<!-- \d+ -->
+<!ELEMENT       Item        	(#PCDATA|Item)* >	<!-- .+ -->
+<!ATTLIST Item
+    Name CDATA                         #REQUIRED
+    Type (Integer|Date|String|List|Unknown) #REQUIRED
+>
+
+<!ELEMENT        ERROR          (#PCDATA)>		<!-- .+ -->
+
+<!ELEMENT        DocSum         (Id, Item+)>
+
+<!ELEMENT        eSummaryResult    (DocSum|ERROR)+>