Professions or other business activities directed to the cure and prevention of disease. For occupations of medical personnel who are not physicians but who are working in the fields of medical technology, physical therapy, etc., ALLIED HEALTH OCCUPATIONS is available.

Annotation

do not confuse with OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ALLIED HEALTH OCCUPATIONS is also available; for health aides consider HEALTH WORKFORCE or ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL or specifics

DUI

D006281 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0009857

History note

68; was HEALTH PROFESSIONS 1963-67

Online note

use HEALTH OCCUPATIONS to search HEALTH PROFESSIONS 1966-67

Public note

68; was HEALTH PROFESSIONS 1963-67