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Community Medicine MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Community Medicine
Tree Number(s)
H02.403.220
Unique ID
D003154
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003154
Scope Note
A branch of medicine concerned with the total health of the individual within the home environment and in the community, and with the application of comprehensive care to the prevention and treatment of illness in the entire community.
Entry Version
COMMUNITY MED
Entry Term(s)
Medicine, Community
NLM Classification #
W 84.5
Public MeSH Note
77; was see under COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE 1970-76
Online Note
search COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE 1970-74
History Note
77(75); was see under COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE 1970-76
Date Established
1977/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2008/07/08
Community Medicine Preferred
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