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Health Occupations MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Health Occupations
Tree Number(s)
H02
Unique ID
D006281
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006281
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
Scope Note
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.
Entry Version
HEALTH OCCUP
Entry Term(s)
Health Professions
Public MeSH Note
68; was HEALTH PROFESSIONS 1963-67
Online Note
use HEALTH OCCUPATIONS to search HEALTH PROFESSIONS 1966-67
History Note
68; was HEALTH PROFESSIONS 1963-67
Date Established
1968/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2018/07/13
Health Occupations Preferred
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