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MeSH Heading: Medical Informatics
Tree Number(s): L01.313.500
Unique ID: D008490
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008490
Scope Note: The field of information science concerned with the analysis and dissemination of medical data through the application of computers to various aspects of health care and medicine.
Entry Version: MED INFORMATICS
Entry Term(s): Clinical Informatics; Computer Science, Medical; Health Informatics; Health Information Technology; Informatics, Clinical; Informatics, Medical; Information Science, Medical; Medical Computer Science; Medical Information Science
Previous Indexing: Information Systems (1982-1986)
See Also: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act; Biomedical Technology
Public MeSH Note: 87
History Note: 87
Date Established: 1987/01/01
Date of Entry: 1986/06/17
Revision Date: 2017/02/24

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