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MeSH Heading: Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine
Tree Number(s): H02.403.680
Unique ID: D010810
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010810
Annotation: the specialty; for therapy consider REHABILITATION or PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES and their specifics and /‌rehabil with specific disease
Scope Note: A medical specialty concerned with the use of physical agents, mechanical apparatus, and manipulation in rehabilitating physically diseased or injured patients.
Entry Term(s): Medicine, Physical; Physiatrics; Physiatry; Physical Medicine; Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
NLM Classification #: WB 460
See Also: Biomechanical Phenomena
Public MeSH Note: 2013; see PHYSICAL MEDICINE 1966-2012
History Note: 2013 (1966)
Date Established: 2013/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2013/07/10

Allowable Qualifiers: classification (CL)

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Concept UI: M0016786
Scope Note: A medical specialty concerned with the use of physical agents, mechanical apparatus, and manipulation in rehabilitating physically diseased or injured patients.
Terms: Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine Preferred Term
Term UI T820663
Date04/12/2012
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2013); Physiatry
Term UI T031886
Date03/07/1991
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1992); Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Term UI T820664
Date04/12/2012
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2013); Physiatrics
Term UI T363973
Date11/03/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Physical Medicine
Term UI T031885
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1966); Medicine, Physical
Term UI T031884
Date12/04/1989
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1991)

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