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MeSH Heading: Occupational Health
Tree Number(s): N01.400.525
Unique ID: D016272
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016272
Annotation: "promotion and maintenance of physical and mental health in the work environment": do not confuse with OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE (the specialty) or OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; note entry term OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY which is GEN only: do not use as coord for safety in an industrial milieu ( = SAFETY and specific indust or occup heading); DF: OCCUP HEALTH
Scope Note: The promotion and maintenance of physical and mental health in the work environment.
Entry Version: OCCUP HEALTH
Entry Term(s): Employee Health; Health, Industrial; Hygiene, Industrial; Industrial Health; Industrial Hygiene; Occupational Safety; Safety, Occupational
Previous Indexing: Occupational Health Nursing (1966-1990); Occupational Health Services (1968-1990); Occupational Medicine (1966-1990)
Public MeSH Note: 91
History Note: 91
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1990/05/29
Revision Date: 2018/06/29

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Concept UI: M0024869
Terms: Industrial Hygiene Preferred Term
Term UI T048497
Date11/16/1992
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Health, Industrial
Term UI T048494
Date03/09/1995
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1996); Hygiene, Industrial
Term UI T048496
Date03/09/1995
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1996); Industrial Health
Term UI T048495
Date04/02/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1991)

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