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Allied Health Occupations MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Allied Health Occupations
Tree Number(s)
H02.010
Unique ID
D016390
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016390
Scope Note
Occupations of medical personnel who are not physicians, and are qualified by special training and, frequently, by licensure to work in supporting roles in the health care field. These occupations include, but are not limited to, medical technology, physical therapy, physician assistant, etc.
Entry Version
ALLIED HEALTH OCCUP
Entry Term(s)
Occupations, Allied Health
Previous Indexing
Health Occupations (1974-1990)
Public MeSH Note
91; was see HEALTH OCCUPATIONS 1975-90
Online Note
use HEALTH OCCUPATIONS to search ALLIED HEALTH OCCUPATIONS 1975-90
History Note
91; was see HEALTH OCCUPATIONS 1975-90
Date Established
1991/01/01
Date of Entry
1990/05/25
Revision Date
2018/06/29
Allied Health Occupations Preferred
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