BISAC Subject Headings List, Medical
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Scholarly or professional works discussing diseases should be assigned subjects in this section that pertain to the branch of medicine that studies the disease in question (if no specific branch of medicine applies, use subjects in this section for the specific disease or type of disease): for example, a textbook about cancer would be assigned "MEDICAL / Oncology"; a clinical work on AIDS research would be assigned "MEDICAL / AIDS & HIV". Subjects beginning with "HEALTH & FITNESS / Diseases" are intended for popular works that discuss preventing or coping with a specific disease (or type of disease) and/or for popular works describing the experiences of people with a specific disease (or type of disease).
Use "MEDICAL / History" for works on the history of medicine and use "MEDICAL / Medical History & Records" for works dealing with the medical history and records of patients.
Use "MEDICAL / Nursing / Home & Community Care" for works on nursing that occurs outside of a traditional medical facility (either at a patient's home or within the community) and use "MEDICAL / Nursing Home Care" for works on nursing homes and nursing home care.
If your title does not have subject content, i.e. a blank book, please use the Non-Classifiable term below. Otherwise, use the Subject/General term in the closest descriptive area.
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All rights reserved. No part of the attached documents may be distributed or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without the express permission of the Book Industry Study Group, Inc.
If you can't find the code you're looking for please go back and review other Major Subjects to find an alternate code or use our Contact Form to suggest revisions to the next version of the list.
Step 2: Determine the specific term which describes your book.
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MEDICAL
Use subjects in this section for scholarly works and/or for works aimed at medical or health care professionals. For works aimed at nonprofessionals, use subjects in the HEALTH & FITNESS section.Scholarly or professional works discussing diseases should be assigned subjects in this section that pertain to the branch of medicine that studies the disease in question (if no specific branch of medicine applies, use subjects in this section for the specific disease or type of disease): for example, a textbook about cancer would be assigned "MEDICAL / Oncology"; a clinical work on AIDS research would be assigned "MEDICAL / AIDS & HIV". Subjects beginning with "HEALTH & FITNESS / Diseases" are intended for popular works that discuss preventing or coping with a specific disease (or type of disease) and/or for popular works describing the experiences of people with a specific disease (or type of disease).
Use "MEDICAL / History" for works on the history of medicine and use "MEDICAL / Medical History & Records" for works dealing with the medical history and records of patients.
Use "MEDICAL / Nursing / Home & Community Care" for works on nursing that occurs outside of a traditional medical facility (either at a patient's home or within the community) and use "MEDICAL / Nursing Home Care" for works on nursing homes and nursing home care.
| MED000000 | MEDICAL / General |
| MED001000 | MEDICAL / Acupuncture |
| MED002000 | MEDICAL / Administration |
| MED022020 | MEDICAL / AIDS & HIV |
| MED003000 | MEDICAL / Allied Health Services / General |
| MED003010 | MEDICAL / Allied Health Services / Emergency Medical Services |
| MED003020 | MEDICAL / Allied Health Services / Hypnotherapy |
| MED003090 | MEDICAL / Allied Health Services / Massage Therapy |
| MED003030 | MEDICAL / Allied Health Services / Medical Assistants |
| MED003040 | MEDICAL / Allied Health Services / Medical Technology |
| MED003050 | MEDICAL / Allied Health Services / Occupational Therapy |
| MED003060 | MEDICAL / Allied Health Services / Physical Therapy |
| MED003070 | MEDICAL / Allied Health Services / Radiological & Ultrasound Technology |
| MED003080 | MEDICAL / Allied Health Services / Respiratory Therapy |
| MED004000 | MEDICAL / Alternative & Complementary Medicine |
| MED005000 | MEDICAL / Anatomy |
| MED006000 | MEDICAL / Anesthesiology |
| MED101000 | MEDICAL / Atlases |
| MED007000 | MEDICAL / Audiology & Speech Pathology |
| MED111000 | MEDICAL / Bariatrics |
| MED008000 | MEDICAL / Biochemistry |
| MED090000 | MEDICAL / Biostatistics |
| MED009000 | MEDICAL / Biotechnology |
| MEDICAL / Cancer see Oncology | |
| MED010000 | MEDICAL / Cardiology |
| MED011000 | MEDICAL / Caregiving |
| MED012000 | MEDICAL / Chemotherapy |
| MED013000 | MEDICAL / Chiropractic |
| MED014000 | MEDICAL / Clinical Medicine |
| MEDICAL / Communicable Diseases see Infectious Diseases | |
| MEDICAL / Complementary Medicine see Alternative & Complementary Medicine | |
| MEDICAL / Cosmetic Surgery see Surgery / Plastic & Cosmetic | |
| MED015000 | MEDICAL / Critical Care |
| MED016000 | MEDICAL / Dentistry / General |
| MED016010 | MEDICAL / Dentistry / Dental Assisting |
| MED016020 | MEDICAL / Dentistry / Dental Hygiene |
| MED016080 | MEDICAL / Dentistry / Dental Implants * |
| MED016060 | MEDICAL / Dentistry / Endodontics |
| MED016050 | MEDICAL / Dentistry / Oral Surgery |
| MED016030 | MEDICAL / Dentistry / Orthodontics |
| MED016040 | MEDICAL / Dentistry / Periodontics |
| MED016090 | MEDICAL / Dentistry / Practice Management * |
| MED016070 | MEDICAL / Dentistry / Prosthodontics |
| MED017000 | MEDICAL / Dermatology |
| MED018000 | MEDICAL / Diagnosis |
| MED019000 | MEDICAL / Diagnostic Imaging |
| MED020000 | MEDICAL / Dictionaries & Terminology |
| MED021000 | MEDICAL / Diet Therapy |
| MED022000 | MEDICAL / Diseases |
| MEDICAL / Diseases / Abdominal see Gastroenterology | |
| MEDICAL / Diseases / AIDS & HIV see AIDS & HIV | |
| MEDICAL / Diseases / Bacterial see Infectious Diseases | |
| MEDICAL / Diseases / Brain see Neurology | |
| MEDICAL / Diseases / Cancer see Oncology | |
| MEDICAL / Diseases / Cardiopulmonary see Cardiology | |
| MEDICAL / Diseases / Cardiovascular see Cardiology | |
| MEDICAL / Diseases / Cerebrovascular see Neurology | |
| MEDICAL / Diseases / Communicable see Infectious Diseases | |
| MEDICAL / Diseases / Cutaneous see Dermatology | |
| MEDICAL / Diseases / Diabetes see Endocrinology & Metabolism | |
| MEDICAL / Diseases / Digestive Organs see Gastroenterology | |
| MEDICAL / Diseases / Endocrine Glands see Endocrinology & Metabolism | |
| MEDICAL / Diseases / Gastrointestinal see Gastroenterology | |
| MEDICAL / Diseases / Genetic see Genetics | |
| MEDICAL / Diseases / Genitourinary see Urology | |
| MEDICAL / Diseases / Immunological see Immunology | |
| MEDICAL / Diseases / Infectious see Infectious Diseases | |
| MEDICAL / Diseases / Neuromuscular see Anatomy or Neurology or Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation or Physiology | |
| MEDICAL / Diseases / Nutritional see Nutrition | |
| MEDICAL / Diseases / Respiratory see Pulmonary & Thoracic Medicine | |
| MEDICAL / Diseases / Viral see Infectious Diseases | |
| MED023000 | MEDICAL / Drug Guides |
| MED024000 | MEDICAL / Education & Training |
| MED025000 | MEDICAL / Embryology |
| MED026000 | MEDICAL / Emergency Medicine |
| MED027000 | MEDICAL / Endocrinology & Metabolism |
| MED028000 | MEDICAL / Epidemiology |
| MEDICAL / Equipment see Instruments & Supplies | |
| MED109000 | MEDICAL / Essays |
| MED050000 | MEDICAL / Ethics |
| MED112000 | MEDICAL / Evidence-Based Medicine |
| MED029000 | MEDICAL / Family & General Practice |
| MED030000 | MEDICAL / Forensic Medicine |
| MED031000 | MEDICAL / Gastroenterology |
| MEDICAL / General Practice see Family & General Practice | |
| MED107000 | MEDICAL / Genetics |
| MED032000 | MEDICAL / Geriatrics |
| MED033000 | MEDICAL / Gynecology & Obstetrics |
| MED034000 | MEDICAL / Healing |
| MED035000 | MEDICAL / Health Care Delivery |
| MED036000 | MEDICAL / Health Policy |
| MED037000 | MEDICAL / Health Risk Assessment |
| MEDICAL / Hearing see Audiology & Speech Pathology | |
| MED038000 | MEDICAL / Hematology |
| MED114000 | MEDICAL / Hepatology |
| MED110000 | MEDICAL / Histology |
| MED039000 | MEDICAL / History |
| MED040000 | MEDICAL / Holistic Medicine |
| MED041000 | MEDICAL / Home Care |
| MEDICAL / Hospice Care see Terminal Care | |
| MED043000 | MEDICAL / Hospital Administration & Care |
| MED044000 | MEDICAL / Immunology |
| MEDICAL / Industrial Medicine see Occupational & Industrial Medicine | |
| MED115000 | MEDICAL / Infection Control * |
| MED022090 | MEDICAL / Infectious Diseases |
| MED108000 | MEDICAL / Instruments & Supplies |
| MED045000 | MEDICAL / Internal Medicine |
| MEDICAL / Iridology see Alternative Medicine | |
| MED047000 | MEDICAL / Laboratory Medicine |
| MED048000 | MEDICAL / Lasers in Medicine |
| MED113000 | MEDICAL / Long-Term Care |
| MED049000 | MEDICAL / Medicaid & Medicare |
| MEDICAL / Medical Ethics see Ethics | |
| MED051000 | MEDICAL / Medical History & Records |
| MED102000 | MEDICAL / Mental Health |
| MEDICAL / Metabolism see Endocrinology & Metabolism | |
| MED052000 | MEDICAL / Microbiology |
| MEDICAL / Mind-Body Medicine (Psychoneuroimmunology) see Alternative & Complementary Medicine | |
| MEDICAL / Naturopathy see HEALTH & FITNESS / Naturopathy | |
| MEDICAL / Neonatology see Perinatology & Neonatology | |
| MED055000 | MEDICAL / Nephrology |
| MED056000 | MEDICAL / Neurology |
| MED057000 | MEDICAL / Neuroscience |
| MEDICAL / Neurosurgery see Surgery / Neurosurgery | |
| MED091000 | MEDICAL / Nosology |
| MEDICAL / Nuclear Medicine see Radiology & Nuclear Medicine | |
| MED058000 | MEDICAL / Nursing / General |
| MED058010 | MEDICAL / Nursing / Anesthesia |
| MED058020 | MEDICAL / Nursing / Assessment & Diagnosis |
| MED058030 | MEDICAL / Nursing / Critical & Intensive Care |
| MED058040 | MEDICAL / Nursing / Emergency |
| MED058050 | MEDICAL / Nursing / Fundamentals & Skills |
| MED058060 | MEDICAL / Nursing / Gerontology |
| MED058070 | MEDICAL / Nursing / Home & Community Care |
| MED058090 | MEDICAL / Nursing / Issues |
| MED058100 | MEDICAL / Nursing / LPN & LVN |
| MED058110 | MEDICAL / Nursing / Management & Leadership |
| MED058120 | MEDICAL / Nursing / Maternity, Perinatal, Women's Health |
| MED058220 | MEDICAL / Nursing / Medical & Surgical |
| MED058130 | MEDICAL / Nursing / Mental Health |
| MED058140 | MEDICAL / Nursing / Nurse & Patient |
| MED058150 | MEDICAL / Nursing / Nutrition |
| MED058160 | MEDICAL / Nursing / Oncology & Cancer |
| MED058080 | MEDICAL / Nursing / Pediatric & Neonatal |
| MED058170 | MEDICAL / Nursing / Pharmacology |
| MED058180 | MEDICAL / Nursing / Psychiatric |
| MED058190 | MEDICAL / Nursing / Reference |
| MED058200 | MEDICAL / Nursing / Research & Theory |
| MED058210 | MEDICAL / Nursing / Test Preparation & Review |
| MED059000 | MEDICAL / Nursing Home Care |
| MED060000 | MEDICAL / Nutrition |
| MEDICAL / Obstetrics see Gynecology & Obstetrics | |
| MED061000 | MEDICAL / Occupational & Industrial Medicine |
| MED062000 | MEDICAL / Oncology |
| MED063000 | MEDICAL / Ophthalmology |
| MED064000 | MEDICAL / Optometry |
| MEDICAL / Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery see Surgery / Oral & Maxillofacial | |
| MED065000 | MEDICAL / Orthopedics |
| MED092000 | MEDICAL / Osteopathy |
| MED066000 | MEDICAL / Otorhinolaryngology |
| MED093000 | MEDICAL / Pain Medicine |
| MED103000 | MEDICAL / Parasitology |
| MED067000 | MEDICAL / Pathology |
| MED068000 | MEDICAL / Pathophysiology |
| MEDICAL / Patients see Physician & Patient | |
| MED094000 | MEDICAL / Pediatric Emergencies |
| MED069000 | MEDICAL / Pediatrics |
| MED070000 | MEDICAL / Perinatology & Neonatology |
| MED071000 | MEDICAL / Pharmacology |
| MED072000 | MEDICAL / Pharmacy |
| MED073000 | MEDICAL / Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation |
| MED074000 | MEDICAL / Physician & Patient |
| MED104000 | MEDICAL / Physicians |
| MED075000 | MEDICAL / Physiology |
| MEDICAL / Plastic Surgery see Surgery / Plastic & Cosmetic | |
| MED100000 | MEDICAL / Podiatry |
| MED095000 | MEDICAL / Practice Management & Reimbursement |
| MED076000 | MEDICAL / Preventive Medicine |
| MED077000 | MEDICAL / Prosthesis |
| MED105000 | MEDICAL / Psychiatry / General |
| MED105010 | MEDICAL / Psychiatry / Child & Adolescent |
| MED105020 | MEDICAL / Psychiatry / Psychopharmacology |
| MED078000 | MEDICAL / Public Health |
| MED079000 | MEDICAL / Pulmonary & Thoracic Medicine |
| MED080000 | MEDICAL / Radiology & Nuclear Medicine |
| MED081000 | MEDICAL / Reference |
| MEDICAL / Reimbursement see Practice Management & Reimbursement | |
| MED082000 | MEDICAL / Reproductive Medicine & Technology |
| MED106000 | MEDICAL / Research |
| MED083000 | MEDICAL / Rheumatology |
| MEDICAL / Speech Pathology see Audiology & Speech Pathology | |
| MED084000 | MEDICAL / Sports Medicine |
| MEDICAL / Supplies see Instruments & Supplies | |
| MED085000 | MEDICAL / Surgery / General |
| MED085060 | MEDICAL / Surgery / Colon & Rectal |
| MED085010 | MEDICAL / Surgery / Neurosurgery |
| MED085020 | MEDICAL / Surgery / Oral & Maxillofacial |
| MED085030 | MEDICAL / Surgery / Plastic & Cosmetic |
| MED085040 | MEDICAL / Surgery / Thoracic |
| MED085070 | MEDICAL / Surgery / Transplant |
| MED085050 | MEDICAL / Surgery / Vascular |
| MED042000 | MEDICAL / Terminal Care |
| MED086000 | MEDICAL / Test Preparation & Review |
| MEDICAL / Thoracic Medicine see Pulmonary & Thoracic Medicine | |
| MED096000 | MEDICAL / Toxicology |
| MED087000 | MEDICAL / Transportation |
| MED097000 | MEDICAL / Tropical Medicine |
| MED098000 | MEDICAL / Ultrasonography |
| MED088000 | MEDICAL / Urology |
| MED089000 | MEDICAL / Veterinary Medicine / General |
| MED089010 | MEDICAL / Veterinary Medicine / Equine |
| MED089020 | MEDICAL / Veterinary Medicine / Food Animal |
| MED089030 | MEDICAL / Veterinary Medicine / Small Animal |
If your title does not have subject content, i.e. a blank book, please use the Non-Classifiable term below. Otherwise, use the Subject/General term in the closest descriptive area.
NON000000 NON-CLASSIFIABLE
Please note that the BISAC Subject Headings List is governed by the following copyright notice.
© 2012, Book Industry Study Group, Inc.
All rights reserved. No part of the attached documents may be distributed or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without the express permission of the Book Industry Study Group, Inc.