BISAC Subject Headings List
Medical
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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
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 a subject beginning with "MEDICAL / Oncology"; a clinical work on AIDS research would be assigned "MEDICAL / AIDS & HIV". Subjects beginning with "HEALTH & FITNESS / Diseases & Conditions" are intended for popular works that discuss preventing or coping with a specific disease or condition and/or for popular works describing the experiences of people with a specific disease or condition.
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.
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MED000000 |
MEDICAL / General |
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MED001000 |
MEDICAL / Acupuncture |
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MED002000 |
MEDICAL / Administration |
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MED022020 |
MEDICAL / AIDS & HIV |
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MED003000 |
MEDICAL / Allied Health Services / General |
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MED003010 |
MEDICAL / Allied Health Services / Emergency Medical Services |
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MED003020 |
MEDICAL / Allied Health Services / Hypnotherapy |
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MED003070 |
MEDICAL / Allied Health Services / Imaging Technologies |
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MED003090 |
MEDICAL / Allied Health Services / Massage Therapy |
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MED003030 |
MEDICAL / Allied Health Services / Medical Assistants |
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MED003100 |
MEDICAL / Allied Health Services / Medical Coding & Billing |
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MED003040 |
MEDICAL / Allied Health Services / Medical Technology |
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MED003050 |
MEDICAL / Allied Health Services / Occupational Therapy |
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MED003060 |
MEDICAL / Allied Health Services / Physical Therapy |
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MED003080 |
MEDICAL / Allied Health Services / Respiratory Therapy |
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MED004000 |
MEDICAL / Alternative & Complementary Medicine |
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MED005000 |
MEDICAL / Anatomy |
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MED006000 |
MEDICAL / Anesthesiology |
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MED101000 |
MEDICAL / Atlases |
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MED007000 |
MEDICAL / Audiology & Speech Pathology |
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MED111000 |
MEDICAL / Bariatrics |
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MED008000 |
MEDICAL / Biochemistry |
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MED090000 |
MEDICAL / Biostatistics |
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MED009000 |
MEDICAL / Biotechnology |
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MEDICAL / Cancer see headings under Oncology |
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MED010000 |
MEDICAL / Cardiology |
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MED011000 |
MEDICAL / Caregiving |
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MED012000 |
MEDICAL / Chemotherapy |
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MED013000 |
MEDICAL / Chiropractic |
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MED014000 |
MEDICAL / Clinical Medicine |
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MEDICAL / Communicable Diseases see Infectious Diseases |
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MEDICAL / Complementary Medicine see Alternative & Complementary Medicine |
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MEDICAL / Cosmetic Surgery see Surgery / Cosmetic & Reconstructive |
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MED015000 |
MEDICAL / Critical Care |
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MED016000 |
MEDICAL / Dentistry / General |
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MED016010 |
MEDICAL / Dentistry / Dental Assisting |
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MED016020 |
MEDICAL / Dentistry / Dental Hygiene |
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MED016080 |
MEDICAL / Dentistry / Dental Implants |
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MED016060 |
MEDICAL / Dentistry / Endodontics |
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MED016050 |
MEDICAL / Dentistry / Oral Surgery |
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MED016030 |
MEDICAL / Dentistry / Orthodontics |
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MED016040 |
MEDICAL / Dentistry / Periodontics |
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MED016090 |
MEDICAL / Dentistry / Practice Management |
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MED016070 |
MEDICAL / Dentistry / Prosthodontics |
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MED017000 |
MEDICAL / Dermatology |
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MED018000 |
MEDICAL / Diagnosis |
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MED019000 |
MEDICAL / Diagnostic Imaging / General |
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MED019010 |
MEDICAL / Diagnostic Imaging / Radiography |
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MED098000 |
MEDICAL / Diagnostic Imaging / Ultrasonography |
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MED020000 |
MEDICAL / Dictionaries & Terminology |
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MED021000 |
MEDICAL / Diet Therapy |
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MED022000 |
MEDICAL / Diseases |
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MEDICAL / Diseases / Abdominal see Gastroenterology |
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MEDICAL / Diseases / AIDS & HIV see AIDS & HIV |
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MEDICAL / Diseases / Bacterial see Infectious Diseases |
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MEDICAL / Diseases / Brain see Neurology |
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MEDICAL / Diseases / Cancer see headings under Oncology |
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MEDICAL / Diseases / Cardiopulmonary see Cardiology |
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MEDICAL / Diseases / Cardiovascular see Cardiology |
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MEDICAL / Diseases / Cerebrovascular see Neurology |
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MEDICAL / Diseases / Communicable see Infectious Diseases |
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MEDICAL / Diseases / Cutaneous see Dermatology |
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MEDICAL / Diseases / Diabetes see Endocrinology & Metabolism |
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MEDICAL / Diseases / Digestive Organs see Gastroenterology |
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MEDICAL / Diseases / Endocrine Glands see Endocrinology & Metabolism |
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MEDICAL / Diseases / Gastrointestinal see Gastroenterology |
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MEDICAL / Diseases / Genetic see Genetics |
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MEDICAL / Diseases / Genitourinary see Urology |
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MEDICAL / Diseases / Immunological see Immunology |
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MEDICAL / Diseases / Infectious see Infectious Diseases |
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MEDICAL / Diseases / Neuromuscular see Anatomy or Neurology or Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation or Physiology |
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MEDICAL / Diseases / Nutritional see Nutrition |
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MEDICAL / Diseases / Respiratory see Pulmonary & Thoracic Medicine |
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MEDICAL / Diseases / Viral see Infectious Diseases |
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MED023000 |
MEDICAL / Drug Guides |
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MED024000 |
MEDICAL / Education & Training |
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MED025000 |
MEDICAL / Embryology |
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MED026000 |
MEDICAL / Emergency Medicine |
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MED027000 |
MEDICAL / Endocrinology & Metabolism |
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MED116000 |
MEDICAL / Environmental Health |
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MED028000 |
MEDICAL / Epidemiology |
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MEDICAL / Equipment see Instruments & Supplies |
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MED109000 |
MEDICAL / Essays |
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MED050000 |
MEDICAL / Ethics |
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MED112000 |
MEDICAL / Evidence-Based Medicine |
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MED029000 |
MEDICAL / Family & General Practice |
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MED030000 |
MEDICAL / Forensic Medicine |
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MED031000 |
MEDICAL / Gastroenterology |
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MEDICAL / General Practice see Family & General Practice |
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MED107000 |
MEDICAL / Genetics |
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MED032000 |
MEDICAL / Geriatrics |
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MED033000 |
MEDICAL / Gynecology & Obstetrics |
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MED034000 |
MEDICAL / Healing |
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MED035000 |
MEDICAL / Health Care Delivery |
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MED036000 |
MEDICAL / Health Policy |
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MED037000 |
MEDICAL / Health Risk Assessment |
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MEDICAL / Hearing see Audiology & Speech Pathology |
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MED038000 |
MEDICAL / Hematology |
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MED114000 |
MEDICAL / Hepatology |
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MED110000 |
MEDICAL / Histology |
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MED039000 |
MEDICAL / History |
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MED040000 |
MEDICAL / Holistic Medicine |
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MED041000 |
MEDICAL / Home Care |
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MEDICAL / Hospice Care see Terminal Care |
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MED043000 |
MEDICAL / Hospital Administration & Care |
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MED044000 |
MEDICAL / Immunology |
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MEDICAL / Industrial Medicine see Occupational & Industrial Medicine |
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MED115000 |
MEDICAL / Infection Control |
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MED022090 |
MEDICAL / Infectious Diseases |
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MED117000 |
MEDICAL / Informatics |
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MED108000 |
MEDICAL / Instruments & Supplies |
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MED045000 |
MEDICAL / Internal Medicine |
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MEDICAL / Iridology see Alternative & Complementary Medicine |
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MED047000 |
MEDICAL / Laboratory Medicine |
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MED048000 |
MEDICAL / Lasers in Medicine |
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MED113000 |
MEDICAL / Long-Term Care |
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MED049000 |
MEDICAL / Medicaid & Medicare |
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MEDICAL / Medical Ethics see Ethics |
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MED051000 |
MEDICAL / Medical History & Records |
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MED102000 |
MEDICAL / Mental Health |
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MEDICAL / Metabolism see Endocrinology & Metabolism |
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MED052000 |
MEDICAL / Microbiology |
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MED118000 |
MEDICAL / Military Medicine |
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MEDICAL / Mind-Body Medicine (Psychoneuroimmunology) see Alternative & Complementary Medicine |
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MEDICAL / Naturopathy see HEALTH & FITNESS / Naturopathy |
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MEDICAL / Neonatology see Perinatology & Neonatology |
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MED055000 |
MEDICAL / Nephrology |
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MED056000 |
MEDICAL / Neurology |
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MED057000 |
MEDICAL / Neuroscience |
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MEDICAL / Neurosurgery see Surgery / Neurosurgery |
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MED091000 |
MEDICAL / Nosology |
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MEDICAL / Nuclear Medicine see Radiology, Radiotherapy & Nuclear Medicine |
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MED058000 |
MEDICAL / Nursing / General |
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MED058010 |
MEDICAL / Nursing / Anesthesia |
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MED058020 |
MEDICAL / Nursing / Assessment & Diagnosis |
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MED058240 |
MEDICAL / Nursing / Care Plans |
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MED058030 |
MEDICAL / Nursing / Critical & Intensive Care |
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MED058040 |
MEDICAL / Nursing / Emergency |
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MED058050 |
MEDICAL / Nursing / Fundamentals & Skills |
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MED058060 |
MEDICAL / Nursing / Gerontology |
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MED058070 |
MEDICAL / Nursing / Home & Community Care |
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MED058100 |
MEDICAL / Nursing / LPN & LVN |
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MED058110 |
MEDICAL / Nursing / Management & Leadership |
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MED058120 |
MEDICAL / Nursing / Maternity, Perinatal, Women's Health |
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MED058220 |
MEDICAL / Nursing / Medical & Surgical |
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MED058140 |
MEDICAL / Nursing / Nurse & Patient |
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MED058150 |
MEDICAL / Nursing / Nutrition |
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MED058160 |
MEDICAL / Nursing / Oncology & Cancer |
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MED058230 |
MEDICAL / Nursing / Palliative Care |
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MED058080 |
MEDICAL / Nursing / Pediatric & Neonatal |
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MED058170 |
MEDICAL / Nursing / Pharmacology |
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MED058180 |
MEDICAL / Nursing / Psychiatric & Mental Health |
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MED058190 |
MEDICAL / Nursing / Reference |
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MED058200 |
MEDICAL / Nursing / Research & Theory |
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MED058090 |
MEDICAL / Nursing / Social, Ethical & Legal Issues |
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MED058210 |
MEDICAL / Nursing / Test Preparation & Review (see also STUDY AIDS / NCLEX) |
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MED059000 |
MEDICAL / Nursing Home Care |
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MED060000 |
MEDICAL / Nutrition |
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MEDICAL / Obstetrics see Gynecology & Obstetrics |
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MED061000 |
MEDICAL / Occupational & Industrial Medicine |
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MED062000 |
MEDICAL / Oncology / General |
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MED062010 |
MEDICAL / Oncology / Breast Cancer |
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MED062020 |
MEDICAL / Oncology / Leukemia & Lymphoma |
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MED062030 |
MEDICAL / Oncology / Lung Cancer |
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MED062040 |
MEDICAL / Oncology / Pediatric |
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MED062050 |
MEDICAL / Oncology / Prostate Cancer |
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MED062060 |
MEDICAL / Oncology / Skin Cancer |
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MED063000 |
MEDICAL / Ophthalmology |
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MED064000 |
MEDICAL / Optometry |
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MEDICAL / Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery see Surgery / Oral & Maxillofacial |
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MED065000 |
MEDICAL / Orthopedics |
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MED092000 |
MEDICAL / Osteopathy |
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MED066000 |
MEDICAL / Otolaryngology |
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MED093000 |
MEDICAL / Pain Management |
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MED103000 |
MEDICAL / Parasitology |
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MED067000 |
MEDICAL / Pathology |
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MED068000 |
MEDICAL / Pathophysiology |
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MEDICAL / Patients see Physician & Patient |
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MED094000 |
MEDICAL / Pediatric Emergencies |
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MED069000 |
MEDICAL / Pediatrics |
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MED070000 |
MEDICAL / Perinatology & Neonatology |
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MED071000 |
MEDICAL / Pharmacology |
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MED072000 |
MEDICAL / Pharmacy |
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MED073000 |
MEDICAL / Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation |
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MED074000 |
MEDICAL / Physician & Patient |
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MED104000 |
MEDICAL / Physicians |
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MED075000 |
MEDICAL / Physiology |
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MEDICAL / Plastic Surgery see Surgery / Cosmetic & Reconstructive |
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MED100000 |
MEDICAL / Podiatry |
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MED095000 |
MEDICAL / Practice Management & Reimbursement |
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MED076000 |
MEDICAL / Preventive Medicine |
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MED077000 |
MEDICAL / Prosthesis |
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MED105000 |
MEDICAL / Psychiatry / General |
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MED105010 |
MEDICAL / Psychiatry / Child & Adolescent |
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MED105020 |
MEDICAL / Psychiatry / Psychopharmacology |
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MED078000 |
MEDICAL / Public Health |
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MED079000 |
MEDICAL / Pulmonary & Thoracic Medicine |
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MED080000 |
MEDICAL / Radiology, Radiotherapy & Nuclear Medicine |
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MED081000 |
MEDICAL / Reference |
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MED121000 |
MEDICAL / Regenerative Medicine |
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MEDICAL / Reimbursement see Practice Management & Reimbursement |
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MED082000 |
MEDICAL / Reproductive Medicine & Technology |
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MED106000 |
MEDICAL / Research |
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MED083000 |
MEDICAL / Rheumatology |
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MED119000 |
MEDICAL / Sleep Medicine |
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MEDICAL / Speech Pathology see Audiology & Speech Pathology |
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MED084000 |
MEDICAL / Sports Medicine |
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MEDICAL / Supplies see Instruments & Supplies |
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MED085000 |
MEDICAL / Surgery / General |
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MED085090 |
MEDICAL / Surgery / Abdominal |
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MED085040 |
MEDICAL / Surgery / Cardiothoracic |
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MED085060 |
MEDICAL / Surgery / Colon & Rectal |
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MED085030 |
MEDICAL / Surgery / Cosmetic & Reconstructive |
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MED085100 |
MEDICAL / Surgery / Eye |
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MED085080 |
MEDICAL / Surgery / Laparoscopic & Robotic |
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MED085010 |
MEDICAL / Surgery / Neurosurgery |
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MED085110 |
MEDICAL / Surgery / Oncology |
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MED085020 |
MEDICAL / Surgery / Oral & Maxillofacial |
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MED085120 |
MEDICAL / Surgery / Orthopedic |
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MED085130 |
MEDICAL / Surgery / Otolaryngology |
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MED085140 |
MEDICAL / Surgery / Pediatric |
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MED085150 |
MEDICAL / Surgery / Reproductive & Urological |
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MED085070 |
MEDICAL / Surgery / Transplant |
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MED085050 |
MEDICAL / Surgery / Vascular |
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MED120000 |
MEDICAL / Telemedicine |
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MED042000 |
MEDICAL / Terminal Care |
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MED086000 |
MEDICAL / Test Preparation & Review |
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MEDICAL / Thoracic Medicine see Pulmonary & Thoracic Medicine |
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MED096000 |
MEDICAL / Toxicology |
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MED087000 |
MEDICAL / Transportation |
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MED097000 |
MEDICAL / Tropical Medicine |
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MED088000 |
MEDICAL / Urology |
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MED089000 |
MEDICAL / Veterinary Medicine / General |
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MED089040 |
MEDICAL / Veterinary Medicine / Dentistry |
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MED089010 |
MEDICAL / Veterinary Medicine / Equine |
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MED089020 |
MEDICAL / Veterinary Medicine / Food Animal |
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MED089030 |
MEDICAL / Veterinary Medicine / Small Animal |
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MED089050 |
MEDICAL / Veterinary Medicine / Surgery |
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