"Medicine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The art and science of studying, performing research on, preventing, diagnosing, and treating disease, as well as the maintenance of health.
Descriptor ID |
D008511
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MeSH Number(s) |
H02.403
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Concept/Terms |
Specialties, Medical- Specialties, Medical
- Specialty, Medical
- Medical Specialty
- Specialities, Medical
- Medical Specialities
- Medical Speciality
- Speciality, Medical
- Medical Specialties
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Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Medicine" by people in Profiles.
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Trauma, gender reassignment, and penile augmentation. J Sex Med. 2010 Apr; 7(4 Pt 2):1657-67.
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Impact of desire to work in underserved communities on selection of specialty among fourth-year medical students. J Natl Med Assoc. 2006 Sep; 98(9):1460-5.
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The development of a mandatory medical thesis in an urban medical school. Teach Learn Med. 2005; 17(4):363-9.
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Diabetes case management. Ann Intern Med. 1999 May 18; 130(10):862; author reply 863.