Disciplines and Occupations

Allied Health Occupations

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.

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Abstract

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.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Occupations, Allied Health
  • Allied Health Occupation
  • Occupation, Allied Health

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9 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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History Note

91; was see HEALTH OCCUPATIONS 1975-90

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  • Health Occupations (1974-1990)

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  1. H02w.010w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Allied Health Occupations. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016390. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016390
  2. Allied Health Occupations. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allied_health_professionals
  3. Allied Health Occupations. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q349843