Disciplines and Occupations

Endocrinology

A subspecialty of internal medicine concerned with the metabolism, physiology, and disorders of the ENDOCRINE SYSTEM.

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Abstract

A subspecialty of internal medicine concerned with the metabolism, physiology, and disorders of the ENDOCRINE SYSTEM.

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Synonyms

2 entry terms
  • Endocrinology and Metabolism Specialty
  • Metabolism and Endocrinology Specialty

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12 allowable subheadings

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

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  1. H01w.158w.782w.323w
  2. H02w.403w.429w.323w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Endocrinology. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004704. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004704
  2. Endocrinology. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endocrinology
  3. Endocrinology. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q162606