Structured Summary
Abstract
Individuals licensed to practice medicine.
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Classification
Broader headings
Narrower headings
- Allergists
- Anesthesiologists
- Cardiologists
- Dermatologists
- Endocrinologists
- Family Physicians
- Foreign Medical Graduates
- Gastroenterologists
- General Practitioners
- Geriatricians
- Gynecologists
- Hospitalists
- Nephrologists
- Neurologists
- Obstetricians
- Occupational Health Physicians
- Oncologists
- Ophthalmologists
- Osteopathic Physicians
- Otolaryngologists
- Pathologists
- Pediatricians
- Physiatrists
- Primary Care Physicians
- Psychiatrists
- Pulmonologists
- Radiologists
- Rheumatologists
- Surgeons
- Urologists
- Women Physicians
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Synonyms
1 entry terms
- Physician
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Aspects Covered
11 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, organization & administration, psychology, standards, statistics & numerical data, supply & distribution, trends.
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Indexing Annotation
/educ = EDUCATION, MEDICAL or its specifics; Manual 35.2.3; in biographies: Manual 32.16.7; when not to use: Manual 34.11.1; "role of physician in ..." = PHYSICIAN'S ROLE: see note there
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Physicians. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010820. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010820
- Physicians. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_doctor
- Physicians. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q39631