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The field of information science concerned with the analysis and dissemination of medical data through the application of computers to various aspects of health care and medicine.
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- Health Informatics
- Informatics, Medical
- Informatics, Health
- Clinical Informatics
- Computer Science, Medical
- Health Information Technology
- Informatics, Clinical
- Information Science, Medical
- Medical Computer Science
- Medical Information Science
- Health Information Technologies
- Information Technology, Health
- Medical Computer Sciences
- Medical Information Sciences
- Science, Medical Computer
- Technology, Health Information
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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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- Information Systems (1982-1986)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Medical Informatics. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008490. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008490
- Medical Informatics. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_informatics
- Medical Informatics. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q870895