Humanities

Professional Misconduct

Violation of laws, regulations, or professional standards.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Violation of laws, regulations, or professional standards.

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Misconduct, Professional
  • Unprofessional Behavior
  • Behavior, Unprofessional
  • Behaviors, Unprofessional
  • Unprofessional Behaviors

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Aspects Covered

7 allowable subheadings

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

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Indexing Annotation

SCIENTIFIC MISCONDUCT is also available

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History Note

2002

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Previous Indexing

  • Malpractice (1974-2001)

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  1. K01w.752w.566w.479w.915
  2. N05.350w.979

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Professional Misconduct. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D028743. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D028743
  2. Professional Misconduct. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q64831582