Disciplines and Occupations

Specialization

An occupation limited in scope to a subsection of a broader field.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

An occupation limited in scope to a subsection of a broader field.

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Classification

Broader headings

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Specialism
  • Specialists
  • Specialist

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Aspects Covered

6 allowable subheadings

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

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Indexing Annotation

coordinate IM with field or subject (IM)

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History Note

2010 (1966)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Number

  1. H02w.811w

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NLM Classification

W 90

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Specialization. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013038. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013038
  2. Specialization. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_specialization
  3. Specialization. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4671303