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Medical Informatics MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Medical Informatics
Tree Number(s)
L01.313.500
Unique ID
D008490
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008490
Scope Note
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.
Entry Version
MED INFORMATICS
Entry Term(s)
Clinical Informatics
Computer Science, Medical
Health Informatics
Health Information Technology
Informatics, Clinical
Informatics, Medical
Information Science, Medical
Medical Computer Science
Medical Information Science
Previous Indexing
Information Systems (1982-1986)
See Also
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Biomedical Technology
Public MeSH Note
87
History Note
87
Date Established
1987/01/01
Date of Entry
1986/06/17
Revision Date
2017/02/24
Medical Informatics Preferred
Clinical Informatics Narrower
Medical Computer Science Broader
Information Science, Medical Broader
Health Information Technology Narrower
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