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MeSH Heading: Sociology, Medical
Tree Number(s): F04.096.879.757.400; H02.790; I01.880.859
Unique ID: D012962
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012962
Annotation: use for the specialty only
Scope Note: The study of the social determinants and social effects of health and disease, and of the social structure of medical institutions or professions.
Entry Version: SOCIOL MED
Entry Term(s): Medical Sociology; Sociology of Medicine
NLM Classification #: WA 31
Previous Indexing: Sociology (1966-1977)
Public MeSH Note: 80; was see under SOCIOLOGY 1978-79
History Note: 80(78); was see under SOCIOLOGY 1978-79
Date Established: 1980/01/01
Date of Entry: 1977/04/22
Revision Date: 2014/06/16

Allowable Qualifiers: classification (CL)

economics (EC)

education (ED)

ethics (ES)

history (HI)

instrumentation (IS)

legislation & jurisprudence (LJ)

methods (MT)

organization & administration (OG)

standards (ST)

statistics & numerical data (SN)

trends (TD)

Sociology, Medical MeSH Descriptor Data 2025