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Sociology, Medical MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


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 Introduced
1980/01/01
Last Updated
2014/06/16
Sociology, Medical Preferred
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