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MeSH Heading: Pulmonary Medicine
Tree Number(s): H02.403.429.675
Unique ID: D015272
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D015272
Annotation: specialty only; do not confuse with LUNG DISEASES
Scope Note: A subspecialty of internal medicine concerned with the study of the RESPIRATORY SYSTEM. It is especially concerned with diagnosis and treatment of diseases and defects of the lungs and bronchial tree.
Entry Version: PULM MED
Entry Term(s): Medicine, Pulmonary; Pneumology; Pneumonology; Pulmonology; Respiratory Medicine
NLM Classification #: WF 21
Previous Indexing: Internal Medicine (1966-1988); Lung Diseases (1966-1988)
Public MeSH Note: 2009; see PULMONARY DISEASE (SPECIALTY) 1989-2008
History Note: 2009 (1989)
Date Established: 1989/01/01
Date of Entry: 1988/05/19
Revision Date: 2021/03/12

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Concept UI: M0023512
Scope Note: A subspecialty of internal medicine concerned with the study of the RESPIRATORY SYSTEM. It is especially concerned with diagnosis and treatment of diseases and defects of the lungs and bronchial tree.
Terms: Pulmonary Medicine Preferred Term
Term UI T044872
Date05/19/1988
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Respiratory Medicine
Term UI T719445
Date05/07/2008
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2009); Pneumology
Term UI T044868
Date05/19/1988
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Pneumonology
Term UI T044869
Date05/19/1988
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Medicine, Pulmonary
Term UI T044871
Date12/04/1989
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1991); Pulmonology
Term UI T044873
Date05/19/1988
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX)

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