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Patient Positioning MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Patient Positioning
Tree Number(s)
E02.760.670
N02.421.585.700
Unique ID
D056888
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D056888
Annotation
do not confuse with MOVING AND LIFTING PATIENTS
Scope Note
Moving a patient into a specific position or POSTURE to facilitate examination, surgery, or for therapeutic purposes.
See Also
Moving and Lifting Patients
Posture
Public MeSH Note
2010
History Note
2010
Date Established
2010/01/01
Date of Entry
2009/07/06
Revision Date
2015/06/29
Patient Positioning Preferred
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