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Health Occupations

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Definition: Professions or other business activities directed to the cure and prevention of disease. For occupations of medical personnel who are not physicians but who are working in the fields of medical technology, physical therapy, etc., ALLIED HEALTH OCCUPATIONS is available.  the occup themselves: do not confuse with OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH (see note there); SPEC: SPEC qualif; ALLIED HEALTH OCCUPATIONS is also available; for health aides try HEALTH MANPOWER or ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL or PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS; DF: HEALTH OCCUP   
Examples Acupuncture; Allied Health Occupations; Biomedical Engineering; Chiropractic; Dentistry; Environmental Health; Evidence-Based Practice; Health Services Administration; Hospital Administration; Medical Illustration; Medicine; Mortuary Practice; Nursing; Nursing, Practical; Nutritional Sciences; Optometry; Orthoptics; Pharmacology; Pharmacy; Podiatry; Psychology, Medical; Serology; Sociology, Medical; Specialization; Veterinary Medicine 		Other names Health Professions; Professions, Health; Profession, Health; Occupations, Health; Occupation, Health; Health Profession; Health Occupation

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