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Descriptor English: Medical Informatics
Descriptor Spanish: Informática Médica
Descriptor informática médica
Entry term(s) ciencia de la computación médica
ciencia de la información médica
computación médica
informática clínica
informática de la salud
tecnología de información de salud
tecnología de información en salud
tecnología de información médica
tecnología de la información en salud
Scope note: Campo de la ciencia de la información que se ocupa del análisis y diseminación de datos médicos a través de la aplicación de los ordenadores a diversos aspectos del cuidado de la salud y de la medicina.
Descriptor Portuguese: Informática Médica
Descriptor French: Informatique médicale
Entry term(s): Clinical Informatics
Computer Science, Medical
Health Informatics
Health Information Technologies
Health Information Technology
Informatics, Clinical
Informatics, Health
Informatics, Medical
Information Science, Medical
Information Technology, Health
Medical Computer Science
Medical Computer Sciences
Medical Information Science
Medical Information Sciences
Science, Medical Computer
Technology, Health Information
Tree number(s): L01.313.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008490
Scope note: The field of information science concerned with the analysis and dissemination of medical data through the application of computers to various aspects of health care and medicine.
Allowable Qualifiers: CL classification
EC economics
ED education
ES ethics
HI history
IS instrumentation
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
MT methods
OG organization & administration
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
Previous Indexing: Information Systems (1982-1986)
Public MeSH Note: 87
History Note: 87
Entry Version: MED INFORMATICS
Related: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act MeSH
Biomedical Technology MeSH
DeCS ID: 19243
Unique ID: D008490
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1987/01/01
Date of Entry: 1986/06/17
Revision Date: 2017/02/24
Medical Informatics - Preferred
Concept UI M0013215
Scope note The field of information science concerned with the analysis and dissemination of medical data through the application of computers to various aspects of health care and medicine.
Preferred term Medical Informatics
Entry term(s) Health Informatics
Informatics, Health
Informatics, Medical
Clinical Informatics - Narrower
Concept UI M0013213
Preferred term Clinical Informatics
Entry term(s) Informatics, Clinical
Medical Computer Science - Broader
Concept UI M0013214
Preferred term Medical Computer Science
Entry term(s) Computer Science, Medical
Medical Computer Sciences
Science, Medical Computer
Health Information Technology - Narrower
Concept UI M0545837
Scope note Comprehensive, knowledge-based system capable of providing information to those who need it to make sound decisions about health.
Preferred term Health Information Technology
Entry term(s) Health Information Technologies
Information Technology, Health
Technology, Health Information
Information Science, Medical - Broader
Concept UI M0013216
Preferred term Information Science, Medical
Entry term(s) Medical Information Science
Medical Information Sciences



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