Concept information
Preferred term
Allied Health Personnel
Type
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Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
- Animal Technicians
- Community Health Workers
- Dental Auxiliaries
- Emergency Medical Technicians
- Home Health Aides
- Licensed Practical Nurses
- Medical Record Administrators
- Medical Secretaries
- Nursing Assistants
- Operating Room Technicians
- Paramedics
- Pharmacy Technicians
- Physical Therapist Assistants
- Physician Assistants
Entry terms
- Allied Health Professional
- Allied Health Professionals
- Health Professional, Allied
- Health Professionals, Allied
- Professional, Allied Health
- Professionals, Allied Health
Scope note
- Health care workers specially trained and licensed to assist and support the work of health professionals. Often used synonymously with paramedical personnel, the term generally refers to all health care workers who perform tasks which must otherwise be performed by a physician or other health professional.
History note
- 71
In other languages
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Finnish
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lääketieteellisessä työssä avustava henkilökunta
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lääketieteellisessä työssä avustava henkilöstö
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lääketieteellisessä työssä avustava työntekijä
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lääketieteellisessä työssä avustavat työntekijät
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paralääketieteellinen henkilöstö
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paralääketieteellinen työntekijä
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paralääketieteelliset työntekijät
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000488
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