"Medical Informatics" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D008490
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| MeSH Number(s) |
L01.313.500 L01.700
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| Concept/Terms |
Health Information Technology- Health Information Technology
- Health Information Technologies
- Information Technologies, Health
- Information Technology, Health
- Technologies, Health Information
- Technology, Health Information
Medical Computer Science- Medical Computer Science
- Medical Computer Sciences
- Science, Medical Computer
- Computer Science, Medical
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2013 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2016 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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