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Information Science > Informatics > Medical Informatics

Preferred term

Medical Informatics  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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. Comprehensive, knowledge-based system capable of providing information to those who need it to make sound decisions about health.

Broader concept

Synonym(s)

  • Health Informatics
  • Informatics, Medical

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-VM50SKPD-4

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