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Descriptor English:
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Topography, Medical
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Topografía Médica
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Topografia Médica
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Synonyms English:
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Medical Topography
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Tree Number:
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H01.277.500.097.500
H02.403.352.500
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Definition English:
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The systematic surveying, mapping, charting, and description of specific geographical sites, with reference to the physical features that were presumed to influence health and disease. Medical topography should be differentiated from EPIDEMIOLOGY in that the former emphasizes geography whereas the latter emphasizes disease outbreaks. |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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IM as the discipline (education, history, etc); use as an NIM coordinate with specific disease /epidemiol (IM) or medical or physiologic aspect (IM) + specific geographic locale; do not use for anatomical topography ( = organ /anat)
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See Related English:
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Geographic Mapping
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History Note English:
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97
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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33175
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Unique Identifier:
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D019371
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