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DB / Metadata Management Program (MMP): Fundamentals of the NLM® Classification

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Schedules—Organization


Preclinical Sciences
QS Human Anatomy
QT Physiology
QU Biochemistry. Cell Biology and Genetics
QV Pharmacology
QW Microbiology. Immunology
QX Parasitology. Disease Vectors
QY Clinical Laboratory Pathology
QZ Pathology

 

General Health and Medicine
W General Medicine. Health Professions
WA Public Health
WB Practice of Medicine

 

Diseases of the Whole Body; Aviation, Space, Naval Medicine
WC Communicable Diseases
WD Medicine in Selected Environments

 

Body Systems
WE Musculoskeletal System
WF Respiratory System
WG Cardiovascular System
WH Hemic and Lymphatic Systems
WI Digestive System
WJ Urogenital System
WK Endocrine System
WL Nervous System

 

Specialty Areas
WM Psychiatry
WN Radiology. Diagnostic Imaging
WO Surgery. Wounds and Injuries
WP Gynecology
WQ Obstetrics
WR Dermatology
WS Pediatrics
WT Geriatrics
WU Dentistry. Oral Surgery
WV Otolaryngology
WW Ophthalmology
WX Hospitals and Other Health Facilities
WY Nursing

 

History
WZ History of Medicine. Medical Miscellany
19th Century schedule All works published between 1801-1913


Last Reviewed: January 16, 2024