Allied Health Occupations
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Occupations of medical personnel who are not physicians, and are qualified by special training and, frequently, by licensure to work in supporting roles in the health care field. These occupations include, but are not limited to, medical technology, physical therapy, physician assistant, etc. |
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SPEC: SPEC qualif; DF: ALLIED HEALTH OCCUP |
| Previously Indexed: |
Health Occupations (1974-1990) |
Allied Health Occupations Categories.
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Audiology - The study of hearing and hearing impairment. |
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Physical Therapy (Specialty) - The auxiliary health profession which makes use of PHYSICAL THERAPY TECHNIQUES to prevent, correct, and alleviate movement dysfunction of anatomic or physiologic origin. |
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Speech-Language Pathology - The study of speech or language disorders and their diagnosis and correction. |
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Technology, Medical - The specialty related to the performance of techniques in clinical pathology such as those in hematology, microbiology, and other general clinical laboratory applications. |
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