Library of Congress Classification/Class R

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| search terms = Medicine (General) General works History of medicine. Medical expeditions Medicine as a profession. Physicians Medicine and the humanities. Medicine and disease in relation to history, literature, etc. Directories Missionary medicine. Medical missionaries Medical philosophy. Medical ethics Medicine and disease in relation to psychology. Terminal care. Dying Medical personnel and the public. Physician and the public Practice of medicine. Medical practice economics Medical education. Medical schools. Research Medical technology Biomedical engineering. Electronics. Instrumentation Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics Medical records Public aspects of medicine Medicine and the state Regulation of medical education. Licensure Registration of physicians, pharmacists, etc. Regulation of medical practice. Evaluation and quality control of medical care. Medical audit Death certification Health status indicators. 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