The art and science of studying, performing research on, preventing, diagnosing, and
treating disease, as well as the maintenance of health
Note publique d''information :
Evidence-informed decisions related to health insurance coverage and health-related
judgements based on diagnosis, prognosis, and effectiveness of interventions. (From
www.insurance.cochrane.org assessed 12/28/2020)
Note publique d''information :
Various branches of medical practice limited to specialized areas
Note générale sur le champ d'application :
medicine only as a field, profession or discipline: differentiate from DELIVERY OF
HEALTH CARE where the patient is emphasized; very general; it is divided broadly into
experimental medicine ( = BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH) & CLINICAL MEDICINE, a specialty devoted
to the diagnosis & management of human patients; / legislation & jurisprudence = LEGISLATION,
MEDICAL or JURISPRUDENCE or FORENSIC MEDICINE; LEGAL MEDICINE see FORENSIC MEDICINE
is also available