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Allied Health Occupations

Medical Definition: 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.
Guide Notes: SPEC: SPEC qualif; DF: ALLIED HEALTH OCCUP
Previously Indexed: Health Occupations (1974-1990)
Allied Health Occupations Categories.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Audiology - The study of hearing and hearing impairment.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition 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.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Speech-Language Pathology - The study of speech or language disorders and their diagnosis and correction.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition 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.

Allied Health Occupations Medical Definitions and Terms

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