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History of Medicine

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Front cover of Medical Subject Headings: Main headings, Subheadings, and Cross references used in the Index Medicus and the National Library of Medicine Catalog.

Medical Subject Headings:

Main headings, Subheadings, and Cross references used in the Index Medicus and the National Library of Medicine Catalog

1st Edition, 1960

National Library of Medicine

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Title page, Preface, and Introduction

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Last Reviewed: March 23, 2018