"Allied Health Personnel" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Health care workers specially trained and licensed to assist and support the work of health professionals. Often used synonymously with paramedical personnel, the term generally refers to all health care workers who perform tasks which must otherwise be performed by a physician or other health professional.
| Descriptor ID |
D000488
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| MeSH Number(s) |
M01.526.485.067 N02.360.067
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| Concept/Terms |
Allied Health Personnel- Allied Health Personnel
- Health Personnel, Allied
- Personnel, Allied Health
- Allied Health Professional
- Allied Health Professionals
- Health Professional, Allied
- Health Professionals, Allied
- Professional, Allied Health
- Professionals, Allied Health
Population Program Specialists- Population Program Specialists
- Population Program Specialist
- Program Specialist, Population
- Program Specialists, Population
- Specialist, Population Program
- Specialists, Population Program
Healthcare Assistants- Healthcare Assistants
- Assistant, Healthcare
- Assistants, Healthcare
- Healthcare Assistant
- Healthcare Support Workers
- Healthcare Support Worker
- Support Worker, Healthcare
- Support Workers, Healthcare
- Worker, Healthcare Support
- Workers, Healthcare Support
Paramedics- Paramedics
- Paramedic
- Paramedical Personnel
- Personnel, Paramedical
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| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Allied Health Personnel" by people in Profiles.
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Initial loss to follow up of tuberculosis patients in South Africa: perspectives of program managers. BMC Public Health. 2020 May 06; 20(1):622.
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The use of decentralized GeneXpert by trained non-laboratory technicians in rural clinics in South Africa. Tuberculosis (Edinb). 2015 Sep; 95(5):625-6.
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Will clinical associates be effective for South Africa? S Afr Med J. 2012 Sep 07; 102(11 Pt 1):833-5.
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Do we need medical auxiliaries? S Afr Med J. 1992 Mar 07; 81(5):279-80.