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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
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Rural Development, Communities, Education, Extension > people > health care workers > allied health professionals
Preferred Term:

allied health professionals

Definition:
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.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
health care workers
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Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • paramedical personnel
  • paramedics
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/6591
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RDF/XMLCreated 2006-01-19, last modified 2014-02-18