The
health sciences include not only traditional
first aid,
triage and
medicine, but also
dentistry,
psychiatry,
disease and counseling
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veterinary science,
nursing,
physical therapy and other kinds of
therapy, like
occupational therapy,
speech-language therapy,
respiratory therapy and
recreational therapy, as well as
midwifery, [hospice care]
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nutrition, and
alternative medicine,
pharmacology,
toxicology.
We might distinguish among the health sciences between those which merely analyze a field or diagnose a problem; and those which also present a specific treatment for that problem.
What are our priorities for writing in this area? To help develop a list of the most basic topics in Health Sciences, please see Health Sciences basic topics.
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