Concept information
Preferred term
internal medicine
Definition
- Internal medicine is a special branch of conventional medicine that treats diseases of the internal organs of the body. Physicians who become doctors of internal medicine are physicians who train to be doctors for adults. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Health; Internal Medicine]
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
- cardiology
- coagulation disorders
- constipation
- endocrinology
- gastroenterology
- gastroesophageal reflux disease
- hematology
- hormone therapy
- impact of lifestyle behaviors on vaginal health
- infectious disease medicine
- irritable bowel syndrome
- medical oncology
- metabolic syndrome
- metabolic syndrome and diet
- metabolic syndrome in youth and physical activity
- nephrology
- pulmonary medicine
- rheumatology
- sleep medicine specialty
Belongs to group
URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/internal_medicine
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