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Example: "baldwin clinical specialties"
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| 610 | Medicine & health |
| 611 | Anatomy, cytology and histology |
| 612 | Human physiology |
| 612.1 | Circulatory system |
| 612.2 | Respiratory system |
| 612.3 | Digestive system |
| 612.4 | Endocrinology |
| 612.6 | Reproduction, development, maturation |
| 612.8 | Nervous system |
| 613 | Personal health and safety |
| 613.2 | Nutrition |
| 614 | Public health |
| 615 | Pharmacology and therapeutics |
| 615.1 | Drugs |
| 615.5 | Therapeutics |
| 615.9 | Toxicology |
| 616 | Diseases and clinical medicine |
| 616.01 | Medical microbiology |
| 616.07 | Pathology |
| 616.075 | Diagnosis |
| 616.079 | Immunology |
| 616.08 | Health psychology |
| 616.1-8 | Diseases of specific systems and organs |
| 616.1 | ... cardiovascular system |
| 616.2 | ... respiratory system |
| 616.3 | ... digestive system |
| 616.4 | ... endocrine, haematopoietic, lymphatic and glandular systems |
| 616.8 | ... nervous system and mental disorders |
| 618 | Gynecology, obstetrics, paediatrics and geriatrics |
Antibiotics 615.329
Bacteria, Pathogenic 616.014
British pharmacopoeia 615.1142
Cancer 616.994
Chemotherapy 615.58
Clinical examinations 616.0754
Clinical trials 615.50724
Consulting skills 610.696
Diseases 616
Disease control 614.4
Drugs 615.1
Ethics, Medical 174.2
Food poisons 615.954
Law, Medical 347.1195
Microbiology, Medicinal 616.01
Narcotics and stimulants 613.8
Nutrition 613.2
Obesity 616.398
OSCEs 616.075076
Paediatrics 618.92
Public health 614
Toxicology 615.9
Vaccines 615.372
Virology, Medical 616.0194
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