National Library of Medicine Subject Areas
HSL uses the National Library of Medicine classification system to assign call numbers which organize books into broad subject areas.
Consult the UB Libraries Online Catalog or The National Library of Medicine to identify books, journals, and media in your subject area. Be sure to check the UB Libraries Online Catalog for local holdings.
Call Numbers Arranged by Subject Area
| NLM Subject Area | NLM Call Number |
|---|---|
| Anatomy | QS |
| Animal Poisons | WD 400 |
| Aviation and Space Medicine | WD 700 |
| Biochemistry | QU |
| Cardiovascular System | WG |
| Chronic Disease | WT |
| Communicable Diseases | WC |
| Dentistry | WU |
| Dermatology | WR |
| Diagnostic Imaging | WN |
| Digestive System | WI |
| Diseases and Injuries Caused by Physical Agents | WD 600 |
| Endocrine System | WK |
| Geriatrics | WT |
| Gynecology | WP |
| Health Professions | W |
| Hemic System | WH |
| History of Medicine | WZ |
| Hospitals and other Health Facilities | WX |
| Hypersensitivity | WD 300 |
| Immunologic and Collagen Diseases | WD 300 |
| Immunology | QW |
| Lymphatic System | WH |
| Metabolic Diseases | WD 200 |
| Microbiology | QW |
| Musculoskeletal System | WE |
| Nervous System | WL |
| Nursing | WY |
| Nutrition Disorders | WD 100 |
| Obstetrics | WQ |
| Ophthalmology | WW |
| Oral Diseases | WU |
| Otolaryngology | WV |
| Parasitology | QX |
| Pathology | QZ |
| Pathology, Clinical | QY |
| Pediatrics | WS |
| Pharmacology | QV |
| Physiology | QT |
| Plant Poisons | WD 500 |
| Practice of Medicine | WB |
| Psychiatry | WM |
| Public Health | WA |
| Radiology | WN |
| Respiratory System | WF |
| Surgery | WO |
| Urogenital System | WJ |
| URL: http://ublib.buffalo.edu/hsl/coll/nlm.html | Created: July 14, 2000 | Revised: June 4, 2004 |
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