NLM Classification Schedule WB

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WB Practice of Medicine
	WB 1-117 Reference Works. General Works
	WB 120-130 Home Health Care. Works about Medicine for the Layperson
	WB 141-293 Diagnosis
	WB 141-142 General Diagnosis
	WB 143-182 Signs and Symptoms
	WB 200-288 Physical Diagnosis
	WB 290-293 Medical History. Clinical Reports
	WB 300-962 Therapeutics
	WB 300-391 General Therapeutics
	WB 400-449 Diet and Nutrition
	WB 460-555 Physical and Occupational Therapy
	WB 700-760 Medical Climatology
	WB 880-962 Complementary and Alternative Therapies
	Reference Works. General Works

WB 1	Societies (Cutter from name of society) (Table G) (Used for both monographs and serials)
	Includes ephemeral membership lists issued serially or separately. Classify substantial lists with directories. Classify annual reports, journals, etc., in W1.
	Collected works (on clinical medicine, diagnosis, special therapeutic systems)
	Classify collected works on a specific subject with the subject. Cf. W5-7 on the medical profession.
WB 5	By several authors
WB 7	By individual authors

WB 9	Addresses. Essays. Lectures (General)

[WB 11]	[This number not used]
	Generally use WZ for history of medical practice. Cf. WB 760-962.

WB 13	Encyclopedias
	Classify dictionaries in W 13.

WB 15	Classification. Terminology (Used for both monographs and serials)
	Classify works that consist of general medical nomenclature or terminology in W 15.

WB 16	Tables. Statistics (Used for both monographs and serials)

WB 17	Atlases. Pictorial works (e.g., those on special devices or forms of therapy, such as Acupuncture.)
	Cf. QZ 17 for tissue pathology of disease.

WB 18	Education
	Classify here materials on education in the special systems of therapeutics or other topics specific to this schedule. Classify materials on general medical education in W 18.

WB 18.2	Educational materials (Used for both monographs and serials)
	Classify here educational materials, e.g., outlines, questions and answers, programmed instruction, catalogs, computer-assisted instruction, etc., regardless of format. Classify textbooks, regardless of format, by subject.

WB 22	Directories (of health resorts and/or special systems of therapeutics) (Table G) (Used for both monographs and serials)
WB 22.1	General coverage (Not Table G) (Used for both monographs and serials)
	Institutes. Laboratories of experimental research
WB 23	Collective
WB 24	Individual (Cutter from name of institution)

WB 25	Technique of research in internal medicine
	Classify works on technique of research limited to a particular subject with the subject.

WB 26	Equipment and supplies
	Classify medical and surgical supply and instrument catalogs in W 26. Classify works on self help devices in WB 320.

[WB 26.5]	[This number not used]
	Classify works on medical informatics, data processing or computers used in medicine in W 26.5 or by subject.
	Hospitals, dispensaries and clinics for specialized types of therapy, e.g., Homeopathy. Diathermy. Hydrotherapy
	Classify works on general hospitals in WX; others in specialty numbers.
WB 27	Collective (Table G)
WB 27.1	General coverage (Not Table G)
WB 28	Individual (Cutter from name of hospital) (Table G)
	Museums, exhibitions, etc.
WB 28.5	Collective
WB 28.6	Individual (Cutter from name of museum, etc.)

WB 29	Rehabilitation centers. Residential facilities. Sheltered workshops
	Cf. WM 29-29.1 Mental health facilities.

WB 32	Laws relating to special systems of therapeutics (Table G) (Used for both monographs and serials)
WB 32.1	General coverage (Not Table G) (Used for both monographs and serials)
WB 33	Discussion of law (Table G) (Used for both monographs and serials)
WB 33.1	General coverage (Not Table G) (Used for both monographs and serials)

WB 39	Handbooks. Resource guides (Used for both monographs and serials)

WB 50	Medical practice (Table G)
	Includes works dealing with private practice. Classify works on health services in general in W 84-84.3.
WB 50.1	General coverage (Not Table G)

WB 55	Traditional medicine (General or not elsewhere classified)
	Classify here works dealing with traditional medicine as currently practiced. Use WZ for the history of traditional medicine.
WB 55.A3	African traditional medicine
WB 55.A7	Arabic medicine
WB 55.A9	Ayurvedic medicine
WB 55.C4	Chinese traditional medicine
WB 55.F3	Far East traditional medicine
WB 55.K3	Kampo medicine
WB 55.K6	Korean traditional medicine
WB 55.T5	Tibetan traditional medicine
WB 55.U5	Unani medicine

WB 60	Bioethics. Clinical ethics. Clinical ethics committees
	Classify works on hospital clinical ethics committees in WX 150.

WB 65	Euthanasia. Assisted suicide

WB 100	General works

WB 101	Ambulatory care (General)
	Cf. WX 205 Hospital outpatient clinics, ambulatory care facilities.

WB 102	Clinical medicine
WB 102.5	Evidence-based medicine

WB 103	Behavioral medicine

WB 104	Medical psychology

WB 105	Emergency medicine. Medical emergencies
	Classify works on emergency hospital service in WX 215; on first aid in WA 292.

WB 110	Family practice (including general practice)
	Classify works on general or family practice as a specialty in W 89.

WB 112	Osteopathic medicine

WB 115	Internal medicine

WB 116	Military medicine

WB 117	Medical uses of non-ionizing radiation (General)
	Cf. WB 288 for diagnostic use; WB 480 for therapeutic use.
	Home Health Care. Works about Medicine for the Layperson

WB 120	Household medical books. Self-care for the layperson
	Classify works about consumer health information at WA 590.

WB 130	General works for laypersons
	Classify here works on general medicine for a non-medical audience.
	General Diagnosis Diagnosis

WB 141	General works
	Cf. QY 4 General works on clinical pathology.

WB 141.4	Health status

WB 141.5	Differential diagnosis

WB 142	Prognosis. Monitoring
	Signs and Symptoms

WB 143	Signs and symptoms
WB 146	Asthenia. Cachexia. Fatigue
WB 152	Chills. Fever
WB 158	Dehydration. Edema
WB 176	Pain
WB 182	Syncope. Coma
	Physical Diagnosis

WB 200	Physical diagnosis (General)
WB 205	Technique of physical examination
WB 270	Temperature
WB 275	Inspection. Palpation
WB 278	Auscultation. Percussion
WB 280	Blood pressure
WB 282	Pulse
WB 284	Respiration
WB 286	Body weights and measures
WB 288	Diagnostic uses of non-ionizing radiation

[WB 289]	[This number not used]
	Classify diagnostic use of ultrasonics in WN 208.
	Medical History. Clinical Reports

WB 290	Medical history taking
	Classify works on medical record libraries and hospital records in WX 173.

WB 293	Collections of clinical case reports
	Classify here miscellaneous collections. Classify case reports limited to one disease with the disease.
	Therapeutics General Therapeutics

WB 300	General works

WB 305	Instructions or non-drug prescriptions for devices or therapy (General)
	Classify specific devices or therapies by subject.

WB 310	Hospice care. Palliative care. Terminal care
	Cf. W 85.5 Right to die; WY 152 Nursing care of terminal patients.

WB 320	Rehabilitation of the disabled (General)
	Classify here works on physical and medical rehabilitation in general as well as those that include educational, social, and vocational rehabilitation. Classify works on specific types, by type, e.g., Physical therapy WB 460. Classify works with no medical slant in HD 7255-7256.

WB 325	Aftercare
	Cf. WM 29-29.1 for mental patients; WO 183 Postoperative care; WY 100 Nursing care.

WB 327	Self care

WB 330	Drug therapy
	Cf. QV Pharmacology.

WB 340	Drug Administration
WB 342	Inhalation. Intranasal
WB 344	Rectal
WB 350	Oral
WB 354	Injections. Infusions
WB 356	Blood transfusion

WB 365	Various other therapeutic and diagnostic procedures (General or not elsewhere classified)
WB 369	Acupuncture. Acupuncture therapy. Moxibustion
WB 369.5	Specific techniques, A-Z
WB 369.5.A17	Acupressure
WB 369.5.A18	Acupuncture Analgesia
WB 369.5.E2	Ear acupuncture
WB 369.5.E4	Electroacupuncture
WB 369.5.M5	Meridians. Acupuncture points
WB 369.5.M9	Moxibustion
WB 371	Cupping. Counterirritation (e.g., Mustard plasters)
WB 373	Punctures (General or not elsewhere classified)

[WB 375]	[This number not used]
WB 377	Spinal, cisternal and ventricular puncture
WB 379	Biopsy
WB 381	Phlebotomy. Bloodletting
WB 391	Tissue therapy. Organotherapy
	Diet and Nutrition
WB 400	Dietetics. Diet therapy. Nutrition therapy
	Classify works on diets to be used with particular diseases with the disease, e.g., atherogenic diet in WG 550. Classify works on normal dietary practice in QT 235. Classify works on nutrition and food values in QU 145-145.5. Classify works on diet therapy in children in WS 366. Classify works on nutrition therapy in children in WS 115-130; in the aged WT 115.
WB 405	Dietary cookbooks (General)
WB 410	Special methods of feeding, e.g., parenteral; tube
WB 420	Fasting
WB 422	Macrobiotic diet
WB 424	Low sodium diets. Salt-free diets
WB 425	Fat control
	Classify works on reducing diets in WD 210-212.
WB 426	Meat diets. Protein control
WB 427	Carbohydrate control
WB 428	Milk diets. Calcium control
WB 430	Vegetable diets. Fruit diets
	Classify here works on vegetarian diets used therapeutically. Classify works on vegetarian diets as normal dietary practice in QT 235.
WB 431	Cereals. Grains. Seeds. Breads
WB 432	Raw food diets
WB 433	Beverages
WB 438	Coffee. Tea. Chocolate
WB 442	Water. Mineral waters
	Classify general works on hydrotherapy in WB 520.
WB 444	Wines. Liquors. Cordials. Beer
WB 447	Miscellaneous food preparations (e.g., Yeast)
WB 449	Diet fads (Critical and historical material)
	Classify here critical and historical works.
	Physical and Occupational Therapy

WB 460	Physical medicine. Physical therapy
WB 469	Heat therapy. Induced hyperthermia
WB 473	Cryotherapy. Therapeutic use of cold
WB 480	Ultraviolet therapy. Sunlight. Light therapy
WB 495	Electric stimulation therapy
WB 510	Diathermy
WB 515	Ultrasonic therapy
WB 520	Hydrotherapy (General)
WB 525	Balneology
WB 535	Musculoskeletal manipulations (General or not elsewhere classified)
WB 537	Massage
WB 541	Exercise therapy
	Cf. QT 255 Physical education
WB 543	Breathing exercises
WB 545	Rest. Relaxation
	Classify works on hygienic aspects of rest and relaxation in QT 265.

WB 550	Therapeutic use of music
	Classify works on therapeutic use of music in psychiatry in WM 450.5.M8.

WB 555	Occupational therapy
	Classify works on occupational therapy in psychiatry in WM 450.5.O2.
	Medical Climatology

WB 700	Medical climatology. Geography of disease
WB 710	Diseases of geographic areas
WB 720	Diseases of ethnic groups (General or not elsewhere classified)
	Classify here works on diseases that are associated primarily with a particular ethnic group, when treated as such. Classify works on general health problems of ethnic groups in WA 300-305. Classify works on specific diseases with the disease.

WB 750	Climatotherapy
	Cf. WF 330 Climatotherapy of pulmonary tuberculosis.

WB 760	Health resorts (Table G)
	Includes history.
WB 760.1	General coverage (Not Table G)
	Complementary and Alternative Therapies

WB 880	Mind-body interactions. Mental healing
	Classify works on history in WB 900.
WB 885	Spiritual therapies
	Classify works on history in WB 900.

WB 890	Complementary therapies (General or not elsewhere classified)
	Classify works on cupping in WB 371; on diet fads in WB 449; on vegetarianism in WB 430; on mental healing in WB 880-885. Classify works on a specific disease with the disease.
WB 900	History (General or not elsewhere classified below)
WB 903	Anthroposophy (used in medicine)
	Includes history. Cf. BP 595-597 General works.
WB 905	Chiropractic
WB 905.6	History and philosophy
WB 905.7	Chiropractic as a profession. Ethics. Peer review
	Classify works on education in WB 18.
WB 905.8	Diagnosis
WB 905.9	Therapeutics
WB 920	Eclecticism
	Includes history.
WB 925	Herbal medicine. Phytotherapy
	Includes history.
WB 930	Homeopathy
	Includes history.
WB 935	Naturopathy
	Includes history.
WB 940	Osteopathic manipulation
	Classify works on history in WZ.
WB 960	Radiesthesia
	Includes history.
WB 962	Reflexotherapy
	Includes history.