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Most Health Science books are located in the stacks on our Lower Level:
Q1-Q390 Science General
R1-R920 Medicine General
Relevant areas include:
QH301-QH707.5 Biology General
QM1-QM695 Human Anatomy
QP1-QP981 Physiology
QR1-QR502 Microbiology
RA1-RA1270 Public Aspects of Medicine
RB1-RB214 Pathology
RC31-RC1245 Internal Medicine
RD1-RD811 Surgery
RE1-RE994 Opthalmology
RF1-RF547 Otorhinolaryngology
RG1-RG991 Gynecology and Obstetrics
RJ1-RJ570 Pediatrics
RK1-RK715 Dentistry
RL1-RL803 Dermatology
RM1-RM950 Theraputics and Pharmacology
RS1-RS441 Pharmacy and materia medica
RT1-RT120 Nursing
RV1-RV431 Botanic, Thomsonian, and Eclectic Medicine
RX1-RX681 Homeopathy
RZ201-RZ999 Other systems of medicine