E codes
USE External cause of injury codes

EAP
USE Employee assistance programs

Ear diseases
BT Diseases
NT Otitis media
     Hearing disorders
     Ear infections
     Acoustic neuroma

Ear infections
BT Ear diseases
     Infections
RT Otitis media

Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment
USE EPSDT

Early childhood
USE Young children

Early childhood caries
UF Baby bottle tooth decay
     Bottle mouth
     Nursing caries
BT Dental caries
RT Bottle feeding

Early childhood development
BT Child development
NT Infant development
RT Child development centers
     Play

Early childhood education
UF Preschool education
BT Education
RT Child care centers
     Child development centers
     Early Head Start
     Head Start
     Preschool children

Early childhood educators
BT Teachers
RT Child care workers

Early Head Start
BT Head Start
RT Early childhood education
     Head Start centers
     School readiness

Early intervention
BT Intervention
RT Developmental disabilities
     Early intervention programs
     Early intervention services
     Prenatal care

Early intervention programs
BT Programs
NT Healthy Start
     Head Start
RT Early intervention
     Early intervention services

Early intervention services
BT Social services
RT Early intervention
     Early intervention programs
     Prenatal care
     Prevention services

East Africa
BT Africa
     Geographic regions
RT Cameroon
Developing countries
     Zambia

Eastern Europeans
BT Ethnic groups
RT Whites

Eating
USE Food consumption

Eating behavior
USE Feeding disorders

Eating disorders
SN Disorders related to the amount and choice of food that an individual eats
UF Appetite disorders
BT Behavior disorders
NT Pica
     Obesity
     Feeding disorders
     Bulimia
     Anorexia nervosa
RT Nutrition disorders
     Obesity
     Psychosomatic disorders

Eating habits
USE Food habits

Economic factors
BT Socioeconomic factors
NT Productivity
RT Barriers
     Downsizing
     Economics
     Financial barriers

Economics
BT Social sciences
NT Accounting
RT Barter and exchange
     Business
     Cost containment
     Cost effectiveness
     Cost sharing
     Costs
     Economic factors
     Health care costs
     Operating costs
     Political systems
     Productivity
     Socioeconomic factors
     Socioeconomic status

Ectodermal dysplasia
UF Anhidotic ectodermal dysplasia
BT Congenital abnormalities
     Skin diseases
NT Incontinentia pigmenti

Ectopic pregnancy
SN Development of a fertilized ovum outside the uterine cavity
BT Pregnancy complications
NT Tubal pregnancy
     Ovarian pregnancy

Ecuador
BT Developing countries
     South America
RT Argentina
     Brazil
     Chile

Education
SN A program of instruction or learning designed to impart or obtain knowledge, attitudes, and skills leading to wide cultivation
BT Education and Training
NT Water safety instruction
     Vocational education
     Special education
     Service learning
     Public health education
     Public education
     Professional education
     Postsecondary education
     Physical therapy education
     Physical education
     Pharmacy education
     Peer education
     Paraprofessional education
     Nutrition education
     Mainstreaming
     Literacy education
     Health education
     Graduate education
     Genetics education
     Family life education
     Elementary education
     Early childhood education
     Driver education
     Distance education
     Dental education
     Consumer education
     Computer assisted instruction
     Competency based education
     Bilingual education
     Adult education
     RT Educational change
     Educational objectives
     Educational psychology
     Graduation
     Learning
     Schools
     Teaching
     Training

Educational achievement
USE Academic achievement

Educational attainment
SN Years of successfully completed schooling or the equivalent according to some accreditation standard
BT Academic achievement
RT Graduation
     School failure

Educational change
UF Educational reform
BT Education and Training
RT Education

Educational factors
BT Social factors
RT Sociocultural factors

Educational materials
BT Technology, Information, and Publications
NT Patient education materials
     Materials for children
     Low literacy materials
     Curricula
     Consumer education materials
     Art materials
RT Curriculum development
     Training materials

Educational objectives
BT Education and Training
RT Education
     Goals
     School role

Educational programs
BT Programs
NT Parent education programs
     Individualized education programs
     Head Start
RT Prevention programs
     Safety programs

Educational psychology
SN Branch of psychology in which psychological theories and research findings are applied to educational processes, particularly learning and motivation
BT Applied psychology
NT School psychology
RT Education
     Learning
     Motivation

Educational reform
USE Educational change

Educators
USE Teachers

Edwards syndrome
BT Syndromes
     Trisomy
RT Down syndrome

Ego development
BT Personality development

Ehlers Danlos syndrome
UF Cutis elastica
BT Congenital abnormalities
     Connective tissue diseases
     Hereditary diseases
     Skin diseases
     Syndromes

Elder abuse
BT Family violence
RT Domestic violence
     Emotional abuse
     Older adults
     Physical abuse

Elder care
SN Formal or informal support systems for the care of the elderly or for assisting the families or persons who are responsible for their care
BT Patient care
RT Caregivers
     Home care
     Home visits
     Homebound
     Older adults
     Out of home care
     Patient care

Elderly
USE Older adults

Electrical injuries
BT Injuries
NT Electrocution

Electrical safety
BT Safety

Electrocution
BT Electrical injuries
RT Death

Electronic bulletin boards
BT Information networks
     Online systems
RT Electronic mail
     Information dissemination
     Internet
     Resource materials
     Software

Electronic communications
USE Information networks

Electronic mail
BT Communication
     Online systems
RT Electronic bulletin boards
     Information networks
     Internet
     Networking
     Online discussion groups

Elementary education
UF Primary education
BT Education
NT Kindergarten
RT Elementary schools
     School age children

Elementary schools
BT Schools
RT After school programs
     Elementary education
     Middle schools

Eligibility
SN Specific requirements that members of health insurance plans and their dependents must satisfy to become insured
BT Health Services Management
NT Expanded eligibility
RT Access to health care
     Access to prenatal care
     Health insurance
     Underserved communities
     Universal coverage

Eligibility determination
BT Health Services Management
RT Disability evaluation
     Entitlements
     Social programs
     Welfare programs

Embryo
BT Reproduction and Genetics
RT Fetus
     Gestational age
     Prenatal development
     Reproduction

Emergencies
BT Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
NT Motor vehicle crashes
     Fires
     Disasters
RT Crisis intervention
     Disaster planning
     Disasters
     Emergency child care
     Emergency medical services
     Emergency medicine
     Motor vehicle crashes

Emergency child care
SN Child care provided on a temporary basis when regular child care arrangements are not available; distinguish from First aid and Emergency medical services for children
BT Child care
RT Emergencies

Emergency medical services
BT Health services
NT Triage
     Hospital emergency services
     Emergency medical services for children
     Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
RT 911 system
     Ambulances
     Artificial respiration
     Blood supply
     Emergencies
     First aid
     Poison control centers
     Transportation of patients
     Trauma care
     Trauma centers

Emergency medical services for children
SN Professional health services provided to children in a medical emergency
UF EMSC
BT Emergency medical services
RT Advanced pediatric life support

Emergency medical technicians
UF EMTs
     Paramedics
BT Allied health personnel
     Paraprofessional personnel

Emergency medicine
BT Medicine
RT Emergencies

Emergency room data
BT Data
RT Hospital emergency services

Emergency shelters
USE Shelters

Emotional abuse
UF Psychological abuse
BT Antisocial behavior
RT Child abuse
     Domestic violence
     Elder abuse
     Maltreated children
     Physical abuse
     Sexual abuse

Emotional adjustment
BT Adjustment
NT Coping

Emotional development
BT Psychological development
RT Attachment behavior
     Emotional maturity
     Emotions
     Personality development
     Psychosexual development
     Psychosocial development

Emotional disorders
USE Affective disorders

Emotional immaturity
BT Personality traits
RT Emotional maturity
     Psychological needs

Emotional instability
BT Personality traits
RT Anxiety
     Depression

Emotional maturity
BT Personality traits
RT Emotional development
     Emotional immaturity
     Psychological characteristics

Emotional needs
USE Psychological needs

Emotional trauma
BT Trauma
RT Anxiety

Emotions
BT Psychology and Development
NT Love
     Happiness
     Grief
     Frustration
     Anger
     Affection
RT Emotional development
     Mental health
     Stranger reaction
     Stress
     Temperament

Empathy
BT Personality traits
RT Affection

Employee assistance programs
SN Programs sponsored by employers to help employees remedy personal problems that are affecting job performance
UF EAP
BT Employee benefits
RT Corporate programs

Employee benefits
UF Benefits
BT Economics and Politics
NT Parental leave
     Health insurance
     Employee assistance programs
     Disability insurance
     Disability benefits
RT Corporate programs

Employee performance appraisal
UF Performance measurement
BT Economics and Politics
RT Personnel management

Employees
USE Personnel

Employer initiatives
BT Initiatives
RT Federal initiatives
     Local initiatives
     Local MCH programs
     State initiatives

Employment
BT Economics and Politics
NT Child labor
     Adolescent employment
RT Entrepreneurship
     Equal opportunities
     Job descriptions
     Job satisfaction
     Recruitment
     Retirement
     Unemployment
     Work force

Employment programs
SN Programs that try to help individuals find employment
BT Programs

Empowerment
BT Social and Demographic Issues
RT Advocacy

EMSC
USE Emergency medical services for children

EMTs
USE Emergency medical technicians

Enabling services
BT Human services

Encopresis
UF Fecal incontinence
BT Colon disorders
RT Behavior disorders
     Diarrhea

Encyclopedias
BT Publications
     Reference materials
RT Medical reference books

Endocrine diseases
BT Diseases
NT Thyroid diseases
     Progeria
     Pituitary diseases
     Endocrine sexual disorders
     Dwarfism
     Diabetes mellitus
     Diabetes insipidus
     Breast diseases
     Adrenal gland diseases

Endocrine sexual disorders
BT Endocrine diseases
NT Turner syndrome
     Precocious puberty
     Noonan syndrome
     Hypogonadism
     Hermaphroditism
     Gonadal dysgenesis
     Delayed puberty
     Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
     Androgen insensitivity syndrome
RT Infertility

Endocrinologists
BT Internists

Endocrinology
BT Internal medicine

Endometriosis
SN Condition in which fragments of endometrial tissue are found on the ovaries or at various places in the abdominal cavity
BT Gynecological diseases
RT Dysmenorrhea
     Infertility

Endoscopy
BT Diagnostic techniques
NT Fetoscopy

Enforcement
USE Law enforcement

Engineering
BT Occupations
NT Human engineering
RT Design
     Facility design and construction
     Technology
     Telecommunications

England
BT Developed countries
     Great Britain
RT Scotland
     Wales

Enrollment
BT Health Services Management
NT Mandatory enrollment
RT Disenrollment
     Health maintenance organizations
     Managed care

Enteral nutrition
UF Tube feeding
BT Feeding
RT Food consumption

Entitlements
SN Benefits that an individual has a right or claim to, such as Social Security
BT Economics and Politics
NT Welfare programs
     Medicare
     Medicaid
RT Eligibility determination
     Public assistance

Entrepreneurship
BT Economics and Politics
RT Employment

Enuresis
UF Bedwetting
     Urinary incontinence
BT Urologic diseases
RT Behavior disorders

Environment
BT Social and Demographic Issues
NT Water
     Rural environment
RT Environmental health

Environmental exposure
BT Hazards
RT Air pollution
     Environmental health
     Environmental pollution
     Hazardous materials
     Lead poisoning
     Occupational safety and health
     Radon
     Water pollution

Environmental health
BT Health occupations
RT Environment
     Environmental exposure
     Occupational safety and health
     Radon

Environmental influences
BT Psychology and Development
NT Prenatal influences
     Perinatal influences
RT Nature nurture controversy

Environmental pollution
BT Law and Legal Issues
NT Water pollution
     Air pollution
RT Carcinogens
     Disasters
     Environmental exposure
     Hazardous materials
     Lead poisoning
     Public health
     Urban environment

Enzyme replacement therapy
BT Therapeutics

Epidemiology
BT Medicine
NT Prevalence
     Cross sectional studies
RT Case control studies
     Comorbidity
     Double blind studies
     Etiology
     Followup studies
     Health surveys
     Incidence

Epidermolysis bullosa
UF Acantholysis bullosa
BT Autosome disorders
     Congenital abnormalities
     Hereditary diseases

Epilepsy
BT Brain diseases
NT Angelman syndrome
RT Aicardi syndrome
     Anticonvulsive drugs
     Brain damage
     Convulsions

Eponyms
BT Technology, Information, and Publications

EPSDT
SN Program mandated by Medicaid for screening eligible people under 21 years of age for physical and mental defects and for the treatment of those defects
UF Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment
BT Health programs
RT Lead poisoning prevention programs
     Screening

Equal opportunities
SN Education, employment, and credit opportunities without discrimination on the basis of race, national origin, religion, color, or sex
BT Civil rights
RT Age discrimination
     Civil rights
     Employment
     Racial discrimination
     Social discrimination

Ergonomics
USE Human engineering

Erythroblastosis fetalis
USE Fetal erythroblastosis

Eskimos
USE Alaska natives

Esophageal atresia
BT Congenital abnormalities

Ethicists
BT Professional personnel
RT Ethics
     Professional ethics

Ethics
BT Legal issues
NT Professional ethics
     Bioethics
RT Confidentiality
     Conflict of interest
     Ethicists
     Fraud

Ethnic discrimination
USE Racial discrimination

Ethnic factors
SN Factors related to one's ethnic group
BT Sociocultural factors
NT Racial factors
RT Barriers
     Cultural barriers
     Cultural competence
     Cultural diversity
     Cultural factors
     Ethnic groups
     Hate crime
     Language barriers
     Minority groups
     Race
     Social factors

Ethnic groups
SN Human populations distinguishable as separate groups by common and distinctive racial, national, religious, linguistic, or cultural heritage
UF Racial groups
BT Groups
NT Whites
     Pacific Islanders
     Muslims
     Mexicans
     Mexican Americans
     Jews
     Hispanic Americans
     Hawaiians
     Eastern Europeans
     Blacks
     Asians
     Asian Americans
     Arab Americans
     American Indians
     Alaska natives
RT Acculturation
     Cultural diversity
     Ethnic factors
     Hate crime
     Immigrants
     Mexican Americans
     Minority groups
     Race
     Social bias
     Social discrimination

Ethnospecific disorders
BT Disorders
NT Tay Sachs disease
     Sickle cell disease

Etiology
UF Causality
BT Diseases and Disorders
RT Cause of death
     Diagnosis
     Diseases
     Disorders
     Epidemiology
     Pathology

Europe
BT Geography
NT United Kingdom
     Scandinavia
     Poland
     Netherlands
     Italy
     Germany
     France
     Finland
RT Developed countries

Evaluation
BT Research and Data
NT Treatment effectiveness evaluation
     Self evaluation
     Quantitative evaluation
     Qualitative evaluation
     Psychological evaluation
     Program evaluation
     Process evaluation
     Outcome evaluation
     Medical evaluation
     Disability evaluation
RT Evaluation methods
     Evidence based medicine
     Measures
     Professional review organizations

Evaluation methods
BT Methods
NT Followup studies
     Case studies
     Benchmarking
     Assessment
RT Case control studies
     Data analysis
     Evaluation
     Measures

Evidence
BT Law and Legal Issues
NT Medical evidence
RT Evidence based medicine
     Investigations
     Legal processes

Evidence based health care
USE Evidence based medicine

Evolution
SN Process of continuous change from a lower, simpler, or worse state to a higher, more complex, or better state
BT Psychology and Development
RT Development

Exercise
UF Physical exercise
BT Physical activity
NT Walking
RT Bicycles
     Fitness campaigns
     Health attitudes
     Physical activity
     Physical education
     Physical fitness
     Weight loss
     Weight management

Expanded eligibility
BT Eligibility
RT Access to health care
     Health insurance

Expenditures
USE Costs

Experimental programs
BT Research programs
RT Pilot projects

Exploratory behavior
BT Behavior
RT Motivation

Explosives
BT Hazardous materials
RT Fireworks
     Flammable substances
     Weapons

External cause of injury codes
SN Codes used to indicate the external cause of an injury, its nature (unintentional or intentional), and the location in which it was sustained (e.g. workplace, school, home)
UF E codes
BT International classification of diseases
RT Diagnosis
     Injuries
     Injury surveillance systems
     International classification of diseases
     Nature of injury codes
     Poisoning

Extremity injuries
BT Injuries
NT Fractures

Extroversion
BT Personality traits

Eye care
BT Patient care

Eye diseases
BT Diseases
NT Vision disorders
     Sjogren's syndrome
     Retinal diseases
     Cataracts
     Albinism
RT Blindness

Eye injuries
BT Injuries
RT Facial injuries