allied health professionals

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-000249",
  "term": "allied health professionals",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Health care workers specially trained and licensed to assist and support the work of health professionals. Often used synonymously with paramedical personnel, the term generally refers to all health care workers who perform tasks which must otherwise be performed by a physician or other health professional.",
  "synonyms": [
    "paramedical personnel",
    "paramedics"
  ],
  "subject": "Rural Development, Communities, Education, Extension",
  "see_also": [
    "health care workers",
    "dietitians",
    "midwives",
    "nurses",
    "nutritionists",
    "community health workers"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2013",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "profesionales paramédicos"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/allied-health-professionals/"
}