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Table 7 Original names of the specialties and the new names of the specialties

From: Contextual property detection in Dutch diagnosis descriptions for uncertainty, laterality and temporality

Original names

New names

Allergology

Allergology

Anesthesiology

Anesthesiology

Pharmacists

Pharmacists

Audiology

Audiology

Audiological centres

Audiology

Cardiology

Cardiology

Cardio pulmonary surgery

Thoracic surgery

Thoracic surgery

Thoracic surgery

Surgery (Dutch: chirurgie)

Surgery

Dermatology

Dermatology

Diabetes Nurses

Specialized nurses (diabetes, emergency care, oncology, ostomy and unspecified)

Dieticians

Dieticians

Occupational therapists

Occupational and physio therapists

Physio therapists

Occupational and physio therapists

Gastroenterology

Gastric, intestinal and liver diseases

Geriatrics

Geriatrics

Specialized nurse, diabetes

Specialized nurses (diabetes, emergency care, oncology, ostomy and unspecified)

Specialized nurse, oncology

Specialized nurses (diabetes, emergency care, oncology, ostomy and unspecified)

Specialized nurse, ostomy

Specialized nurses (diabetes, emergency care, oncology, ostomy and unspecified)

Gynecology / obstetrics

Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Surgery (Dutch: heelkunde)

Surgery

Intensive care medicine

Intensive care medicine

Internal medicine

Internal medicine

Oral surgery

Oral and maxillo-facial surgery

Ear, nose, throat (ENT)

Ear, nose, throat (ENT)

Pediatrics

Pediatrics

Clinical genetics

Clinical genetics

Lung diseases

Lung diseases

Gastric, intestinal and liver diseases

Gastric, intestinal and liver diseases

Medical microbiology

Medical microbiology

Oral and maxillo-facial surgery

Oral and maxillo-facial surgery

Neurosurgery

Neurosurgery

Neurology

Neurology

Obstetrics and gynecology

Obstetrics, gynecology and women's diseases

Oncology nurses

Specialized nurses (diabetes, emergency care, oncology, ostomy and unspecified)

Ophthalmology

Ophthalmology

Optometrist

Ophthalmology

Orthopedics

Orthopedics

Orthoptist

Ophthalmology

Others: general practitioner

Others: general practitioner

Others: emergency care

Emergency care

Others: sports medicine

Sports medicine

Others

Others

Physician Assistant

physician assistant

Plastic surgery

Plastic surgery

Psychiatry

Psychiatry

Psychologists

Psychologists

Psychologists, unspecified

Psychologists

Radiology

Radiology

Radiotherapy

Radiotherapy

Rheumatology

Rheumatology

Rehabilitation

Rehabilitation

Emergency care

Emergency care

Sports medicine

Sports medicine

Dentists: general practitioner

Dentists

Dentist specialists oral diseases and oral surgery

MKA surgery

Urology

Urology

Obstetricians, authorized for ultrasound

Obstetricians (authorized for ultrasound and unspecified)

Obstetricians, unspecified

Obstetricians (authorized for ultrasound and unspecified)

Specialized nurse, emergency care

Specialized nurses (diabetes, emergency care, oncology, ostomy and unspecified)

Nurse, unspecified

Specialized nurses (diabetes, emergency care, oncology, ostomy and unspecified)

Women’s diseases

Obstetrics, gynecology and women's diseases