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Palliative Care MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Palliative Care
Tree Number(s)
E02.760.666
N02.421.585.666
Unique ID
D010166
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010166
Annotation
consider also PAIN MANAGEMENT
Scope Note
Care alleviating symptoms without curing the underlying disease. (Stedman, 25th ed)
Entry Term(s)
Palliative Supportive Care
Palliative Surgery
Palliative Therapy
Palliative Treatment
Supportive Care
Surgery, Palliative
Therapy, Palliative
See Also
Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing
Pain
Palliative Medicine
Public MeSH Note
96; was PALLIATIVE TREATMENT 1966-95
History Note
96; was PALLIATIVE TREATMENT 1964-95 (Prov 1964-65)
Date Established
1966/01/01
Date of Entry
2024/08/09
Revision Date
2024/01/10
Palliative Care Preferred
Palliative Surgery Narrower
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