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MeSH Heading: Ambulatory Care
Tree Number(s): E02.760.106; N02.421.585.106
Unique ID: D000553
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000553
Scope Note: Health care services provided to patients on an ambulatory basis, rather than by admission to a hospital or other health care facility. The services may be a part of a hospital, augmenting its inpatient services, or may be provided at a free-standing facility.
Entry Term(s): Clinic Visits; Health Services, Outpatient; Outpatient Care; Outpatient Health Services; Outpatient Services; Services, Outpatient Health; Urgent Care
Public MeSH Note: 68
History Note: 68(66)
Date Established: 1968/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2016/05/31

Allowable Qualifiers: classification (CL)

economics (EC)

ethics (ES)

history (HI)

legislation & jurisprudence (LJ)

methods (MT)

organization & administration (OG)

psychology (PX)

standards (ST)

statistics & numerical data (SN)

trends (TD)

Concept UI: M0000861
Terms: Health Services, Outpatient Preferred Term
Term UI T001685
Date02/13/1995
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1996); Outpatient Health Services
Term UI T001687
Date04/29/1991
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1992); Outpatient Services
Term UI T000898227
Date04/04/2016
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2017); Services, Outpatient Health
Term UI T001686
Date02/13/1995
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1996)

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