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Patient Care MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Patient Care
Tree Number(s)
E02.760
N02.421.585
Unique ID
D005791
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005791
Annotation
general or unspecified; prefer specifics; not a synonym for NURSING CARE: nursing care is only one type of patient care
Scope Note
The services rendered by members of the health profession and non-professionals under their supervision.
Entry Term(s)
Informal care
Previous Indexing
Nursing Care (1966-1997)
Patient Care Planning (1993-1997)
Public MeSH Note
98
History Note
98; use explode 1975-97
Entry Combination
nursing:Nursing Care
Date Established
1998/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2015/06/29
Patient Care Preferred
Informal care Narrower
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