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MeSH Heading: Patients
Tree Number(s): M01.643
Unique ID: D010361
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010361
Annotation: general only, irrespective of disease; patients as people or as a social, sociological, psychological, etc., group; do not confuse the patient with the disease: the "tuberculotic patient" equals TUBERCULOSIS and not also PATIENTS
Scope Note: Individuals participating in the health care system for the purpose of receiving therapeutic, diagnostic, or preventive procedures.
Entry Term(s): Clients
See Also: Inpatients; Outpatients
Public MeSH Note: /education ( = PATIENT EDUCATION as of 1980) was used for indexing 1966-79; OUTPATIENTS was see AMBULATORY CARE 1978-79
Online Note: search PATIENTS/ED under PATIENT EDUCATION 1966-79
History Note: /education was used for indexing 1966-79; was in Cat G & M 1963-67
Entry Combination: education:Patient Education as Topic
Date Established: 1960/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2007/07/11

Entry Combination: education:Patient Education as Topic
Allowable Qualifiers: classification (CL)

history (HI)

legislation & jurisprudence (LJ)

psychology (PX)

statistics & numerical data (SN)

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