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Episode of Care MeSH Descriptor Data 2024


MeSH Heading
Episode of Care
Tree Number(s)
E02.760.300
N02.421.585.300
Unique ID
D017050
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017050
Scope Note
An interval of care by a health care facility or provider for a specific medical problem or condition. It may be continuous or it may consist of a series of intervals marked by one or more brief separations from care, and can also identify the sequence of care (e.g., emergency, inpatient, outpatient), thus serving as one measure of health care provided.
Entry Term(s)
Episodes of Care
Patient Care Episodes
Public MeSH Note
92
History Note
92
Date Established
1992/01/01
Date of Entry
1991/06/20
Revision Date
2015/06/29

No Qualifiers
Episode of Care Preferred
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