| Descriptor in English: | State Medicine |
| Descriptor in Spanish: | Medicina Estatal |
| Descriptor in Portuguese: | Medicina Estatal |
| Descriptor in French: | Médecine d'État |
| Entry term(s): |
British Health Service, National British National Health Service Medicine, Socialized Medicine, State National Health Service, British Service, British National Health Socialized Medicine |
| Tree number(s): |
N03.349.550.902 N03.858 |
| Scope note: | A system of medical care regulated, controlled and financed by the government, in which the government assumes responsibility for the health needs of the population. |
| Annotation: | not for medical programs of individual states; compulsory system of personal medical care under control of a national government paying physicians out of public funds; compulsory: do not confuse with NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; specify country, even GREAT BRITAIN despite entry term NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, BRITISH |
| Allowable Qualifiers: |
CL classification EC economics ES ethics HI history LJ legislation & jurisprudence OG organization & administration SN statistics & numerical data ST standards TD trends |
| DeCS UI: | 13607 |
| Descriptor UI: | D013222 |
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 |
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 |
| Revision Date: | 2009/07/06 |
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State Medicine
- Preferred
National Health Service, British
- Narrower
| Concept UI |
M0020450 |
| Scope note | A system of medical care regulated, controlled and financed by the government, in which the government assumes responsibility for the health needs of the population. |
| Preferred term | State Medicine |
| Entry term(s) |
Medicine, Socialized Medicine, State Socialized Medicine |
| Concept UI |
M0020449 |
| Preferred term | National Health Service, British |
| Entry term(s) |
British Health Service, National British National Health Service Service, British National Health |
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