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Descriptor English: Terminal Care
Descriptor Spanish: Cuidado Terminal
Descriptor asistencia en fase terminal
Entry term(s) cuidados terminales
Scope note: Cuidados médicos y de enfermería que se prestan a pacientes en la fase terminal de una enfermedad
Descriptor Portuguese: Assistência Terminal
Descriptor French: Soins terminaux
Entry term(s): Care End, Life
Care Ends, Life
Care, End-Of-Life
Care, Terminal
End of Life Care
End-Of-Life Care
End-Of-Life Cares
Life Care End
Life Care Ends
Tree number(s): E02.760.905
N02.421.585.905
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013727
Scope note: Medical and nursing care of patients in the terminal stage of an illness.
Annotation: medical & nursing care for the patient; TERMINALLY ILL refers to the patient; also available is HOSPICE CARE (palliative & supportive care for the patient & family)
Allowable Qualifiers: CL classification
EC economics
ES ethics
HI history
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
MT methods
OG organization & administration
PX psychology
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
Public MeSH Note: 68
History Note: 68(64)
Related: Advance Care Planning MeSH
Hospice Care MeSH
Life Support Care MeSH
Palliative Care MeSH
DeCS ID: 14105
Unique ID: D013727
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1968/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/02/06
Terminal Care - Preferred
Concept UI M0021180
Scope note Medical and nursing care of patients in the terminal stage of an illness.
Preferred term Terminal Care
Entry term(s) Care End, Life
Care Ends, Life
Care, End-Of-Life
Care, Terminal
End of Life Care
End-Of-Life Care
End-Of-Life Cares
Life Care End
Life Care Ends



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