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Descriptor English: Self Administration
Descriptor Spanish: Autoadministración
Descriptor autoadministración
Scope note: Administración de un medicamento o producto químico por el propio individuo bajo la dirección de un médico. Incluye la administración clínica o experimental.
Descriptor Portuguese: Autoadministração
Descriptor French: Autoadministration
Entry term(s): Administration, Self
Administrations, Self
Self Administrations
Tree number(s): E02.319.890
E02.900.890
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012646
Scope note: Administration of a drug or chemical by the individual under the direction of a physician. It includes administration clinically or experimentally, by human or animal.
Annotation: NIM; differentiate from SELF MEDICATION & SELF CARE (see note there)
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
CL classification
EC economics
ES ethics
HI history
IS instrumentation
MO mortality
MT methods
NU nursing
PX psychology
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
VE veterinary
Previous Indexing: Self Medication (1966-1976)
specific heading/administration & dosage (1966-1976)
Public MeSH Note: 77
History Note: 77
Entry Version: SELF ADMIN
DeCS ID: 22668
Unique ID: D012646
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1977/01/01
Date of Entry: 1976/04/16
Revision Date: 2004/07/13
Self Administration - Preferred
Concept UI M0019608
Scope note Administration of a drug or chemical by the individual under the direction of a physician. It includes administration clinically or experimentally, by human or animal.
Preferred term Self Administration
Entry term(s) Administration, Self
Administrations, Self
Self Administrations



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