| Descriptor English: | Catastrophic Illness | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Enfermedad Catastrófica
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Doença Catastrófica | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Maladie catastrophique | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Catastrophic Illnesses Illness, Catastrophic Illnesses, Catastrophic |
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| Tree number(s): |
C23.550.291.250 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002388 | ||||||
| Scope note: | An acute or prolonged illness usually considered to be life-threatening or with the threat of serious residual disability. Treatment may be radical and is frequently costly. |
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| Annotation: | coordinate with specific disease if pertinent |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
CL classification EC economics EP epidemiology MO mortality NU nursing PX psychology RH rehabilitation TH therapy |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 82 |
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| History Note: | 82 |
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| Related: |
Insurance, Major Medical
MeSH | ||||||
| DeCS ID: | 28562 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D002388 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1982/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1981/02/26 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 1999/11/08 |
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Catastrophic Illness
- Preferred
| Concept UI |
M0003633 |
| Scope note | An acute or prolonged illness usually considered to be life-threatening or with the threat of serious residual disability. Treatment may be radical and is frequently costly. |
| Preferred term | Catastrophic Illness |
| Entry term(s) |
Catastrophic Illnesses Illness, Catastrophic Illnesses, Catastrophic |
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