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Descriptor English: Catastrophic Illness
Descriptor Spanish: Enfermedad Catastrófica
Descriptor enfermedad catastrófica
Entry term(s) enfermedad grave
enfermedades graves
Scope note: Enfermedad aguda o prolongada, generalmente con riesgo vital o de incapacidad grave del enfermo. El tratamiento debe ser radical y frecuentemente es costoso.
Descriptor Portuguese: Doença Catastrófica
Descriptor French: Maladie catastrophique
Entry term(s): Pathologie lourde
Tree number(s): C23.550.291.250
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.
Annotation: coordinate with specific disease if pertinent
Allowable Qualifiers: CL classification
EC économie
EP épidémiologie
MO mortalité
NU soins infirmiers
PX psychologie
RH rééducation et réadaptation
TH thérapie
Related: Assurance maladie complémentaire 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
Maladie catastrophique - Preferred
Concept UI M0003633
Preferred term Maladie catastrophique
Entry term(s) Pathologie lourde



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