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Descriptor English: Long-Term Care
Descriptor Spanish: Cuidados a Largo Plazo
Descriptor asistencia a largo plazo
Scope note: Atención durante un período extenso, por lo general en relación con afecciones crónicas o discapacidad, que requieren atención periódica, intermitente o continua.
Descriptor Portuguese: Assistência de Longa Duração
Descriptor French: Soins de longue durée
Entry term(s): Care, Long-Term
Long Term Care
Tree number(s): E02.760.476
N02.421.585.476
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008134
Scope note: Care over an extended period, usually for a chronic condition or disability, requiring periodic, intermittent, or continuous care.
Annotation: NIM
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
Previous Indexing: Chronic Disease (1966-1967)
Public MeSH Note: 92; was LONG TERM CARE 1968-91
Online Note: use LONG-TERM CARE to search LONG TERM CARE 1968-91
History Note: 92; was LONG TERM CARE 1968-91
Related: Insurance, Long-Term Care MeSH
DeCS ID: 30381
Unique ID: D008134
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: 2015/06/29
Long-Term Care - Preferred
Concept UI M0012686
Scope note Care over an extended period, usually for a chronic condition or disability, requiring periodic, intermittent, or continuous care.
Preferred term Long-Term Care
Entry term(s) Care, Long-Term
Long Term Care



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