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Descriptor English: Continuity of Patient Care
Descriptor Spanish: Continuidad de la Atención al Paciente
Descriptor continuidad de la atención al paciente
Entry term(s) continuo de la atención médica
longitudinalidad
Scope note: Atención sanitaria aportada de modo continuo desde el contacto inicial, siguiendo al paciente a través de todas las fases de la atención médica.
Descriptor Portuguese: Continuidade da Assistência ao Paciente
Descriptor French: Continuité des soins
Entry term(s): Care Continuity
Care Continuity, Patient
Care Continuum
Continuity of Care
Continuum of Care
Longitudinality
Longitudinality of Care
Patient Care Continuity
Tree number(s): E02.760.169
N02.421.585.169
N04.590.233.727.210
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003266
Scope note: Health care provided on a continuing basis from the initial contact, following the patient through all phases of medical care.
Allowable Qualifiers: CL classification
EC economics
ES ethics
HI history
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
OG organization & administration
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under PRIMARY HEALTH CARE 1979-90; was see under COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE 1968-78
Online Note: search COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE 1968-74
History Note: 91(75); was see under PRIMARY HEALTH CARE 1979-90; was see under COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE 1968-78
DeCS ID: 3285
Unique ID: D003266
NLM Classification: W 84.7
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2018/06/29
Continuity of Patient Care - Preferred
Concept UI M0005074
Scope note Health care provided on a continuing basis from the initial contact, following the patient through all phases of medical care.
Preferred term Continuity of Patient Care
Entry term(s) Care Continuity
Care Continuity, Patient
Care Continuum
Continuity of Care
Continuum of Care
Longitudinality
Longitudinality of Care
Patient Care Continuity



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