| Descriptor English: | Continuity of Patient Care | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | 
                                Continuidad de la Atención al Paciente                                        
                                        
                                                                                                                            
                                            
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| 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  | 
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| Tree number(s): | 
                                        E02.760.169 N02.421.585.169 N04.590.233.727.210  | 
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| 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. | 
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| Allowable Qualifiers: | 
                                                                        CL                                                            classification EC economics ES ethics HI history LJ legislation & jurisprudence OG organization & administration SN statistics & numerical data ST standards TD trends  | 
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| Public MeSH Note: | 91; was see under PRIMARY HEALTH CARE 1979-90; was see under COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE 1968-78 | 
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| Online Note: | search COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE 1968-74 | 
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| History Note: | 91(75); was see under PRIMARY HEALTH CARE 1979-90; was see under COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE 1968-78 | 
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| 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 | 
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                                        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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